Andahuaylas weather in February

In February, Andahuaylas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 235 mm of precipitation across 26.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Andahuaylas's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andahuaylas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
235 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Andahuaylas is capital city of Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Peru.

Density
47/km²
people per km²

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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Andahuaylas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2157
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10157
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Andahuaylas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 24329.412.72.4
Feb15° / 23526.912.52.3
Mar15° / 21029.512.12.3
Apr15° / 8922.411.73.0
May15° / 3110.911.44.3
Jun14° / 133.911.24.8
Jul14° / 154.411.34.7
Aug14° / 257.211.54.7
Sep15° / 4916.311.94.0
Oct16° / 10924.912.33.2
Nov16° / 13824.812.63.1
Dec15° / 21128.112.82.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4298
5298
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Andahuaylas gets around 235 mm of rain and snow over 26.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
195
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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44calm
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64calm
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114calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:496:25
212.65:506:25
312.65:506:25
412.65:506:25
512.65:516:24
612.55:516:24
712.55:526:24
812.55:526:24
912.55:526:24
1012.55:536:23
1112.55:536:23
1212.55:546:23
1312.55:546:22
1412.55:546:22
1512.55:556:22
1612.45:556:21
1712.45:556:21
1812.45:556:21
1912.45:566:20
2012.45:566:20
2112.45:566:19
2212.45:576:19
2312.45:576:18
2412.35:576:18
2512.35:576:17
2612.35:586:17
2712.35:586:16
2812.35:586:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Andahuaylas

In seasonPeak

In February, Andahuaylas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Andahuaylas's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Andahuaylas?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andahuaylas.

What to pack for Andahuaylas in February

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

In February, Andahuaylas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Andahuaylas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 19 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andahuaylas peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Andahuaylas 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 Andahuaylas is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jan 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Andahuaylas?

Andahuaylas sits at 13.7°S, 73.4°W, 2,902 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Abancay, 54 km away.

Santa AnaQuillabambaHuantaSantiago

Topography around Andahuaylas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andahuaylas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m around an average of 3,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,135 m.

The land around Andahuaylas is covered by trees (34%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
838 m
16 km
2,266 m
80 km
5,135 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Abancay 54 km · Ayacucho 106 km · Machu Picchu 109 km · Aguas Calientes 109 km · Santa Ana 114 km · Quillabamba 116 km · Huanta 123 km · Santiago 152 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Andahuaylas (-13.6556°, -73.3872°, elevation 2,902 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).