Siuna weather in February

In February, Siuna sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 32 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Siuna's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:07 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Siuna is urban and populated area of the municipality of Siuna, Nicaragua.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Siuna reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Siuna

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.

Siuna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°4516.311.35.7
Feb28° / 20°3213.111.55.7
Mar30° / 21°2911.111.95.2
Apr31° / 22°381112.34.2
May31° / 23°16721.412.63.2
Jun30° / 23°21627.312.82.9
Jul29° / 22°19928.812.73.1
Aug29° / 22°18128.412.53.0
Sep30° / 22°20027.512.12.9
Oct29° / 22°21927.211.73.2
Nov28° / 21°12420.511.44.5
Dec27° / 21°5617.711.25.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 45% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Siuna gets around 32 mm of rain over 13.1 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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750
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2840

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1297316
2297316
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4397216
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Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:115:35
211.46:115:35
311.46:105:35
411.46:105:36
511.46:105:36
611.46:105:37
711.56:105:37
811.56:095:38
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1211.56:085:39
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1511.56:075:40
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1911.66:065:41
2011.66:055:42
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Siuna

In seasonPeak

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

Siuna's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Siuna?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Siuna in February

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

In February, Siuna sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Siuna 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 Siuna peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Siuna 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 Siuna is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1528 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Siuna?

Siuna sits at 13.7°N, 84.8°W, 193 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Río Blanco, 101 km away.

Río BlancoJalapaJinotegaMatagalpaPuerto CabezasBoacoCamoapaDulce Nombre de Culmí

Topography around Siuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,645 m.

The land around Siuna is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
770 m
80 km
1,645 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Río Blanco 101 km · Jalapa 147 km · Jinotega 151 km · Matagalpa 153 km · Puerto Cabezas 154 km · Boaco 170 km · Camoapa 170 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 172 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
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 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 Siuna (13.7332°, -84.7772°, elevation 193 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).