Puyo weather in February

In February, Puyo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 197 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puyo's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Puyo is city in Ecuador, capital of the Pastaza Province.

Density
1,819/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puyo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Puyo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°19725.812.14.2
Feb25° / 17°19724.1124.1
Mar25° / 17°22528.6123.8
Apr25° / 17°21827.9123.7
May24° / 17°21828.111.93.9
Jun23° / 16°18625.611.94.2
Jul23° / 15°15823.511.94.7
Aug24° / 15°8717.3125.7
Sep25° / 16°7618.3125.3
Oct25° / 16°15025.1124.3
Nov25° / 17°21227.912.13.8
Dec25° / 17°21828.212.13.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puyo gets around 197 mm of rain over 24.1 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
167915
277716
377716
477617
577617
687418
787418
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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104calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:246:27
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Puyo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Puyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puyo in February

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

In February, Puyo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Puyo 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 Puyo peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Aug 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puyo 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 Puyo is worst in February — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1742 µg/m³Jul 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puyo?

Puyo sits at 1.5°S, 78.0°W, 1,058 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Banos, 48 km away.

Topography around Puyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 956 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,992 m.

The land around Puyo is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,222 m
80 km
4,992 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Banos 48 km · Tena 59 km · Pelileo 63 km · Ambato 73 km · Riobamba 75 km · Macas 92 km · Latacunga 92 km · Guamote 93 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 Puyo (-1.4916°, -78.0034°, elevation 1,058 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).