Parika weather in February

In February, Parika sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 99 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Parika's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parika's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:15 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 4th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Parika is city in Guyana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Parika reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How February really feels in Parika

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Parika weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	155	23	11.6	4.5
Feb	28° / 24°	99	18.4	11.8	4.9
Mar	28° / 24°	94	17.7	12	5.0
Apr	28° / 24°	139	20.1	12.1	4.3
May	28° / 24°	273	26.8	12.3	3.5
Jun	28° / 24°	337	29.5	12.4	3.1
Jul	29° / 24°	288	30	12.4	3.1
Aug	30° / 25°	200	27.6	12.2	3.2
Sep	30° / 25°	125	22	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 25°	143	23	11.8	3.6
Nov	29° / 25°	208	25.1	11.7	3.4
Dec	28° / 24°	217	27.9	11.6	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	46	46	45	44	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	45
Cloudier (%)	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	56	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Parika gets around 99 mm of rain over 18.4 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 66% and peaks near 71% 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 (%)	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	66
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	62
26	62
27	61
28	61

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	94
Miserable (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	95	3
2	2	95	3
3	2	95	3
4	2	95	3
5	2	94	4
6	2	94	4
7	2	94	4
8	2	94	4
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	3	94	3
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	4	94	2
18	4	94	2
19	4	94	2
20	4	94	2
21	4	94	2
22	4	94	2
23	4	94	2
24	4	94	2
25	4	94	2
26	3	95	2
27	3	95	2
28	3	94	3

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:03 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:16	5:58
2	11.7	6:16	5:59
3	11.7	6:16	5:59
4	11.7	6:16	5:59
5	11.7	6:16	6:00
6	11.7	6:16	6:00
7	11.7	6:16	6:00
8	11.7	6:16	6:00
9	11.7	6:16	6:00
10	11.7	6:16	6:01
11	11.8	6:16	6:01
12	11.8	6:15	6:01
13	11.8	6:15	6:01
14	11.8	6:15	6:01
15	11.8	6:15	6:02
16	11.8	6:15	6:02
17	11.8	6:15	6:02
18	11.8	6:14	6:02
19	11.8	6:14	6:02
20	11.8	6:14	6:02
21	11.8	6:14	6:02
22	11.8	6:13	6:02
23	11.8	6:13	6:02
24	11.8	6:13	6:03
25	11.8	6:13	6:03
26	11.8	6:12	6:03
27	11.8	6:12	6:03
28	11.9	6:12	6:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.83 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Parika?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Parika for sightseeing.

What to pack for Parika in February

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

In February, Parika sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Parika 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 33 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	28	Warm
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Parika 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 Parika peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Parika 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 Parika is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	18	21	23	26	23	19	15	12	13	15	14	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Parika?

Parika sits at 6.8°N, 58.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Georgetown, 30 km away.

Topography around Parika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Parika is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

trees 43%

16 km

34 m

trees 34%

80 km

375 m

trees 58%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves

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

February weather nearby: Georgetown 30 km · Bartica 53 km · Linden 93 km · New Amsterdam 120 km · Mabaruma 213 km · Tumeremo 343 km · El Dorado 354 km · Weg naar Zee 371 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

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 Parika (6.8371°, -58.4294°, 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	66
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	62
26	62
27	61
28	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	95	3
2	2	95	3
3	2	95	3
4	2	95	3
5	2	94	4
6	2	94	4
7	2	94	4
8	2	94	4
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	3	94	3
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	4	94	2
18	4	94	2
19	4	94	2
20	4	94	2
21	4	94	2
22	4	94	2
23	4	94	2
24	4	94	2
25	4	94	2
26	3	95	2
27	3	95	2
28	3	94	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	66
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	62
26	62
27	61
28	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	95	3
2	2	95	3
3	2	95	3
4	2	95	3
5	2	94	4
6	2	94	4
7	2	94	4
8	2	94	4
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	3	94	3
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	4	94	2
18	4	94	2
19	4	94	2
20	4	94	2
21	4	94	2
22	4	94	2
23	4	94	2
24	4	94	2
25	4	94	2
26	3	95	2
27	3	95	2
28	3	94	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	69
7	69
8	68
9	68
10	67
11	67
12	66
13	66
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	63
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	62
26	62
27	61
28	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	95	3
2	2	95	3
3	2	95	3
4	2	95	3
5	2	94	4
6	2	94	4
7	2	94	4
8	2	94	4
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	3	94	3
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	4	94	2
18	4	94	2
19	4	94	2
20	4	94	2
21	4	94	2
22	4	94	2
23	4	94	2
24	4	94	2
25	4	94	2
26	3	95	2
27	3	95	2
28	3	94	3