Huaquillas weather in February

In February, Huaquillas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 177 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Huaquillas's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huaquillas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Huaquillas is city of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

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 Huaquillas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Huaquillas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Huaquillas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°8413.412.24.2
Feb30° / 24°17718.312.13.5
Mar30° / 24°20417.5123.7
Apr30° / 24°11512.911.94.2
May30° / 23°487.111.85.1
Jun29° / 22°102.211.86.3
Jul28° / 21°41.111.87.3
Aug28° / 21°10.211.97.7
Sep28° / 21°61.2127.0
Oct29° / 21°8212.16.3
Nov29° / 22°163.512.25.9
Dec30° / 23°376.212.25.1

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 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Huaquillas gets around 177 mm of rain over 18.3 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 65% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
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366
467
568
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969
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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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110846
29847
38857
47858
57858
66868
75869
85869
958510
1048610
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1248511
1348511
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:37 PM.

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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Huaquillas

In seasonPeak

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

Huaquillas's monsoon runs February–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 Huaquillas?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huaquillas.

What to pack for Huaquillas in February

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

In February, Huaquillas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Huaquillas 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 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Huaquillas 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 Huaquillas peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Huaquillas 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 Huaquillas is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1128 µg/m³Aug 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huaquillas?

Huaquillas sits at 3.5°S, 80.2°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Zarumilla, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Huaquillas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huaquillas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,865 m.

The land around Huaquillas is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (32%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
3,865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Zarumilla 6.0 km · Arenillas 20 km · Tumbes 25 km · Santa Rosa 30 km · Machala 39 km · Pasaje 50 km · Guabo 52 km · Piñas 65 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 Huaquillas (-3.4752°, -80.2308°, elevation 9 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. 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).