Jalapa weather in February

In February, Jalapa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 24 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Jalapa's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:13 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Jalapa is Town in the northeast of Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua. Seat of the municipality..

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 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Jalapa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Jalapa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	36	11.7	11.3	6.7
Feb	26° / 17°	24	8.4	11.5	6.8
Mar	29° / 18°	22	6.7	11.9	6.3
Apr	31° / 19°	44	7.5	12.3	5.0
May	30° / 20°	166	18.7	12.6	3.8
Jun	28° / 20°	178	25.5	12.8	3.6
Jul	27° / 20°	142	26.1	12.7	4.0
Aug	28° / 20°	130	25	12.5	4.0
Sep	29° / 20°	156	24.4	12.1	3.6
Oct	28° / 19°	192	23.9	11.7	4.2
Nov	26° / 18°	83	16	11.4	5.6
Dec	25° / 17°	42	13.2	11.2	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 40% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	68	68	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	70	70
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	30

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Jalapa gets around 24 mm of rain over 8.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% 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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20
Humid (%)	67	66	66	66	67	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	64	63	63	62
Muggy (%)	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	14	67	17
2	2	14	66	18
3	2	14	66	18
4	2	14	66	18
5	2	14	67	17
6	3	14	66	17
7	3	15	65	17
8	3	15	65	17
9	3	15	66	16
10	3	15	66	16
11	3	15	66	16
12	3	16	66	15
13	3	16	66	15
14	2	16	67	15
15	2	16	67	15
16	2	17	66	15
17	2	17	66	15
18	2	17	66	15
19	2	17	66	15
20	2	17	66	15
21	1	17	67	15
22	1	17	67	15
23	1	17	67	15
24	1	17	67	15
25	2	18	64	16
26	2	19	63	16
27	2	19	63	16
28	2	20	62	16

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:40 PM to 5:49 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	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	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	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	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:16	5:40
2	11.4	6:16	5:40
3	11.4	6:16	5:41
4	11.4	6:16	5:41
5	11.4	6:16	5:41
6	11.4	6:15	5:42
7	11.5	6:15	5:42
8	11.5	6:15	5:43
9	11.5	6:15	5:43
10	11.5	6:15	5:43
11	11.5	6:14	5:44
12	11.5	6:14	5:44
13	11.5	6:14	5:45
14	11.5	6:13	5:45
15	11.5	6:13	5:45
16	11.5	6:13	5:46
17	11.6	6:12	5:46
18	11.6	6:12	5:46
19	11.6	6:11	5:46
20	11.6	6:11	5:47
21	11.6	6:11	5:47
22	11.6	6:10	5:47
23	11.6	6:10	5:48
24	11.6	6:09	5:48
25	11.7	6:09	5:48
26	11.7	6:08	5:48
27	11.7	6:08	5:49
28	11.7	6:07	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.72 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)	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Jalapa

In seasonPeak

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

Jalapa's rainy season runs May–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 Jalapa?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Jalapa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jalapa in February

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

In February, Jalapa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jalapa 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 Jalapa peaks around April 11 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	12	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	12	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 Jalapa 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 Jalapa is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	5	6	10	33	31	20	25	18	13	10	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	33	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jalapa?

Jalapa sits at 13.9°N, 86.1°W, 686 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is El Paraíso, 46 km away.

Topography around Jalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalapa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 737 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Jalapa is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

618 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,337 m

trees 73%

80 km

1,897 m

trees 66%

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

February weather nearby: El Paraíso 46 km · Ocotal 50 km · Danlí 51 km · Somoto 69 km · Teupasenti 70 km · Morocelí 83 km · Juticalpa 83 km · Jinotega 93 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 Jalapa (13.9222°, -86.1235°, elevation 686 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	14	67	17
2	2	14	66	18
3	2	14	66	18
4	2	14	66	18
5	2	14	67	17
6	3	14	66	17
7	3	15	65	17
8	3	15	65	17
9	3	15	66	16
10	3	15	66	16
11	3	15	66	16
12	3	16	66	15
13	3	16	66	15
14	2	16	67	15
15	2	16	67	15
16	2	17	66	15
17	2	17	66	15
18	2	17	66	15
19	2	17	66	15
20	2	17	66	15
21	1	17	67	15
22	1	17	67	15
23	1	17	67	15
24	1	17	67	15
25	2	18	64	16
26	2	19	63	16
27	2	19	63	16
28	2	20	62	16

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	14	67	17
2	2	14	66	18
3	2	14	66	18
4	2	14	66	18
5	2	14	67	17
6	3	14	66	17
7	3	15	65	17
8	3	15	65	17
9	3	15	66	16
10	3	15	66	16
11	3	15	66	16
12	3	16	66	15
13	3	16	66	15
14	2	16	67	15
15	2	16	67	15
16	2	17	66	15
17	2	17	66	15
18	2	17	66	15
19	2	17	66	15
20	2	17	66	15
21	1	17	67	15
22	1	17	67	15
23	1	17	67	15
24	1	17	67	15
25	2	18	64	16
26	2	19	63	16
27	2	19	63	16
28	2	20	62	16

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	14	67	17
2	2	14	66	18
3	2	14	66	18
4	2	14	66	18
5	2	14	67	17
6	3	14	66	17
7	3	15	65	17
8	3	15	65	17
9	3	15	66	16
10	3	15	66	16
11	3	15	66	16
12	3	16	66	15
13	3	16	66	15
14	2	16	67	15
15	2	16	67	15
16	2	17	66	15
17	2	17	66	15
18	2	17	66	15
19	2	17	66	15
20	2	17	66	15
21	1	17	67	15
22	1	17	67	15
23	1	17	67	15
24	1	17	67	15
25	2	18	64	16
26	2	19	63	16
27	2	19	63	16
28	2	20	62	16