Hidalgo weather in February

In February, Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hidalgo's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:24 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Hidalgo is municipal seat of Hidalgo, State of Nuevo León, 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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Hidalgo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

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

How February really feels in Hidalgo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hidalgo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-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	20° / 8°	33	6.6	10.6	6.9
Feb	23° / 10°	28	5.5	11.1	7.6
Mar	26° / 14°	34	7.2	11.8	7.5
Apr	29° / 17°	35	7.3	12.6	5.9
May	31° / 20°	46	10.1	13.3	4.5
Jun	33° / 21°	43	7.4	13.6	4.1
Jul	33° / 21°	37	6.1	13.5	4.1
Aug	33° / 21°	39	5.6	12.9	4.1
Sep	30° / 20°	93	11.1	12.2	5.1
Oct	27° / 17°	42	7.6	11.4	7.1
Nov	23° / 12°	33	6.4	10.7	7.6
Dec	20° / 9°	31	5.9	10.4	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% 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 (%)	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Hidalgo gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.5 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 20% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

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 82% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	86	86	85	83	83	82	81	81	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	74	74
Comfortable (%)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	86	12	2
9	86	12	2
10	85	13	2
11	83	14	3
12	83	14	3
13	82	15	3
14	81	16	3
15	81	16	3
16	79	17	4
17	79	17	4
18	79	17	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	77	18	5
22	77	18	5
23	77	18	5
24	76	18	6
25	76	18	6
26	76	18	6
27	74	19	7
28	74	19	7

Wind in February

Winds average 8 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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	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	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	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 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:19 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:31	6:19
2	10.8	7:31	6:20
3	10.8	7:31	6:21
4	10.9	7:30	6:21
5	10.9	7:30	6:22
6	10.9	7:29	6:23
7	10.9	7:29	6:24
8	10.9	7:28	6:24
9	11.0	7:27	6:25
10	11.0	7:27	6:26
11	11.0	7:26	6:26
12	11.0	7:26	6:27
13	11.0	7:25	6:28
14	11.1	7:24	6:28
15	11.1	7:24	6:29
16	11.1	7:23	6:30
17	11.1	7:22	6:30
18	11.2	7:22	6:31
19	11.2	7:21	6:32
20	11.2	7:20	6:32
21	11.2	7:19	6:33
22	11.3	7:18	6:34
23	11.3	7:18	6:34
24	11.3	7:17	6:35
25	11.3	7:16	6:35
26	11.4	7:15	6:36
27	11.4	7:14	6:37
28	11.4	7:13	6:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.77 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Hidalgo?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Hidalgo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Hidalgo in February

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

In February, Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hidalgo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hidalgo peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	5	8	9	11	11	11	12	12	10	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (February, 10 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)	10	10	12	13	17	16	17	15	14	11	11	11
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hidalgo?

Hidalgo sits at 26.0°N, 100.5°W, 562 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras, 20 km away.

Topography around Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hidalgo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,686 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,460 m.

The land around Hidalgo is covered by shrubs (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

657 m

shrubs 63%

16 km

1,686 m

shrubs 76%

80 km

3,460 m

shrubs 68%

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

February weather nearby: Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras 20 km · Mitras Poniente 22 km · García 23 km · Ciudad General Escobedo 24 km · Ciénega de Flores 29 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 30 km · Fraccionamiento Real Palmas 30 km · Santa Catarina 33 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 Hidalgo (25.9724°, -100.4522°, elevation 562 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	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	23	10
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	86	12	2
9	86	12	2
10	85	13	2
11	83	14	3
12	83	14	3
13	82	15	3
14	81	16	3
15	81	16	3
16	79	17	4
17	79	17	4
18	79	17	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	77	18	5
22	77	18	5
23	77	18	5
24	76	18	6
25	76	18	6
26	76	18	6
27	74	19	7
28	74	19	7

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	86	12	2
9	86	12	2
10	85	13	2
11	83	14	3
12	83	14	3
13	82	15	3
14	81	16	3
15	81	16	3
16	79	17	4
17	79	17	4
18	79	17	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	77	18	5
22	77	18	5
23	77	18	5
24	76	18	6
25	76	18	6
26	76	18	6
27	74	19	7
28	74	19	7

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	87	11	2
7	87	11	2
8	86	12	2
9	86	12	2
10	85	13	2
11	83	14	3
12	83	14	3
13	82	15	3
14	81	16	3
15	81	16	3
16	79	17	4
17	79	17	4
18	79	17	4
19	78	18	4
20	78	18	4
21	77	18	5
22	77	18	5
23	77	18	5
24	76	18	6
25	76	18	6
26	76	18	6
27	74	19	7
28	74	19	7