Estelí weather in February

In February, Estelí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Estelí's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estelí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:13 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 1st clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Estelí is large urban settlement and municipal seat in Estelí Department, Nicaragua..

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Estelí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

Estelí weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	3	0.7	11.3	8.2
Feb	29° / 18°	3	0.5	11.6	7.4
Mar	30° / 19°	6	1.4	11.9	6.2
Apr	31° / 20°	36	5.4	12.3	4.8
May	30° / 21°	231	17.8	12.6	3.9
Jun	28° / 20°	187	21	12.8	4.3
Jul	28° / 20°	83	14.7	12.7	5.2
Aug	29° / 20°	150	18.9	12.4	4.4
Sep	28° / 20°	227	23.7	12.1	3.9
Oct	27° / 20°	248	22.9	11.7	4.4
Nov	27° / 19°	55	8.7	11.4	6.6
Dec	27° / 18°	6	1.6	11.2	8.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	87	88	87	87	87	87	86	86
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Estelí gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 56% 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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	6
Comfortable (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	42
Humid (%)	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	52	50
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	61	0
2	6	33	61	0
3	6	33	61	0
4	6	34	60	0
5	6	34	60	0
6	6	34	60	0
7	6	35	59	0
8	7	35	58	0
9	7	36	57	0
10	7	36	57	0
11	7	36	57	0
12	7	37	56	0
13	6	37	56	1
14	6	37	56	1
15	6	38	55	1
16	5	38	56	1
17	5	39	55	1
18	5	40	54	1
19	4	41	54	1
20	4	41	54	1
21	4	41	54	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	4	42	53	1
25	4	41	54	1
26	4	41	53	2
27	5	41	52	2
28	6	42	50	2

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 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 6:16 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:50 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:16	5:42
2	11.4	6:16	5:42
3	11.4	6:16	5:43
4	11.5	6:16	5:43
5	11.5	6:16	5:43
6	11.5	6:15	5:44
7	11.5	6:15	5:44
8	11.5	6:15	5:45
9	11.5	6:15	5:45
10	11.5	6:14	5:45
11	11.5	6:14	5:46
12	11.5	6:14	5:46
13	11.5	6:14	5:46
14	11.6	6:13	5:47
15	11.6	6:13	5:47
16	11.6	6:13	5:47
17	11.6	6:12	5:48
18	11.6	6:12	5:48
19	11.6	6:12	5:48
20	11.6	6:11	5:48
21	11.6	6:11	5:49
22	11.6	6:10	5:49
23	11.7	6:10	5:49
24	11.7	6:09	5:49
25	11.7	6:09	5:50
26	11.7	6:08	5:50
27	11.7	6:08	5:50
28	11.7	6:07	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Estelí

In seasonPeak

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

Estelí's rainy season runs August–October, 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 Estelí?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Estelí in February

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

In February, Estelí sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Estelí in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Estelí peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very 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)	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Estelí 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 Estelí is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	9	21	23	19	24	18	14	12	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	21	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Estelí?

Estelí sits at 13.1°N, 86.4°W, 833 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Jinotega, 38 km away.

Topography around Estelí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Estelí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Estelí is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

247 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

1,177 m

grassland 49%

80 km

2,071 m

trees 53%

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

February weather nearby: Jinotega 38 km · Somoto 50 km · Matagalpa 51 km · Somotillo 60 km · Ocotal 61 km · El Paraíso 89 km · La Paz Centro 91 km · Ciudad Choluteca 92 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,173; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.3; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 16.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 512
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 Estelí (13.0929°, -86.3559°, elevation 833 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	61	0
2	6	33	61	0
3	6	33	61	0
4	6	34	60	0
5	6	34	60	0
6	6	34	60	0
7	6	35	59	0
8	7	35	58	0
9	7	36	57	0
10	7	36	57	0
11	7	36	57	0
12	7	37	56	0
13	6	37	56	1
14	6	37	56	1
15	6	38	55	1
16	5	38	56	1
17	5	39	55	1
18	5	40	54	1
19	4	41	54	1
20	4	41	54	1
21	4	41	54	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	4	42	53	1
25	4	41	54	1
26	4	41	53	2
27	5	41	52	2
28	6	42	50	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	61	0
2	6	33	61	0
3	6	33	61	0
4	6	34	60	0
5	6	34	60	0
6	6	34	60	0
7	6	35	59	0
8	7	35	58	0
9	7	36	57	0
10	7	36	57	0
11	7	36	57	0
12	7	37	56	0
13	6	37	56	1
14	6	37	56	1
15	6	38	55	1
16	5	38	56	1
17	5	39	55	1
18	5	40	54	1
19	4	41	54	1
20	4	41	54	1
21	4	41	54	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	4	42	53	1
25	4	41	54	1
26	4	41	53	2
27	5	41	52	2
28	6	42	50	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	61	0
2	6	33	61	0
3	6	33	61	0
4	6	34	60	0
5	6	34	60	0
6	6	34	60	0
7	6	35	59	0
8	7	35	58	0
9	7	36	57	0
10	7	36	57	0
11	7	36	57	0
12	7	37	56	0
13	6	37	56	1
14	6	37	56	1
15	6	38	55	1
16	5	38	56	1
17	5	39	55	1
18	5	40	54	1
19	4	41	54	1
20	4	41	54	1
21	4	41	54	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	4	42	53	1
25	4	41	54	1
26	4	41	53	2
27	5	41	52	2
28	6	42	50	2