Cobán weather in February

In February, Cobán sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 95 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cobán's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cobán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 95 mm; 12.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:32 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Cobán reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15

Cobán weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 14°	168	17.5	11.2	5.5
Feb	23° / 14°	95	12.8	11.5	6.2
Mar	24° / 15°	118	12.7	11.9	6.7
Apr	26° / 17°	138	15.4	12.3	5.8
May	27° / 18°	253	23.9	12.7	4.4
Jun	26° / 18°	420	28.7	12.9	3.6
Jul	26° / 18°	284	28.5	12.8	3.8
Aug	26° / 18°	303	28.3	12.5	3.8
Sep	26° / 18°	417	29.3	12.1	3.5
Oct	24° / 17°	370	27	11.6	4.1
Nov	23° / 16°	262	21	11.3	4.8
Dec	22° / 15°	167	18	11.1	5.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	57	59	60	62	62	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	65
Cloudier (%)	53	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	41	40	38	38	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cobán gets around 95 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	51
10	51
11	50
12	50
13	49
14	48
15	47
16	46
17	45
18	44
19	43
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
Comfortable (%)	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	27
Humid (%)	55	55	56	56	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	57	59	59	60	61	62	62	62	63	62	63	63	62	62	63	62
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	38	55	1
2	6	38	55	1
3	5	38	56	1
4	5	38	56	1
5	6	38	55	1
6	6	37	56	1
7	6	37	56	1
8	6	36	57	1
9	6	36	57	1
10	6	36	57	1
11	6	36	57	1
12	6	35	58	1
13	6	35	57	2
14	5	34	59	2
15	5	34	59	2
16	5	33	60	2
17	5	32	61	2
18	4	32	62	2
19	4	31	62	3
20	4	31	62	3
21	4	30	63	3
22	4	30	62	4
23	4	29	63	4
24	5	28	63	4
25	5	28	62	5
26	5	28	62	5
27	5	27	63	5
28	6	27	62	5

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:35	5:55
2	11.3	6:35	5:55
3	11.3	6:35	5:56
4	11.4	6:35	5:56
5	11.4	6:35	5:56
6	11.4	6:34	5:57
7	11.4	6:34	5:57
8	11.4	6:34	5:58
9	11.4	6:34	5:58
10	11.4	6:33	5:59
11	11.4	6:33	5:59
12	11.4	6:33	5:59
13	11.5	6:32	6:00
14	11.5	6:32	6:00
15	11.5	6:32	6:01
16	11.5	6:31	6:01
17	11.5	6:31	6:01
18	11.5	6:30	6:02
19	11.5	6:30	6:02
20	11.5	6:29	6:02
21	11.6	6:29	6:03
22	11.6	6:28	6:03
23	11.6	6:28	6:03
24	11.6	6:27	6:04
25	11.6	6:27	6:04
26	11.6	6:26	6:04
27	11.6	6:26	6:04
28	11.7	6:25	6:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Cobán?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Cobán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cobán in February

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

In February, Cobán sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cobán 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 Cobán peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	13	13	14	11	13	12	13	13	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Cobán 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 Cobán is worst in May — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	20	54	71	29	25	21	20	18	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	54	Poor
May	71	Unhealthy
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cobán?

Cobán sits at 15.5°N, 90.4°W, 1,326 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Pedro Carchá, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cobán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cobán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 1,355 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,944 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,987 m.

The land around Cobán is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

220 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,944 m

trees 83%

80 km

2,987 m

trees 75%

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← January Cobán year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: San Pedro Carchá 7.0 km · San Cristóbal Verapaz 16 km · Chisec 39 km · Salamá 41 km · Rabinal 45 km · Guastatoya 76 km · San Pedro Ayampuc 77 km · Sanarate 78 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 23.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 510
Religion

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 Cobán (15.4703°, -90.3745°, elevation 1,326 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	51
10	51
11	50
12	50
13	49
14	48
15	47
16	46
17	45
18	44
19	43
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	38	55	1
2	6	38	55	1
3	5	38	56	1
4	5	38	56	1
5	6	38	55	1
6	6	37	56	1
7	6	37	56	1
8	6	36	57	1
9	6	36	57	1
10	6	36	57	1
11	6	36	57	1
12	6	35	58	1
13	6	35	57	2
14	5	34	59	2
15	5	34	59	2
16	5	33	60	2
17	5	32	61	2
18	4	32	62	2
19	4	31	62	3
20	4	31	62	3
21	4	30	63	3
22	4	30	62	4
23	4	29	63	4
24	5	28	63	4
25	5	28	62	5
26	5	28	62	5
27	5	27	63	5
28	6	27	62	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	51
10	51
11	50
12	50
13	49
14	48
15	47
16	46
17	45
18	44
19	43
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	38	55	1
2	6	38	55	1
3	5	38	56	1
4	5	38	56	1
5	6	38	55	1
6	6	37	56	1
7	6	37	56	1
8	6	36	57	1
9	6	36	57	1
10	6	36	57	1
11	6	36	57	1
12	6	35	58	1
13	6	35	57	2
14	5	34	59	2
15	5	34	59	2
16	5	33	60	2
17	5	32	61	2
18	4	32	62	2
19	4	31	62	3
20	4	31	62	3
21	4	30	63	3
22	4	30	62	4
23	4	29	63	4
24	5	28	63	4
25	5	28	62	5
26	5	28	62	5
27	5	27	63	5
28	6	27	62	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	51
10	51
11	50
12	50
13	49
14	48
15	47
16	46
17	45
18	44
19	43
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	38	55	1
2	6	38	55	1
3	5	38	56	1
4	5	38	56	1
5	6	38	55	1
6	6	37	56	1
7	6	37	56	1
8	6	36	57	1
9	6	36	57	1
10	6	36	57	1
11	6	36	57	1
12	6	35	58	1
13	6	35	57	2
14	5	34	59	2
15	5	34	59	2
16	5	33	60	2
17	5	32	61	2
18	4	32	62	2
19	4	31	62	3
20	4	31	62	3
21	4	30	63	3
22	4	30	62	4
23	4	29	63	4
24	5	28	63	4
25	5	28	62	5
26	5	28	62	5
27	5	27	63	5
28	6	27	62	5