Rémire-Montjoly weather in February

In February, Rémire-Montjoly sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 205 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rémire-Montjoly's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rémire-Montjoly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rémire-Montjoly reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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 Rémire-Montjoly

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rémire-Montjoly weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°24426.611.74.0
Feb27° / 25°20522.311.84.2
Mar28° / 25°17323.9124.3
Apr28° / 25°2582512.14.0
May28° / 25°41129.112.23.5
Jun28° / 25°34428.512.33.5
Jul29° / 25°18624.812.34.0
Aug30° / 25°6713.912.25.0
Sep30° / 25°237.2125.5
Oct30° / 25°4010.111.95.1
Nov29° / 25°12219.611.84.2
Dec28° / 25°25326.511.73.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103664
113664
123565
133565
143367
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223169
233070
243169
253268
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283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rémire-Montjoly gets around 205 mm of rain over 22.3 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
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481
580
679
779
878
978
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1178
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14924
25905
35905
46895
56895
67885
77885
87885
98884
108884
118884
127894
137894
147894
157894
166904
176913
185914
195914
204924
214924
224924
233934
243934
253934
263934
273925
283925

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:36
211.86:496:36
311.86:496:37
411.86:496:37
511.86:496:37
611.86:496:37
711.86:496:38
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1911.96:486:39
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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 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rémire-Montjoly

In seasonPeak

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

Rémire-Montjoly's rainy season runs April–July, 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 Rémire-Montjoly?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rémire-Montjoly for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rémire-Montjoly in February

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

In February, Rémire-Montjoly sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rémire-Montjoly in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in July at about 28°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rémire-Montjoly in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rémire-Montjoly peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 12UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Rémire-Montjoly 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 Rémire-Montjoly is worst in February — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1627 µg/m³Aug 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rémire-Montjoly?

Rémire-Montjoly sits at 4.9°N, 52.3°W, 7 m above sea level, in French Guiana. The nearest listed city is Cayenne, 8.0 km away.

KourouOiapoqueSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Topography around Rémire-Montjoly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rémire-Montjoly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Rémire-Montjoly is covered by water (53%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (62%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
483 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Cayenne 8.0 km · Matoury 10 km · Kourou 50 km · Oiapoque 129 km · Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 206 km · Blauwgrond 332 km · Rainville 334 km · Beekhuizen 337 km

French Guiana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Rémire-Montjoly (4.9167°, -52.2667°, elevation 7 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. 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).