Mindo weather in February

In February, Mindo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 407 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mindo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mindo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
407 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
94%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Mindo is rural area in Pichincha, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mindo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
82115
92115
102115
112115
122115
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Mindo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 15°49731123.2
Feb21° / 15°40727.9123.2
Mar21° / 16°45331123.2
Apr21° / 16°45630123.2
May21° / 16°39930.9123.2
Jun21° / 15°33929.9123.2
Jul20° / 15°37130.9123.2
Aug20° / 15°38730.9123.2
Sep20° / 15°36629.9123.1
Oct21° / 15°38030.9123.2
Nov21° / 15°41229.1123.3
Dec21° / 15°49030.9123.2

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mindo gets around 407 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116822
216822
316822
415832
515832
615832
714842
814842
914842
1013852
1113852
1213852
1313852
1414842
1514842
1615832
1715832
1816822
1916822
2017812
2117812
2217812
2317821
2417821
2517821
2617821
2716831
2816831

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

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
15calm
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185calm
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285calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:296:29
212.06:296:29
312.06:296:29
412.06:296:29
512.06:296:29
612.06:296:29
712.06:296:29
812.06:296:30
912.06:296:30
1012.06:306:30
1112.06:306:30
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2012.06:296:30
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2512.06:296:29
2612.06:296:29
2712.06:296:29
2812.06:286:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — February's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
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263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mindo?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mindo.

What to pack for Mindo in February

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

In February, Mindo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mindo 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 Mindo peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jul 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mindo 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 Mindo is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1729 µg/m³Jul 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mindo?

Mindo sits at 0.1°S, 78.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Quito, 34 km away.

Topography around Mindo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mindo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m around an average of 1,412 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,804 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,792 m.

The land around Mindo is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
743 m
16 km
2,804 m
80 km
5,792 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Quito 34 km · Pomasqui 36 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 50 km · Machachi 56 km · Otavalo 65 km · Cayambe 71 km · Atuntaqui 75 km · Ibarra 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 Mindo (-0.052°, -78.7763°, elevation 0 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).