Melchor de Mencos weather in February

In February, Melchor de Mencos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Melchor de Mencos's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melchor de Mencos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical February day in Melchor de Mencos reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Melchor de Mencos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 13 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
13
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.

Melchor de Mencos weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°318.311.16.0
Feb31° / 19°194.911.45.2
Mar33° / 20°285.311.94.0
Apr35° / 22°314.912.42.8
May35° / 23°7811.112.82.4
Jun33° / 24°12419132.6
Jul33° / 23°6714.412.92.9
Aug34° / 23°9616.812.62.5
Sep33° / 23°14922.612.12.4
Oct31° / 22°13219.811.63.5
Nov29° / 20°7413.211.25.0
Dec29° / 19°429.7115.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37030
47030
57228
67228
77327
87426
97525
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Melchor de Mencos gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.9 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
423
523
623
722
822
922
1021
1121
1220
1320
1419
1518
1617
1717
1816
1915
2014
2114
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2714
2814

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12922616
22921626
32920636
42820646
52819665
62819665
73819655
83819655
93820654
103820654
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Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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198calm
209calm
219calm
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259calm
269calm
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289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 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 6:33 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:335:47
211.36:335:48
311.36:325:48
411.36:325:49
511.36:325:49
611.36:325:50
711.36:315:50
811.36:315:51
911.36:315:51
1011.46:305:52
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1211.46:305:53
1311.46:295:53
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1511.46:285:54
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1711.56:275:55
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1911.56:265:56
2011.56:265:56
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2211.56:255:57
2311.56:245:57
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2711.66:225:58
2811.66:215:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Melchor de Mencos

In seasonPeak

None of Melchor de Mencos's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Melchor de Mencos's rainy season runs August–November, 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 Melchor de Mencos?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Melchor de Mencos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Melchor de Mencos in February

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

In February, Melchor de Mencos sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Melchor de Mencos in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Melchor de Mencos peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Melchor de Mencos 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 Melchor de Mencos is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1529 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr28Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Melchor de Mencos?

Melchor de Mencos sits at 17.1°N, 89.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Ignacio, 14 km away.

BelmopanFloresSan BenitoPoptúnHopkinsDangrigaCrooked Tree

Topography around Melchor de Mencos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melchor de Mencos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m.

The land around Melchor de Mencos is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
1,117 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: San Ignacio 14 km · Belmopan 46 km · Flores 81 km · San Benito 83 km · Poptún 86 km · Hopkins 95 km · Dangriga 98 km · Crooked Tree 102 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
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Melchor de Mencos (17.0661°, -89.1523°, elevation 0 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).