Matamoros weather in February

In February, Matamoros sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Matamoros's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matamoros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:34 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Matamoros is municipal seat of Matamoros, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded
1842

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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Matamoros reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22310
32310
42310
52310
62410
72410
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282713

How February really feels in Matamoros

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Matamoros weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 101.810.68.2
Feb25° / 11°6111.18.6
Mar29° / 14°81.511.87.4
Apr32° / 18°30.912.64.9
May35° / 21°102.113.23.2
Jun35° / 23°233.613.62.9
Jul34° / 23°40613.43.4
Aug34° / 23°294.812.93.7
Sep32° / 21°426.612.24.8
Oct29° / 17°192.911.46.6
Nov25° / 13°91.710.88.7
Dec22° / 71.410.48.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36733
46733
56832
66733
76832
86931
96832
106931
116931
127030
137129
147129
157129
167129
177228
187228
197228
207228
217327
227327
237327
247327
257327
267327
277228
287228

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Matamoros gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
85
94
104
114
124
134
143
153
163
173
183
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203
212
222
232
242
252
262
273
283

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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16100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

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 7:42 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:426:31
210.87:416:32
310.97:416:33
410.97:416:33
510.97:406:34
610.97:406:35
710.97:396:35
811.07:396:36
911.07:386:37
1011.07:376:37
1111.07:376:38
1211.07:366:39
1311.17:366:39
1411.17:356:40
1511.17:346:41
1611.17:346:41
1711.27:336:42
1811.27:326:43
1911.27:316:43
2011.27:316:44
2111.27:306:45
2211.37:296:45
2311.37:286:46
2411.37:276:46
2511.37:276:47
2611.47:266:48
2711.47:256:48
2811.47:246:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Matamoros?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matamoros in February

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

In February, Matamoros sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matamoros in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matamoros peaks around July 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 12UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Matamoros?

Matamoros sits at 25.5°N, 103.2°W, 1,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Torreón, 19 km away.

Topography around Matamoros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matamoros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 1,114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Matamoros is covered by shrubs (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Torreón 19 km · Gómez Palacio 28 km · Francisco I. Madero 28 km · Lerdo 30 km · San Pedro 35 km · Parras de la Fuente 106 km · Juan Aldama 138 km · Guadalupe Victoria 150 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 Matamoros (25.527°, -103.2285°, elevation 1,117 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).