Bahía de Caráquez weather in February

In February, Bahía de Caráquez sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 173 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bahía de Caráquez's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahía de Caráquez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bahía de Caráquez is city of Manabí Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1628

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bahía de Caráquez reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Bahía de Caráquez

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.

Bahía de Caráquez weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°9514.4125.0
Feb28° / 24°17318.7124.2
Mar29° / 24°13417.7124.4
Apr29° / 24°9913.4124.9
May29° / 24°449.2125.5
Jun28° / 23°144.1126.7
Jul27° / 22°92.8127.1
Aug27° / 22°51.8127.3
Sep27° / 22°82.1127.1
Oct27° / 22°113.1126.9
Nov27° / 22°203.9126.9
Dec28° / 23°427126.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31288
41288
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12892
13892
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bahía de Caráquez gets around 173 mm of rain over 18.7 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
367
468
569
669
770
870
970
1070
1170
1269
1369
1469
1568
1668
1767
1866
1965
2065
2164
2264
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2564
2664
2764
2864

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19874
28875
37885
46895
56895
65896
74906
84906
93907
103907
113907
122908
132908
142899
152899
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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127calm
137calm
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187calm
197calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:36
212.06:356:36
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412.06:356:36
512.06:356:36
612.06:356:37
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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 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Bahía de Caráquez

In seasonPeak

In February, Bahía de Caráquez sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bahía de Caráquez's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Bahía de Caráquez?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bahía de Caráquez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bahía de Caráquez in February

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

In February, Bahía de Caráquez sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bahía de Caráquez 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 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Bahía de Caráquez in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bahía de Caráquez peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bahía de Caráquez 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 Bahía de Caráquez is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1821 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bahía de Caráquez?

Bahía de Caráquez sits at 0.6°S, 80.4°W, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Canoa, 16 km away.

Topography around Bahía de Caráquez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahía de Caráquez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Bahía de Caráquez is covered by water (59%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (34%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), water (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Canoa 16 km · Chone 38 km · Calceta 40 km · Portoviejo 51 km · Manta 52 km · Montecristi 56 km · Sucre 76 km · Jipijapa 85 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Bahía de Caráquez (-0.6003°, -80.4244°), 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. 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).