Nogales weather in February

In February, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nogales's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:12 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Nogales is municipal seat of Nogales, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1841

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nogales reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1173
2173
3173
4173
5173
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7174
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How February really feels in Nogales

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.

Nogales weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 3540.410.26.2
Feb17° / 374.50.510.96.6
Mar20° / 243.40.311.87.8
Apr24° / 81.60.212.78.8
May29° / 13°41.1013.67.3
Jun33° / 18°102.40144.2
Jul32° / 20°9415.1013.83.6
Aug31° / 19°9216.4013.14.1
Sep30° / 17°497.7012.25.7
Oct26° / 12°223011.28.3
Nov21° / 232.8010.48.0
Dec16° / 364.60.5106.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57228
67129
77030
86931
96931
106832
116832
126733
136634
146634
156535
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186436
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206535
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286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Nogales gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 4.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2132
3142
4142
5152
6152
7161
8161
9171
10182
11182
12182
13192
14192
15192
16192
17182
18182
19172
20172
21162
22162
23162
24152
25152
26142
27142
28142

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
10100
11100
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15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:225:52
210.57:225:53
310.57:215:54
410.67:215:55
510.67:205:56
610.67:195:57
710.67:195:57
810.77:185:58
910.77:175:59
1010.77:176:00
1110.87:166:01
1210.87:156:02
1310.87:146:03
1410.87:136:03
1510.97:126:04
1610.97:126:05
1710.97:116:06
1810.97:106:07
1911.07:096:08
2011.07:086:08
2111.07:076:09
2211.17:066:10
2311.17:056:11
2411.17:046:12
2511.27:036:12
2611.27:026:13
2711.27:016:14
2811.37:006:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nogales?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nogales for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nogales in February

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

In February, Nogales sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Nogales in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nogales peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 1,214 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nogales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 m.

The land around Nogales is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
2,297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Nogales 4.0 km · Rio Rico 18 km · Green Valley 61 km · Sierra Vista 66 km · Cananea 71 km · Sahuarita 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 76 km · Vail 85 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 Nogales (31.3086°, -110.9422°, elevation 1,214 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).