Cariamanga weather in February

In February, Cariamanga sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 336 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 336 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:29 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Cariamanga is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

Density: 3,550/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1546

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cariamanga reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)	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 low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Cariamanga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	252	25.2	12.2	4.3
Feb	23° / 16°	336	25.1	12.1	3.9
Mar	23° / 15°	349	26.7	12	4.0
Apr	24° / 15°	242	22.6	11.9	4.7
May	24° / 15°	131	17.5	11.8	5.7
Jun	24° / 15°	43	8.9	11.8	7.1
Jul	24° / 14°	19	4.4	11.8	8.0
Aug	25° / 15°	11	2.4	11.9	8.2
Sep	25° / 15°	50	9.4	12	6.8
Oct	24° / 15°	124	17.8	12.1	5.5
Nov	23° / 15°	163	20	12.2	4.9
Dec	23° / 15°	208	22.7	12.2	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cariamanga gets around 336 mm of rain over 25.1 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 89% and peaks near 91% 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 (%)	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comfortable (%)	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44
Humid (%)	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	48	51
2	1	47	52
3	0	47	53
4	0	47	53
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	47	53
8	0	47	53
9	0	47	53
10	0	48	52
11	0	48	52
12	0	48	52
13	0	49	51
14	0	49	51
15	0	49	51
16	0	49	51
17	0	48	52
18	0	48	52
19	0	48	52
20	0	47	53
21	0	47	53
22	0	46	54
23	0	46	54
24	0	46	54
25	0	45	55
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	44	56

Wind in February

Winds average 3 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:37 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:26	6:37
2	12.2	6:26	6:37
3	12.2	6:27	6:37
4	12.2	6:27	6:37
5	12.2	6:27	6:38
6	12.2	6:27	6:38
7	12.2	6:27	6:38
8	12.2	6:28	6:38
9	12.2	6:28	6:38
10	12.2	6:28	6:37
11	12.2	6:28	6:37
12	12.2	6:28	6:37
13	12.1	6:28	6:37
14	12.1	6:28	6:37
15	12.1	6:29	6:37
16	12.1	6:29	6:37
17	12.1	6:29	6:37
18	12.1	6:29	6:37
19	12.1	6:29	6:36
20	12.1	6:29	6:36
21	12.1	6:29	6:36
22	12.1	6:29	6:36
23	12.1	6:29	6:36
24	12.1	6:29	6:35
25	12.1	6:29	6:35
26	12.1	6:29	6:35
27	12.1	6:29	6:35
28	12.1	6:29	6:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cariamanga

In seasonPeak

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

Cariamanga's monsoon runs November–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 Cariamanga?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cariamanga.

What to pack for Cariamanga in February

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

In February, Cariamanga sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cariamanga in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cariamanga peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (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)	16	17	16	14	14	11	11	12	14	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Cariamanga 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 Cariamanga is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 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)	10	11	10	10	8	7	7	11	17	14	16	12
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cariamanga?

Cariamanga sits at 4.3°S, 79.6°W, 2,185 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vilcabamba, 38 km away.

Topography around Cariamanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cariamanga has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,085 m around an average of 2,001 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,786 m.

The land around Cariamanga is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,085 m

trees 48%

16 km

1,839 m

grassland 58%

80 km

3,786 m

trees 56%

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

February weather nearby: Vilcabamba 38 km · Catamayo 44 km · Loja 54 km · Zamora 73 km · Piñas 73 km · Arenillas 103 km · Santa Rosa 107 km · Chulucanas 108 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 Cariamanga (-4.328°, -79.5558°, elevation 2,185 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	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	48	51
2	1	47	52
3	0	47	53
4	0	47	53
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	47	53
8	0	47	53
9	0	47	53
10	0	48	52
11	0	48	52
12	0	48	52
13	0	49	51
14	0	49	51
15	0	49	51
16	0	49	51
17	0	48	52
18	0	48	52
19	0	48	52
20	0	47	53
21	0	47	53
22	0	46	54
23	0	46	54
24	0	46	54
25	0	45	55
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	44	56

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	48	51
2	1	47	52
3	0	47	53
4	0	47	53
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	47	53
8	0	47	53
9	0	47	53
10	0	48	52
11	0	48	52
12	0	48	52
13	0	49	51
14	0	49	51
15	0	49	51
16	0	49	51
17	0	48	52
18	0	48	52
19	0	48	52
20	0	47	53
21	0	47	53
22	0	46	54
23	0	46	54
24	0	46	54
25	0	45	55
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	44	56

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	87

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	48	51
2	1	47	52
3	0	47	53
4	0	47	53
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	47	53
8	0	47	53
9	0	47	53
10	0	48	52
11	0	48	52
12	0	48	52
13	0	49	51
14	0	49	51
15	0	49	51
16	0	49	51
17	0	48	52
18	0	48	52
19	0	48	52
20	0	47	53
21	0	47	53
22	0	46	54
23	0	46	54
24	0	46	54
25	0	45	55
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	44	56