Playas weather in February

In February, Playas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 144 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Playas's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Playas is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1910

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Playas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Playas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°881012.16.6
Feb26° / 25°14413.812.15.6
Mar26° / 25°14614.2125.7
Apr25° / 24°8311.411.96.4
May25° / 24°48911.96.9
Jun23° / 23°20511.97.6
Jul23° / 22°133.711.97.7
Aug22° / 21°51.611.97.9
Sep22° / 21°92.5127.6
Oct22° / 21°10312.17.5
Nov22° / 22°152.812.17.5
Dec24° / 23°385.612.17.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42476
52476
62377
72377
82179
92179
102278
112179
122179
132080
142080
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Playas gets around 144 mm of rain over 13.8 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
448
548
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112853
212853
311863
410873
59883
68893
78893
87903
96913
106913
115923
125923
135923
144933
154924
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224924
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:326:38
212.16:326:39
312.16:326:39
412.16:326:39
512.16:326:39
612.16:336:39
712.16:336:39
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1012.16:336:39
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2512.16:346:37
2612.16:336:37
2712.16:336:37
2812.16:336:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
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64.9Bright
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94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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175.1Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Playas

In seasonPeak

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

Playas's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Playas?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Playas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Playas in February

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

In February, Playas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Playas 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 offshore 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Playas 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 Playas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 21UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Playas?

Playas sits at 2.6°S, 80.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Posorja, 18 km away.

Topography around Playas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m.

The land around Playas is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
321 m
80 km
579 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Posorja 18 km · Santa Elena 69 km · La Libertad 73 km · Guayaquil 74 km · Salinas 78 km · Eloy Alfaro 80 km · Machala 84 km · Naranjal 86 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 Playas (-2.632°, -80.3881°, elevation 10 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).