Cárdenas weather in February

In February, Cárdenas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cárdenas's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cárdenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:16 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Cárdenas is municipal seat of Cárdenas, State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Cárdenas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Cárdenas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 10°	13	3.4	10.8	7.7
Feb	24° / 12°	14	3.4	11.2	8.0
Mar	27° / 15°	19	4.6	11.8	7.5
Apr	29° / 17°	25	6	12.5	5.9
May	31° / 19°	42	10.9	13	4.8
Jun	30° / 20°	91	16.5	13.3	4.4
Jul	29° / 19°	103	16	13.2	4.8
Aug	29° / 19°	92	16.7	12.8	4.8
Sep	27° / 19°	141	19.1	12.1	5.0
Oct	26° / 16°	71	10.8	11.5	6.7
Nov	24° / 13°	23	5.2	10.9	7.9
Dec	22° / 11°	9	2.3	10.7	7.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. 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	56	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cárdenas gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 15% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

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 61% 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 (%)	73	73	73	72	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	60	60	58	56	56	54	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50
Comfortable (%)	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	25	2
2	73	25	2
3	73	25	2
4	72	26	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	27	3
8	69	28	3
9	67	29	4
10	66	30	4
11	65	31	4
12	63	32	5
13	62	33	5
14	60	34	6
15	60	34	6
16	58	35	7
17	56	36	8
18	56	36	8
19	54	37	9
20	54	37	9
21	52	38	10
22	52	38	10
23	52	38	10
24	51	38	11
25	51	38	11
26	51	38	11
27	51	38	11
28	50	38	12

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 8 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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:37 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)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:22	6:22
2	11.0	7:22	6:23
3	11.0	7:21	6:23
4	11.1	7:21	6:24
5	11.1	7:21	6:25
6	11.1	7:20	6:25
7	11.1	7:20	6:26
8	11.1	7:19	6:27
9	11.1	7:19	6:27
10	11.2	7:18	6:28
11	11.2	7:18	6:28
12	11.2	7:17	6:29
13	11.2	7:17	6:29
14	11.2	7:16	6:30
15	11.2	7:16	6:31
16	11.3	7:15	6:31
17	11.3	7:15	6:32
18	11.3	7:14	6:32
19	11.3	7:13	6:33
20	11.3	7:13	6:33
21	11.4	7:12	6:34
22	11.4	7:11	6:34
23	11.4	7:11	6:35
24	11.4	7:10	6:35
25	11.4	7:09	6:36
26	11.5	7:08	6:36
27	11.5	7:08	6:37
28	11.5	7:07	6:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4.66 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cárdenas

In seasonPeak

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

Cárdenas's rainy season runs June–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 Cárdenas?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cárdenas in February

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

In February, Cárdenas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cárdenas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cárdenas peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (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)	7	9	11	12	11	13	12	13	11	10	7	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Cárdenas 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 Cárdenas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 14 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)	16	16	16	20	26	18	18	16	15	14	14	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cárdenas?

Cárdenas sits at 22.0°N, 99.6°W, 1,220 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rioverde, 37 km away.

Topography around Cárdenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cárdenas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 1,252 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,636 m.

The land around Cárdenas is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

312 m

shrubs 44%

16 km

813 m

shrubs 60%

80 km

2,636 m

trees 43%

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

February weather nearby: Rioverde 37 km · Ciudad Fernández 39 km · Ciudad Valles 65 km · Tamuín 89 km · Ciudad Mante 107 km · San Luis de la Paz 119 km · Tamazunchale 121 km · Ébano 133 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 Cárdenas (22.0014°, -99.6425°, elevation 1,220 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	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	23	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	13
20	25	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	25	2
2	73	25	2
3	73	25	2
4	72	26	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	27	3
8	69	28	3
9	67	29	4
10	66	30	4
11	65	31	4
12	63	32	5
13	62	33	5
14	60	34	6
15	60	34	6
16	58	35	7
17	56	36	8
18	56	36	8
19	54	37	9
20	54	37	9
21	52	38	10
22	52	38	10
23	52	38	10
24	51	38	11
25	51	38	11
26	51	38	11
27	51	38	11
28	50	38	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	25	2
2	73	25	2
3	73	25	2
4	72	26	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	27	3
8	69	28	3
9	67	29	4
10	66	30	4
11	65	31	4
12	63	32	5
13	62	33	5
14	60	34	6
15	60	34	6
16	58	35	7
17	56	36	8
18	56	36	8
19	54	37	9
20	54	37	9
21	52	38	10
22	52	38	10
23	52	38	10
24	51	38	11
25	51	38	11
26	51	38	11
27	51	38	11
28	50	38	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	25	2
2	73	25	2
3	73	25	2
4	72	26	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	27	3
8	69	28	3
9	67	29	4
10	66	30	4
11	65	31	4
12	63	32	5
13	62	33	5
14	60	34	6
15	60	34	6
16	58	35	7
17	56	36	8
18	56	36	8
19	54	37	9
20	54	37	9
21	52	38	10
22	52	38	10
23	52	38	10
24	51	38	11
25	51	38	11
26	51	38	11
27	51	38	11
28	50	38	12