Chignahuapan weather in February

In February, Chignahuapan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chignahuapan's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chignahuapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:07 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Chignahuapan is municipal seat of Chignahuapan, State of Puebla, 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical February day in Chignahuapan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Chignahuapan 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	17° / 5°	29	7.1	10.9	6.0
Feb	19° / 6°	31	7.4	11.3	6.6
Mar	21° / 8°	58	12.1	11.9	6.3
Apr	22° / 10°	91	17	12.4	5.6
May	22° / 11°	101	19.1	12.9	5.4
Jun	21° / 11°	197	23	13.2	4.4
Jul	20° / 11°	199	28.8	13.1	3.6
Aug	20° / 11°	214	28.7	12.7	3.6
Sep	20° / 11°	220	26	12.1	3.7
Oct	19° / 9°	149	17.9	11.5	4.9
Nov	18° / 7°	58	10.7	11.1	5.8
Dec	17° / 6°	24	6.6	10.8	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. 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 (%)	59	59	58	58	60	60	60	62	63	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	71	71	72	71	72	72	72	72	72	71
Cloudier (%)	41	41	42	42	40	40	40	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chignahuapan gets around 31 mm of rain over 7.4 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 26% and peaks near 29% 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 (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	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 06 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:12	6:19
2	11.1	7:12	6:20
3	11.1	7:12	6:20
4	11.2	7:11	6:21
5	11.2	7:11	6:21
6	11.2	7:11	6:22
7	11.2	7:10	6:22
8	11.2	7:10	6:23
9	11.2	7:10	6:23
10	11.2	7:09	6:24
11	11.3	7:09	6:25
12	11.3	7:08	6:25
13	11.3	7:08	6:26
14	11.3	7:07	6:26
15	11.3	7:07	6:27
16	11.3	7:06	6:27
17	11.4	7:06	6:28
18	11.4	7:05	6:28
19	11.4	7:05	6:28
20	11.4	7:04	6:29
21	11.4	7:03	6:29
22	11.4	7:03	6:30
23	11.5	7:02	6:30
24	11.5	7:02	6:31
25	11.5	7:01	6:31
26	11.5	7:00	6:31
27	11.5	7:00	6:32
28	11.6	6:59	6:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.18 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	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7
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	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chignahuapan

In seasonPeak

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

Chignahuapan's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Chignahuapan?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chignahuapan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chignahuapan in February

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

In February, Chignahuapan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Chignahuapan 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 Chignahuapan peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (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)	8	11	13	14	10	14	12	14	11	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Chignahuapan 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 Chignahuapan is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	137	131	122	120	143	121	118	113	120	121	155	165
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	137	Unhealthy
Feb	131	Unhealthy
Mar	122	Unhealthy
Apr	120	Unhealthy
May	143	Unhealthy
Jun	121	Unhealthy
Jul	118	Unhealthy
Aug	113	Unhealthy
Sep	120	Unhealthy
Oct	121	Unhealthy
Nov	155	Very unhealthy
Dec	165	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Chignahuapan?

Chignahuapan sits at 19.8°N, 98.0°W, 2,291 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacatlán, 13 km away.

Topography around Chignahuapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chignahuapan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 2,301 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,848 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,346 m.

The land around Chignahuapan is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

273 m

grassland 38%

16 km

1,848 m

trees 51%

80 km

4,346 m

trees 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Zacatlán 13 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 36 km · Huauchinango 37 km · Santiago Tulantepec 40 km · Tulancingo 44 km · Tetla 45 km · Apan 46 km · Apizaco 49 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 Chignahuapan (19.8387°, -98.0317°, elevation 2,291 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	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	18	6
7	18	6
8	18	6
9	18	6
10	18	6
11	18	6
12	19	6
13	19	6
14	19	6
15	19	6
16	19	6
17	19	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	20	7
21	20	7
22	20	7
23	20	7
24	20	7
25	20	7
26	20	7
27	20	7
28	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100