Lethem weather in February

In February, Lethem sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lethem's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lethem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Lethem is Regional Capital of Alto Tcutu-Upper Essequibo, which is controlled by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lethem reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Lethem

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.

Lethem weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°469.311.84.6
Feb31° / 22°478.211.94.5
Mar32° / 23°649.3124.1
Apr31° / 23°18817.112.13.6
May29° / 22°3862712.23.2
Jun29° / 22°36728.412.23.1
Jul29° / 22°36328.912.23.2
Aug30° / 22°26125.412.13.3
Sep31° / 23°15718.8123.5
Oct32° / 23°11516.411.93.5
Nov32° / 23°11415.611.83.5
Dec31° / 23°7513.611.84.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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

Any precipitation

Lethem gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.2 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:08
211.96:176:09
311.96:176:09
411.96:176:09
511.96:176:09
611.96:176:09
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lethem

In seasonPeak

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

Lethem's monsoon runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Lethem?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lethem in February

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

In February, Lethem sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lethem in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lethem peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Jul 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lethem 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 Lethem is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 920 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lethem?

Lethem sits at 3.4°N, 59.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Boa Vista, 115 km away.

Boa VistaCantáMucajaíPacaraimaAlto AlegreSanta Elena de UairénCaracaraíRorainópolis

Topography around Lethem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lethem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m.

The land around Lethem is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
832 m
80 km
1,000 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Boa Vista 115 km · Cantá 123 km · Mucajaí 161 km · Pacaraima 190 km · Alto Alegre 196 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 200 km · Caracaraí 227 km · Rorainópolis 278 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / D / G
240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,414
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 35%Hindu 25%other Christian 21%Roman Catholic 7%

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 Lethem (3.3726°, -59.7997°, 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).