Vertientes weather in February

In February, Vertientes sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vertientes's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vertientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Vertientes is municipality in Camagüey, Cuba.

Density
15/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Vertientes reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Vertientes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Vertientes weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°142.710.96.8
Feb30° / 20°182.611.36.4
Mar31° / 21°19411.85.7
Apr32° / 22°376.412.54.6
May32° / 23°15216133.5
Jun32° / 24°14718.413.32.9
Jul33° / 25°10517.313.22.8
Aug33° / 25°12719.412.72.7
Sep32° / 24°15321.312.12.8
Oct31° / 24°11116.911.53.8
Nov30° / 22°377.1115.5
Dec29° / 21°16310.76.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vertientes gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
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38
48
58
68
79
89
99
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159
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161727491
261727501
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:555:57
211.16:555:58
311.16:545:59
411.16:545:59
511.16:546:00
611.16:536:00
711.16:536:01
811.26:526:02
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1411.36:496:05
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Vertientes

In seasonPeak

None of Vertientes's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Vertientes sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Vertientes's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Vertientes?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Vertientes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vertientes in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Vertientes sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Vertientes in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Vertientes in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vertientes peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Vertientes in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vertientes is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2124 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vertientes?

Vertientes sits at 21.3°N, 78.1°W, 71 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Camagüey, 28 km away.

Santa Cruz del SurSibanicúEsmeraldaBaraguá

Topography around Vertientes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vertientes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vertientes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Vertientes is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), water (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Camagüey 28 km · Florida 31 km · Jimaguayú 34 km · Minas 61 km · Santa Cruz del Sur 62 km · Sibanicú 65 km · Esmeralda 66 km · Baraguá 68 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Vertientes (21.2589°, -78.1493°, elevation 71 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).