Arcelia weather in February

In February, Arcelia sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Arcelia's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcelia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:14 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 21%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Arcelia is municipal seat of Arcelia, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Founded: 1893

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Arcelia reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

How February really feels in Arcelia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arcelia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	7	0.7	11	5.5
Feb	33° / 20°	5	0.5	11.4	4.5
Mar	35° / 22°	2	0.4	11.9	3.2
Apr	37° / 24°	1	0.1	12.4	1.9
May	37° / 24°	23	4.3	12.8	1.6
Jun	34° / 23°	174	19.7	13.1	2.4
Jul	32° / 22°	215	21.9	13	3.0
Aug	31° / 22°	228	24.3	12.6	2.9
Sep	30° / 22°	260	24.5	12.1	3.1
Oct	31° / 21°	115	14.6	11.6	4.1
Nov	32° / 19°	16	3.2	11.1	5.1
Dec	32° / 18°	3	0.6	10.9	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. 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 (%)	80	80	79	80	80	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	86	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	20	20	21	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arcelia gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 93% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	92	6	2
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	93	5	2
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

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

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 7:19 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:42 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:19	6:30
2	11.2	7:19	6:31
3	11.2	7:19	6:31
4	11.2	7:18	6:32
5	11.2	7:18	6:32
6	11.3	7:18	6:33
7	11.3	7:17	6:33
8	11.3	7:17	6:34
9	11.3	7:17	6:34
10	11.3	7:16	6:35
11	11.3	7:16	6:35
12	11.3	7:16	6:36
13	11.4	7:15	6:36
14	11.4	7:15	6:37
15	11.4	7:14	6:37
16	11.4	7:14	6:38
17	11.4	7:13	6:38
18	11.4	7:13	6:39
19	11.4	7:12	6:39
20	11.5	7:12	6:39
21	11.5	7:11	6:40
22	11.5	7:11	6:40
23	11.5	7:10	6:41
24	11.5	7:09	6:41
25	11.5	7:09	6:41
26	11.6	7:08	6:42
27	11.6	7:07	6:42
28	11.6	7:07	6:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.01 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)	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arcelia

In seasonPeak

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

Arcelia's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Arcelia?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arcelia in February

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

In February, Arcelia sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Arcelia in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arcelia peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (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	11	13	12	10	12	11	11	10	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Arcelia 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 Arcelia is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (February, 9 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)	12	9	11	26	42	15	14	13	14	17	15	13
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	26	Moderate
May	42	Poor
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Arcelia?

Arcelia sits at 18.3°N, 100.3°W, 393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Altamirano, 41 km away.

Topography around Arcelia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcelia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,860 m.

The land around Arcelia is covered by shrubs (27%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

369 m

shrubs 27%

16 km

1,297 m

trees 43%

80 km

2,860 m

trees 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Ciudad Altamirano 41 km · Teloloapan 44 km · Tejupilco de Hidalgo 67 km · Huetamo de Núñez 74 km · Taxco de Alarcón 76 km · Iguala de la Independencia 78 km · Ixtapan de la Sal 86 km · Valle de Bravo 99 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,889; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 440
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 Arcelia (18.3185°, -100.2815°, elevation 393 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	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	92	6	2
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	93	5	2
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	92	6	2
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	93	5	2
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	20
5	33	20
6	33	20
7	33	20
8	33	20
9	33	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	34	21
18	34	21
19	34	21
20	34	21
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	92	6	2
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	93	5	2
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	95	5	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0