Santa Elena weather in February

In February, Santa Elena sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 145 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santa Elena's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Elena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Santa Elena is city in Ecuador, capital of the Santa Elena Province.

Density
2,040/km²
people per km²
Founded
1531

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Elena reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Santa Elena

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.

Santa Elena weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°8712.312.15.0
Feb29° / 24°1451712.14.0
Mar30° / 24°14317.2124.1
Apr29° / 24°9914.9124.6
May28° / 23°6112.211.95.4
Jun27° / 22°398.911.96.4
Jul26° / 21°307.111.96.9
Aug25° / 21°194.511.97.3
Sep26° / 20°245.8127.0
Oct26° / 21°205127.0
Nov26° / 21°204.212.17.0
Dec28° / 22°456.912.16.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41486
51387
61387
71387
81288
91189
101090
111090
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13991
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281288

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Elena gets around 145 mm of rain over 17 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
360
461
561
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1361
1461
1561
1660
1760
1860
1960
2060
2160
2259
2359
2460
2560
2660
2760
2860

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113825
212826
311836
410846
59847
69847
78848
87858
97849
106859
116859
1268410
1368410
1458510
1558411
1658411
1758411
1858312
1958312
2058213
2158213
2258114
2358114
2458114
2558015
2667915
2767816
2867816

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:346:40
212.16:346:40
312.16:346:40
412.16:356:40
512.16:356:40
612.16:356:40
712.16:356:40
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1012.16:356:40
1112.16:366:40
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2712.06:366:38
2812.06:356:38

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 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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84.7Bright
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104.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Santa Elena

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Elena'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 Santa Elena?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Santa Elena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Elena in February

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

In February, Santa Elena sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Elena 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 26°C and coldest in August 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
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Elena?

Santa Elena sits at 2.2°S, 80.9°W, 43 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Libertad, 6.0 km away.

JipijapaEl Triunfo

Topography around Santa Elena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Elena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m.

The land around Santa Elena is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
847 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: La Libertad 6.0 km · Salinas 10 km · Playas 69 km · Puerto López 74 km · Pedro Carbo 83 km · Posorja 87 km · Jipijapa 102 km · El Triunfo 104 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 Santa Elena (-2.2265°, -80.8581°, elevation 43 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).