Tuxtla weather in February

In February, Tuxtla sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tuxtla's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuxtla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Tuxtla is capital of the state of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
~400 BCE

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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tuxtla reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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)
12715
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Tuxtla weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°71.911.18.5
Feb28° / 15°51.411.47.9
Mar29° / 17°112.811.96.5
Apr31° / 18°337.312.45.1
May30° / 19°15818.712.84.1
Jun28° / 19°36926.9133.6
Jul28° / 18°2942612.93.9
Aug28° / 19°32626.712.63.9
Sep27° / 19°34127.812.13.7
Oct26° / 18°17218.111.65.2
Nov26° / 16°456.511.27.4
Dec26° / 15°132118.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
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68416
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88515
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tuxtla gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in February, the driest month. 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1215821
2225622
3225622
4225622
5225622
6225622
7225523
8235423
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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 7 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
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:486:04
211.36:486:04
311.36:486:05
411.36:486:05
511.36:476:06
611.36:476:06
711.36:476:07
811.36:466:07
911.46:466:08
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1611.56:436:11
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1911.56:426:12
2011.56:426:12
2111.56:416:13
2211.56:406:13
2311.66:406:13
2411.66:396:14
2511.66:396:14
2611.66:386:14
2711.66:386:14
2811.66:376:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
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55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tuxtla

In seasonPeak

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

Tuxtla's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Tuxtla?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tuxtla in February

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

In February, Tuxtla sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tuxtla in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuxtla peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tuxtla 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 Tuxtla is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuxtla?

Tuxtla sits at 16.8°N, 93.1°W, 535 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chiapas, 12 km away.

Topography around Tuxtla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuxtla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 570 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Tuxtla is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
292 m
16 km
1,373 m
80 km
2,840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Chiapas 12 km · Suchiapa 14 km · Berriozábal 17 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 28 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 51 km · Villaflores 60 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 65 km · Teopisca 72 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 Tuxtla (16.7536°, -93.1158°, elevation 535 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).