El Rosario weather in February

In February, El Rosario sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 34 mm of rain across 8.2 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Rosario's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 34 mm; 8.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:20 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in El Rosario reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

El Rosario 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	23° / 15°	50	12.4	11.2	6.5
Feb	25° / 15°	34	8.2	11.5	7.2
Mar	27° / 16°	35	7.6	11.9	7.0
Apr	29° / 17°	48	10	12.3	5.5
May	29° / 18°	205	19.9	12.7	4.2
Jun	27° / 18°	290	23.9	12.8	4.1
Jul	27° / 18°	195	23.5	12.8	4.4
Aug	27° / 18°	286	25.5	12.5	4.1
Sep	27° / 18°	369	27.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	25° / 18°	267	25.3	11.7	4.3
Nov	23° / 16°	118	18.6	11.3	5.2
Dec	23° / 15°	63	15.1	11.2	5.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 37%. 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 (%)	55	55	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67
Cloudier (%)	45	45	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Rosario gets around 34 mm of rain over 8.2 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 30% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25

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 56% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Comfortable (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Humid (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	50	50
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	61	0
2	4	35	61	0
3	4	35	61	0
4	4	35	61	0
5	4	35	61	0
6	4	35	61	0
7	4	36	60	0
8	5	36	59	0
9	5	36	59	0
10	5	37	58	0
11	4	38	58	0
12	4	38	58	0
13	4	39	57	0
14	4	40	56	0
15	4	40	56	0
16	3	41	56	0
17	3	42	55	0
18	3	42	55	0
19	3	42	55	0
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	43	53	1
23	3	43	53	1
24	3	43	52	2
25	3	43	52	2
26	3	43	52	2
27	4	43	50	3
28	4	43	50	3

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:55 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)	11.4	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	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:24	5:45
2	11.4	6:23	5:46
3	11.4	6:23	5:46
4	11.4	6:23	5:47
5	11.4	6:23	5:47
6	11.4	6:23	5:47
7	11.4	6:23	5:48
8	11.4	6:22	5:48
9	11.4	6:22	5:49
10	11.5	6:22	5:49
11	11.5	6:21	5:49
12	11.5	6:21	5:50
13	11.5	6:21	5:50
14	11.5	6:20	5:51
15	11.5	6:20	5:51
16	11.5	6:20	5:51
17	11.5	6:19	5:52
18	11.6	6:19	5:52
19	11.6	6:18	5:52
20	11.6	6:18	5:53
21	11.6	6:18	5:53
22	11.6	6:17	5:53
23	11.6	6:17	5:53
24	11.6	6:16	5:54
25	11.6	6:16	5:54
26	11.7	6:15	5:54
27	11.7	6:14	5:54
28	11.7	6:14	5:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.15 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El Rosario

In seasonPeak

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

El Rosario's rainy season runs May–October, 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 El Rosario?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit El Rosario for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Rosario in February

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

In February, El Rosario sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Rosario 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 El Rosario peaks around March 23 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)	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in El Rosario 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 El Rosario is worst in April — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	8	11	20	49	33	18	22	17	14	12	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	49	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is El Rosario?

El Rosario sits at 14.6°N, 87.7°W, 728 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Siguatepeque, 11 km away.

Topography around El Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Rosario has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m around an average of 823 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,684 m.

The land around El Rosario is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

969 m

trees 49%

16 km

1,307 m

trees 63%

80 km

2,684 m

trees 72%

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

February weather nearby: Siguatepeque 11 km · Comayagua 17 km · La Paz 29 km · Villa de San Antonio 31 km · Azacualpa 42 km · Esquías 42 km · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 48 km · Victoria 54 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 66%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 31.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 553
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 El Rosario (14.5791°, -87.7268°, elevation 728 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	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	61	0
2	4	35	61	0
3	4	35	61	0
4	4	35	61	0
5	4	35	61	0
6	4	35	61	0
7	4	36	60	0
8	5	36	59	0
9	5	36	59	0
10	5	37	58	0
11	4	38	58	0
12	4	38	58	0
13	4	39	57	0
14	4	40	56	0
15	4	40	56	0
16	3	41	56	0
17	3	42	55	0
18	3	42	55	0
19	3	42	55	0
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	43	53	1
23	3	43	53	1
24	3	43	52	2
25	3	43	52	2
26	3	43	52	2
27	4	43	50	3
28	4	43	50	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	61	0
2	4	35	61	0
3	4	35	61	0
4	4	35	61	0
5	4	35	61	0
6	4	35	61	0
7	4	36	60	0
8	5	36	59	0
9	5	36	59	0
10	5	37	58	0
11	4	38	58	0
12	4	38	58	0
13	4	39	57	0
14	4	40	56	0
15	4	40	56	0
16	3	41	56	0
17	3	42	55	0
18	3	42	55	0
19	3	42	55	0
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	43	53	1
23	3	43	53	1
24	3	43	52	2
25	3	43	52	2
26	3	43	52	2
27	4	43	50	3
28	4	43	50	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	27
20	27
21	26
22	26
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	35	61	0
2	4	35	61	0
3	4	35	61	0
4	4	35	61	0
5	4	35	61	0
6	4	35	61	0
7	4	36	60	0
8	5	36	59	0
9	5	36	59	0
10	5	37	58	0
11	4	38	58	0
12	4	38	58	0
13	4	39	57	0
14	4	40	56	0
15	4	40	56	0
16	3	41	56	0
17	3	42	55	0
18	3	42	55	0
19	3	42	55	0
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	43	53	1
23	3	43	53	1
24	3	43	52	2
25	3	43	52	2
26	3	43	52	2
27	4	43	50	3
28	4	43	50	3