Iztapalapa weather in February

In February, Iztapalapa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Iztapalapa's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iztapalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:10 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Iztapalapa is central historical city of Iztapalapa, Mexico City.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 26.1 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
15,823/km²
people per km²
Founded
1928

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical February day in Iztapalapa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1195
2195
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Iztapalapa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 193.4117.3
Feb20° / 173.511.37.8
Mar22° / 225.211.97.8
Apr23° / 406.912.47.5
May23° / 10°7912.512.96.6
Jun22° / 11°24320.113.14.9
Jul20° / 10°3452713.13.8
Aug20° / 10°33726.512.73.8
Sep20° / 11°27323.612.14.1
Oct20° / 1201411.65.6
Nov19° / 355.711.17.0
Dec19° / 122.210.97.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47129
57030
67129
77129
87228
97327
107426
117426
127624
137624
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Iztapalapa gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.5 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 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
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287calm

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 7:16 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:166:24
211.17:156:24
311.27:156:25
411.27:156:25
511.27:156:26
611.27:146:27
711.27:146:27
811.27:146:28
911.37:136:28
1011.37:136:29
1111.37:126:29
1211.37:126:30
1311.37:116:30
1411.37:116:31
1511.37:106:31
1611.47:106:32
1711.47:096:32
1811.47:096:33
1911.47:086:33
2011.47:086:33
2111.47:076:34
2211.57:076:34
2311.57:066:35
2411.57:056:35
2511.57:056:36
2611.57:046:36
2711.67:036:36
2811.67:036:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Iztapalapa

In seasonPeak

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

Iztapalapa'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 Iztapalapa?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iztapalapa in February

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

In February, Iztapalapa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Iztapalapa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Iztapalapa peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Iztapalapa 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 Iztapalapa is worst in December — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Iztapalapa's WHO annual average of 26.1 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1133 µg/m³Apr 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iztapalapa?

Iztapalapa sits at 19.4°N, 99.1°W, 2,238 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Iztacalco, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Iztapalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iztapalapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 2,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,477 m.

The land around Iztapalapa is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (70%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
4,477 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Iztacalco 6.0 km · Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 7.0 km · Colonia Nativitas 8.0 km · Los Reyes Acaquilpan 9.0 km · Emiliano Zapata 9.0 km · Tláhuac 10 km · Benito Juárez 10 km · Coyoacán 10 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 Iztapalapa (19.3553°, -99.0622°, elevation 2,238 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).