Cárdenas weather in February

In February, Cárdenas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Cárdenas's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cárdenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Cárdenas is municipal seat of Cárdenas, State of Tabasco, Mexico.

Density
2,774/km²
people per km²
Founded
1797

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical February day in Cárdenas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Cárdenas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Cárdenas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°8111.1116.4
Feb29° / 20°507.711.46.1
Mar31° / 22°316.211.95.0
Apr34° / 24°396.512.43.5
May35° / 25°8411.412.82.7
Jun34° / 25°20921.213.12.3
Jul33° / 25°16419.5132.5
Aug33° / 24°2272412.62.4
Sep32° / 24°2892612.12.5
Oct30° / 23°24321.411.63.6
Nov29° / 21°13515.211.24.9
Dec28° / 20°8211.710.96.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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45347
55446
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75446
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115842
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cárdenas gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.7 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 27% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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436
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734
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932
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13175228
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:51 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:516:03
211.26:516:04
311.26:516:04
411.26:506:05
511.36:506:05
611.36:506:06
711.36:496:06
811.36:496:07
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1011.36:486:08
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1311.46:476:09
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1911.56:446:12
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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 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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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 sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Cárdenas's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
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).

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Cárdenas for 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 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cárdenas in February

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 49 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Cárdenas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (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 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highJun 20UV 12Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

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 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1561 µg/m³Jan 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr51Poor
May63Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cárdenas?

Cárdenas sits at 18.0°N, 93.4°W, 26 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huimanguillo, 19 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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Cárdenas is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (26%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Huimanguillo 19 km · Cunduacán 23 km · Reforma 28 km · Comalcalco 33 km · Jalpa de Méndez 38 km · Taxco 42 km · Villahermosa 46 km · Paraiso 48 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
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 (18.0013°, -93.3756°, elevation 26 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).