Sombrerete weather in February

In February, Sombrerete sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 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 Sombrerete's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sombrerete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:34 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Sombrerete is town in Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1555

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 Sombrerete reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
1184
2194
3194
4194
5194
6194
7194
8194
9194
10204
11204
12204
13205
14205
15205
16205
17215
18215
19215
20215
21215
22215
23215
24215
25215
26215
27215
28215

How February really feels in Sombrerete

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.

Sombrerete weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 172.710.77.2
Feb20° / 112.111.27.8
Mar22° / 11211.88.4
Apr25° / 71.812.58.4
May27° / 12°194.713.17.6
Jun27° / 14°8110.313.46.6
Jul24° / 13°14415.413.36.2
Aug24° / 13°11314.912.86.2
Sep23° / 12°11714.312.16.1
Oct22° / 375.411.47.7
Nov21° / 142.610.98.0
Dec18° / 91.810.67.4

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 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56634
66733
76733
86832
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217228
227228
237228
247228
257228
267228
277129
287129

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sombrerete gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
411
511
611
710
810
99
109
118
128
137
147
157
166
176
186
195
205
215
225
235
245
255
265
275
285

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2812calm

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 7:40 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:406:36
210.97:406:36
311.07:406:37
411.07:396:38
511.07:396:38
611.07:386:39
711.07:386:40
811.07:386:40
911.17:376:41
1011.17:376:42
1111.17:366:42
1211.17:356:43
1311.17:356:43
1411.27:346:44
1511.27:346:45
1611.27:336:45
1711.27:326:46
1811.27:326:46
1911.37:316:47
2011.37:306:48
2111.37:306:48
2211.37:296:49
2311.47:286:49
2411.47:276:50
2511.47:276:50
2611.47:266:51
2711.47:256:51
2811.57:246:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sombrerete

In seasonPeak

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

Sombrerete'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 Sombrerete?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sombrerete in February

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

In February, Sombrerete sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sombrerete 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 Sombrerete peaks around May 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 19UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Sombrerete?

Sombrerete sits at 23.6°N, 103.6°W, 2,381 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Vicente Guerrero, 37 km away.

Topography around Sombrerete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sombrerete has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 2,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Sombrerete is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,029 m
80 km
1,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Vicente Guerrero 37 km · Río Grande 66 km · Juan Aldama 78 km · Fresnillo 94 km · Guadalupe Victoria 103 km · Victoria de Durango 112 km · Víctor Rosales 122 km · Jerez de García Salinas 128 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 Sombrerete (23.6314°, -103.6413°, elevation 2,381 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).