Changuinola weather in February

In February, Changuinola sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 150 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Changuinola's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Changuinola's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 150 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:54 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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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 Changuinola reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How February really feels in Changuinola

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Changuinola weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-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	28° / 23°	206	21.4	11.5	4.9
Feb	28° / 23°	150	19.2	11.7	4.8
Mar	28° / 23°	148	22	11.9	4.3
Apr	29° / 24°	167	22.8	12.2	3.7
May	30° / 25°	353	28.1	12.4	2.9
Jun	30° / 25°	351	29.1	12.5	2.7
Jul	29° / 25°	424	30.1	12.5	2.8
Aug	29° / 25°	329	29.8	12.3	2.7
Sep	30° / 25°	260	28.5	12.1	2.8
Oct	29° / 25°	313	28.8	11.8	2.9
Nov	28° / 24°	412	26.8	11.6	3.3
Dec	28° / 23°	324	24.5	11.5	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	66	66	65	64	64	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59
Cloudier (%)	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Changuinola gets around 150 mm of rain over 19.2 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 69% and peaks near 71% 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 (%)	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	70	70	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	68
10	69
11	69
12	70
13	70
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	70
27	70
28	70

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33
Oppressive (%)	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	64	64	64
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59	0
2	41	59	0
3	40	60	0
4	40	60	0
5	39	61	0
6	39	61	0
7	38	61	1
8	37	62	1
9	37	62	1
10	36	63	1
11	35	64	1
12	35	64	1
13	34	65	1
14	34	65	1
15	33	66	1
16	33	66	1
17	33	66	1
18	33	65	2
19	33	65	2
20	33	65	2
21	33	65	2
22	33	65	2
23	33	65	2
24	34	64	2
25	34	63	3
26	33	64	3
27	33	64	3
28	33	64	3

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 8 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
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15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:37 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)	11.6	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:56	6:31
2	11.6	6:56	6:32
3	11.6	6:56	6:32
4	11.6	6:56	6:32
5	11.6	6:56	6:33
6	11.6	6:56	6:33
7	11.6	6:55	6:33
8	11.6	6:55	6:34
9	11.6	6:55	6:34
10	11.7	6:55	6:34
11	11.7	6:55	6:34
12	11.7	6:55	6:35
13	11.7	6:54	6:35
14	11.7	6:54	6:35
15	11.7	6:54	6:35
16	11.7	6:54	6:36
17	11.7	6:53	6:36
18	11.7	6:53	6:36
19	11.7	6:53	6:36
20	11.7	6:53	6:36
21	11.7	6:52	6:37
22	11.7	6:52	6:37
23	11.8	6:52	6:37
24	11.8	6:51	6:37
25	11.8	6:51	6:37
26	11.8	6:50	6:37
27	11.8	6:50	6:37
28	11.8	6:50	6:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.96 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Changuinola?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Changuinola for sightseeing.

What to pack for Changuinola in February

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

In February, Changuinola sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Changuinola in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	28	28	29	29	28	29	29	29	28	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	28	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Changuinola 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 Changuinola peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (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	12	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Changuinola 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 Changuinola is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 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)	7	9	9	13	17	16	18	15	11	10	6	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Changuinola?

Changuinola sits at 9.4°N, 82.5°W, 12 m above sea level, in Panama. The nearest listed city is Bocas del Toro, 32 km away.

Topography around Changuinola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Changuinola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,491 m.

The land around Changuinola is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

trees 82%

16 km

709 m

trees 67%

80 km

3,491 m

trees 58%

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

February weather nearby: Bocas del Toro 32 km · Puerto Viejo 36 km · Boquete 73 km · Puerto Limón 84 km · La Concepción 102 km · David 112 km · Pedregal 118 km · San Isidro 129 km

Panama travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 110 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 45% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,790; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 13.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 491
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 Changuinola (9.43°, -82.52°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	68
10	69
11	69
12	70
13	70
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59	0
2	41	59	0
3	40	60	0
4	40	60	0
5	39	61	0
6	39	61	0
7	38	61	1
8	37	62	1
9	37	62	1
10	36	63	1
11	35	64	1
12	35	64	1
13	34	65	1
14	34	65	1
15	33	66	1
16	33	66	1
17	33	66	1
18	33	65	2
19	33	65	2
20	33	65	2
21	33	65	2
22	33	65	2
23	33	65	2
24	34	64	2
25	34	63	3
26	33	64	3
27	33	64	3
28	33	64	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	68
10	69
11	69
12	70
13	70
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59	0
2	41	59	0
3	40	60	0
4	40	60	0
5	39	61	0
6	39	61	0
7	38	61	1
8	37	62	1
9	37	62	1
10	36	63	1
11	35	64	1
12	35	64	1
13	34	65	1
14	34	65	1
15	33	66	1
16	33	66	1
17	33	66	1
18	33	65	2
19	33	65	2
20	33	65	2
21	33	65	2
22	33	65	2
23	33	65	2
24	34	64	2
25	34	63	3
26	33	64	3
27	33	64	3
28	33	64	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	68
10	69
11	69
12	70
13	70
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	41	59	0
2	41	59	0
3	40	60	0
4	40	60	0
5	39	61	0
6	39	61	0
7	38	61	1
8	37	62	1
9	37	62	1
10	36	63	1
11	35	64	1
12	35	64	1
13	34	65	1
14	34	65	1
15	33	66	1
16	33	66	1
17	33	66	1
18	33	65	2
19	33	65	2
20	33	65	2
21	33	65	2
22	33	65	2
23	33	65	2
24	34	64	2
25	34	63	3
26	33	64	3
27	33	64	3
28	33	64	3