Balzar weather in February

In February, Balzar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 425 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Balzar's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balzar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 425 mm; 26.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:33 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Balzar is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Balzar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

How February really feels in Balzar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 19 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Balzar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 23°	312	26.9	12.1	3.3
Feb	29° / 23°	425	26.6	12	3.0
Mar	29° / 23°	382	28.1	12	2.9
Apr	29° / 23°	303	26.9	12	3.0
May	29° / 23°	183	23.7	11.9	3.5
Jun	28° / 22°	82	16.5	11.9	4.8
Jul	28° / 21°	62	13.4	11.9	5.4
Aug	28° / 21°	38	9	12	5.6
Sep	28° / 21°	59	12.4	12	4.9
Oct	29° / 22°	61	13.1	12	4.8
Nov	29° / 22°	61	10.9	12.1	4.8
Dec	29° / 23°	148	19.1	12.1	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Balzar gets around 425 mm of rain over 26.6 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	95
18	95
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	93
23	93
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	88	88	88	88	88	87	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81
Miserable (%)	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	88	10
2	1	88	11
3	1	88	11
4	1	88	11
5	1	88	11
6	1	87	12
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	87	13
10	0	87	13
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	1	84	15
20	1	83	16
21	1	83	16
22	1	83	16
23	1	83	16
24	1	82	17
25	1	82	17
26	1	82	17
27	1	82	17
28	1	81	18

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:31	6:35
2	12.1	6:32	6:35
3	12.1	6:32	6:35
4	12.1	6:32	6:35
5	12.1	6:32	6:35
6	12.1	6:32	6:35
7	12.1	6:32	6:35
8	12.1	6:32	6:36
9	12.1	6:33	6:36
10	12.0	6:33	6:36
11	12.0	6:33	6:36
12	12.0	6:33	6:36
13	12.0	6:33	6:36
14	12.0	6:33	6:36
15	12.0	6:33	6:36
16	12.0	6:33	6:35
17	12.0	6:33	6:35
18	12.0	6:33	6:35
19	12.0	6:33	6:35
20	12.0	6:33	6:35
21	12.0	6:33	6:35
22	12.0	6:33	6:35
23	12.0	6:33	6:35
24	12.0	6:33	6:35
25	12.0	6:32	6:34
26	12.0	6:32	6:34
27	12.0	6:32	6:34
28	12.0	6:32	6:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 3.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 3.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Balzar

In seasonPeak

In February, Balzar sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Balzar's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Balzar?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balzar.

What to pack for Balzar in February

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

In February, Balzar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Balzar 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 Balzar peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	12	12	11	10	11	11	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Balzar 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 Balzar is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	23	26	24	20	17	14	12	13	16	25	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balzar?

Balzar sits at 1.4°S, 79.9°W, 41 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vinces, 27 km away.

Topography around Balzar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balzar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Balzar is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

grassland 55%

16 km

115 m

grassland 55%

80 km

1,763 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← January Balzar year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Vinces 27 km · El Empalme 46 km · Ventanas 50 km · Daule 56 km · Sucre 58 km · Quevedo 62 km · Pedro Carbo 62 km · El Triunfo 64 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

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 Balzar (-1.3655°, -79.9051°, elevation 41 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	95
18	95
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	93
23	93
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	88	10
2	1	88	11
3	1	88	11
4	1	88	11
5	1	88	11
6	1	87	12
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	87	13
10	0	87	13
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	1	84	15
20	1	83	16
21	1	83	16
22	1	83	16
23	1	83	16
24	1	82	17
25	1	82	17
26	1	82	17
27	1	82	17
28	1	81	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	95
18	95
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	93
23	93
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	88	10
2	1	88	11
3	1	88	11
4	1	88	11
5	1	88	11
6	1	87	12
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	87	13
10	0	87	13
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	1	84	15
20	1	83	16
21	1	83	16
22	1	83	16
23	1	83	16
24	1	82	17
25	1	82	17
26	1	82	17
27	1	82	17
28	1	81	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	95
18	95
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	93
23	93
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	88	10
2	1	88	11
3	1	88	11
4	1	88	11
5	1	88	11
6	1	87	12
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	87	13
10	0	87	13
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	1	84	15
20	1	83	16
21	1	83	16
22	1	83	16
23	1	83	16
24	1	82	17
25	1	82	17
26	1	82	17
27	1	82	17
28	1	81	18