Ixtlán del Río weather in February

In February, Ixtlán del Río sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 15 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ixtlán del Río's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ixtlán del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 1.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:34 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Ixtlán del Río is municipal seat of Ixtlán, State of Nayarit, 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ixtlán del Río reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11

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

How February really feels in Ixtlán del Río

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.

Ixtlán del Río weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 9°	19	2	10.9	8.4
Feb	27° / 10°	15	1.7	11.3	8.1
Mar	29° / 11°	6	0.9	11.9	7.0
Apr	31° / 13°	4	0.8	12.5	5.7
May	32° / 15°	11	3	13	4.6
Jun	31° / 18°	158	17.6	13.3	3.7
Jul	29° / 18°	246	26.1	13.2	3.5
Aug	28° / 18°	238	27.2	12.7	3.5
Sep	28° / 18°	203	23.2	12.1	4.0
Oct	28° / 16°	76	10.7	11.5	6.1
Nov	27° / 13°	14	2.3	11	8.1
Dec	26° / 10°	13	1.8	10.7	8.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 25%. 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 (%)	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	78
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ixtlán del Río gets around 15 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

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	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	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	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 30 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 6:39 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 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	11.1	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	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:39	5:43
2	11.1	6:39	5:43
3	11.1	6:39	5:44
4	11.1	6:38	5:44
5	11.1	6:38	5:45
6	11.1	6:38	5:46
7	11.1	6:37	5:46
8	11.2	6:37	5:47
9	11.2	6:37	5:47
10	11.2	6:36	5:48
11	11.2	6:36	5:48
12	11.2	6:35	5:49
13	11.2	6:35	5:49
14	11.3	6:34	5:50
15	11.3	6:34	5:51
16	11.3	6:33	5:51
17	11.3	6:32	5:52
18	11.3	6:32	5:52
19	11.4	6:31	5:53
20	11.4	6:31	5:53
21	11.4	6:30	5:54
22	11.4	6:29	5:54
23	11.4	6:29	5:54
24	11.4	6:28	5:55
25	11.5	6:27	5:55
26	11.5	6:27	5:56
27	11.5	6:26	5:56
28	11.5	6:25	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.76 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)	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	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
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ixtlán del Río

In seasonPeak

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

Ixtlán del Río'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 Ixtlán del Río?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ixtlán del Río in February

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

In February, Ixtlán del Río sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ixtlán del Río 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 Ixtlán del Río peaks around May 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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)	7	10	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	7	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Ixtlán del Río 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 Ixtlán del Río is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	7	10	17	40	18	10	10	10	8	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	17	Moderate
May	40	Poor
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ixtlán del Río?

Ixtlán del Río sits at 21.0°N, 104.4°W, 1,081 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Magdalena, 43 km away.

Topography around Ixtlán del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ixtlán del Río has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m around an average of 1,142 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,878 m.

The land around Ixtlán del Río is covered by grassland (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

505 m

grassland 28%

16 km

1,879 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,878 m

trees 63%

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← January Ixtlán del Río year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Magdalena 43 km · Ahualulco de Mercado 55 km · Tequila 58 km · Compostela 60 km · Ameca 64 km · Xalisco 71 km · Tepic 76 km · El Salto 79 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 Ixtlán del Río (21.0351°, -104.3688°, elevation 1,081 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	26	10
2	26	10
3	26	10
4	26	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	27	10
12	27	10
13	27	10
14	27	10
15	27	10
16	27	10
17	27	10
18	27	10
19	28	10
20	28	10
21	28	10
22	28	10
23	28	10
24	28	10
25	28	10
26	28	10
27	28	10
28	28	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2