Pénjamo weather in February

In February, Pénjamo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Pénjamo's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pénjamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Pénjamo is municipal seat of Pénjamo, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1542

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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Pénjamo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)
1259
2259
3259
4259
5259
6259
7259
8259
9269
10269
11269
12269
13269
14269
15269
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Pénjamo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 121.810.98.7
Feb26° / 91.511.38.4
Mar29° / 11°101.411.97.3
Apr31° / 14°7212.55.6
May32° / 16°366.8134.6
Jun29° / 16°1321613.24.5
Jul27° / 15°16921.513.14.8
Aug27° / 15°13519.212.75.1
Sep26° / 15°12416.512.15.5
Oct27° / 13°437.411.57.0
Nov26° / 10°122.4118.3
Dec25° / 41.210.88.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37030
47030
57129
67228
77327
87327
97525
107624
117624
127624
137822
147822
157822
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228020
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287921

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pénjamo gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
97
107
117
126
136
145
155
165
174
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232
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262
272
282

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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8100
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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 8 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm

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 7:28 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:286:33
211.17:286:33
311.17:276:34
411.17:276:35
511.17:276:35
611.27:266:36
711.27:266:36
811.27:266:37
911.27:256:37
1011.27:256:38
1111.27:246:39
1211.37:246:39
1311.37:236:40
1411.37:236:40
1511.37:226:41
1611.37:226:41
1711.37:216:42
1811.47:216:42
1911.47:206:43
2011.47:196:43
2111.47:196:44
2211.47:186:44
2311.47:186:44
2411.57:176:45
2511.57:166:45
2611.57:156:46
2711.57:156:46
2811.57:146:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Pénjamo

In seasonPeak

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

Pénjamo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Pénjamo?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pénjamo in February

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

In February, Pénjamo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pénjamo 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 Pénjamo peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pénjamo 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 Pénjamo is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pénjamo?

Pénjamo sits at 20.4°N, 101.7°W, 1,780 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Abasolo, 20 km away.

Topography around Pénjamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pénjamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m around an average of 1,814 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Pénjamo is covered by cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
506 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Abasolo 20 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 33 km · Puruándiro 44 km · Irapuato 47 km · Romita 54 km · Valle de Santiago 56 km · Salamanca 57 km · Yurécuaro 59 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 Pénjamo (20.4313°, -101.724°, elevation 1,780 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).