La Troncal weather in February

In February, La Troncal sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 513 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 La Troncal's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Troncal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 513 mm; 27.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:30 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

La Troncal is city of Cañar Province, Ecuador.

Density: 6,492/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1975

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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in La Troncal reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	15	15	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	21	15
2	21	15
3	21	16
4	21	16
5	21	16
6	21	16
7	21	16
8	21	16
9	21	16
10	21	16
11	21	16
12	21	16
13	21	16
14	21	16
15	21	16
16	21	16
17	21	16
18	21	16
19	21	16
20	21	16
21	21	16
22	21	16
23	21	16
24	21	16
25	21	16
26	21	16
27	21	16
28	21	16

La Troncal weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 15°	490	30.8	12.1	3.2
Feb	21° / 16°	513	27.9	12.1	3.2
Mar	21° / 16°	607	30.8	12	3.2
Apr	21° / 16°	543	29.9	11.9	3.2
May	21° / 16°	488	30.8	11.9	3.3
Jun	20° / 15°	313	30	11.9	3.3
Jul	20° / 15°	279	31	11.9	3.3
Aug	20° / 14°	261	31	11.9	3.3
Sep	20° / 15°	321	30	12	3.2
Oct	20° / 15°	334	29.3	12.1	3.4
Nov	20° / 15°	304	27.1	12.1	3.5
Dec	20° / 15°	424	30.2	12.1	3.3

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	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	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

La Troncal gets around 513 mm of rain over 27.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99

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

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 79% 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
Comfortable (%)	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Humid (%)	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81
Muggy (%)	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	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	26	74	0
2	26	74	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	24	76	0
6	24	76	0
7	23	77	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	21	79	0
11	20	80	0
12	20	80	0
13	19	81	0
14	19	81	0
15	18	82	0
16	18	82	0
17	18	82	0
18	18	82	0
19	18	81	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	18	81	1
25	18	81	1
26	18	81	1
27	18	81	1
28	18	81	1

Wind in February

Winds average 3 km/h in February.

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 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 6:28 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:32 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	12.1	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	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:28	6:34
2	12.1	6:28	6:34
3	12.1	6:28	6:34
4	12.1	6:28	6:34
5	12.1	6:29	6:34
6	12.1	6:29	6:34
7	12.1	6:29	6:34
8	12.1	6:29	6:34
9	12.1	6:29	6:35
10	12.1	6:29	6:35
11	12.1	6:29	6:35
12	12.1	6:29	6:34
13	12.1	6:29	6:34
14	12.1	6:30	6:34
15	12.1	6:30	6:34
16	12.1	6:30	6:34
17	12.1	6:30	6:34
18	12.1	6:30	6:34
19	12.1	6:30	6:34
20	12.1	6:30	6:34
21	12.1	6:30	6:34
22	12.1	6:30	6:34
23	12.1	6:30	6:33
24	12.1	6:30	6:33
25	12.1	6:29	6:33
26	12.1	6:29	6:33
27	12.1	6:29	6:33
28	12.1	6:29	6:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 4.22 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 3.7 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)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
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	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit La Troncal?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Troncal.

What to pack for La Troncal in February

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

In February, La Troncal sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in La Troncal in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Troncal peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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)	15	16	16	14	14	11	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in La Troncal 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 La Troncal is worst in November — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (February, 22 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)	23	22	23	24	25	27	29	29	31	27	35	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Troncal?

La Troncal sits at 2.4°S, 79.3°W, 480 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Naranjito, 31 km away.

Topography around La Troncal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Troncal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,505 m.

The land around La Troncal is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

121 m

trees 44%

16 km

1,775 m

trees 63%

80 km

4,505 m

trees 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

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

February weather nearby: Naranjito 31 km · Naranjal 41 km · Milagro 43 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 53 km · Eloy Alfaro 62 km · Cuenca 65 km · Azogues 65 km · Guayaquil 66 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 La Troncal (-2.4247°, -79.3416°, elevation 480 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	21	15
2	21	15
3	21	16
4	21	16
5	21	16
6	21	16
7	21	16
8	21	16
9	21	16
10	21	16
11	21	16
12	21	16
13	21	16
14	21	16
15	21	16
16	21	16
17	21	16
18	21	16
19	21	16
20	21	16
21	21	16
22	21	16
23	21	16
24	21	16
25	21	16
26	21	16
27	21	16
28	21	16

	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	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	26	74	0
2	26	74	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	24	76	0
6	24	76	0
7	23	77	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	21	79	0
11	20	80	0
12	20	80	0
13	19	81	0
14	19	81	0
15	18	82	0
16	18	82	0
17	18	82	0
18	18	82	0
19	18	81	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	18	81	1
25	18	81	1
26	18	81	1
27	18	81	1
28	18	81	1

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

	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	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	26	74	0
2	26	74	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	24	76	0
6	24	76	0
7	23	77	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	21	79	0
11	20	80	0
12	20	80	0
13	19	81	0
14	19	81	0
15	18	82	0
16	18	82	0
17	18	82	0
18	18	82	0
19	18	81	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	18	81	1
25	18	81	1
26	18	81	1
27	18	81	1
28	18	81	1

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

	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	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	26	74	0
2	26	74	0
3	25	75	0
4	25	75	0
5	24	76	0
6	24	76	0
7	23	77	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	21	79	0
11	20	80	0
12	20	80	0
13	19	81	0
14	19	81	0
15	18	82	0
16	18	82	0
17	18	82	0
18	18	82	0
19	18	81	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	18	81	1
25	18	81	1
26	18	81	1
27	18	81	1
28	18	81	1