Río Grande weather in February

In February, Río Grande sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Río Grande's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:31 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Río Grande is Mexican town in the state of Zacatecas.

Founded: 1562

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Río Grande reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Río Grande weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 5°	13	2.4	10.7	7.8
Feb	23° / 7°	11	1.6	11.2	8.5
Mar	25° / 9°	8	1.4	11.8	8.5
Apr	28° / 12°	7	1.6	12.5	7.4
May	30° / 15°	15	3.2	13.1	6.2
Jun	29° / 16°	56	8.5	13.4	6.0
Jul	27° / 16°	78	11.2	13.3	6.4
Aug	27° / 16°	70	10.9	12.8	6.5
Sep	25° / 15°	86	11.8	12.1	6.6
Oct	25° / 12°	28	4.8	11.4	8.1
Nov	23° / 8°	11	2.2	10.8	8.5
Dec	21° / 6°	8	1.8	10.6	8.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%.

	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 (%)	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	68	69	69	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	32	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Río Grande gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.6 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	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:49 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)	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	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	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:38	6:33
2	10.9	7:38	6:34
3	10.9	7:38	6:34
4	11.0	7:37	6:35
5	11.0	7:37	6:36
6	11.0	7:36	6:36
7	11.0	7:36	6:37
8	11.0	7:35	6:38
9	11.1	7:35	6:38
10	11.1	7:34	6:39
11	11.1	7:34	6:40
12	11.1	7:33	6:40
13	11.1	7:33	6:41
14	11.2	7:32	6:41
15	11.2	7:31	6:42
16	11.2	7:31	6:43
17	11.2	7:30	6:43
18	11.2	7:29	6:44
19	11.3	7:29	6:44
20	11.3	7:28	6:45
21	11.3	7:27	6:46
22	11.3	7:27	6:46
23	11.3	7:26	6:47
24	11.4	7:25	6:47
25	11.4	7:24	6:48
26	11.4	7:23	6:48
27	11.4	7:23	6:49
28	11.5	7:22	6:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.72 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)	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Río Grande?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Grande in February

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

In February, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Río Grande 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 Río Grande peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (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	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	10	7	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Location & terrain

Where is Río Grande?

Río Grande sits at 23.8°N, 103.0°W, 1,859 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 63 km away.

Topography around Río Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,878 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Río Grande is covered by shrubs (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

96 m

shrubs 40%

16 km

396 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

1,533 m

shrubs 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Juan Aldama 63 km · Sombrerete 66 km · Fresnillo 74 km · Vicente Guerrero 97 km · Víctor Rosales 103 km · Zacatecas 126 km · Guadalupe Victoria 130 km · Jerez de García Salinas 131 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 Río Grande (23.8273°, -103.0341°, elevation 1,859 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100