Atalaya weather in February

In February, Atalaya sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 317 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Atalaya's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atalaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
317 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Atalaya is city in Ucayali, Peru.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Atalaya reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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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How February really feels in Atalaya

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.

Atalaya weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°33529.312.63.0
Feb29° / 22°31726.412.43.0
Mar29° / 21°30828.412.13.1
Apr29° / 21°20022.911.83.7
May28° / 20°10416.511.55.1
Jun28° / 20°7211.311.46.2
Jul28° / 19°519.511.46.5
Aug30° / 20°629.411.65.5
Sep30° / 21°11715.611.94.2
Oct30° / 21°19124.212.23.4
Nov29° / 22°2432512.53.3
Dec29° / 22°31228.712.63.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15793
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28892

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Atalaya gets around 317 mm of rain over 26.4 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
695
795
895
995
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1296
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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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
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27694
28694

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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164calm
173calm
183calm
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203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 5:55 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:556:23
212.55:556:22
312.55:556:22
412.45:566:22
512.45:566:22
612.45:566:22
712.45:576:22
812.45:576:22
912.45:576:22
1012.45:586:21
1112.45:586:21
1212.45:586:21
1312.45:596:21
1412.45:596:20
1512.45:596:20
1612.35:596:20
1712.36:006:20
1812.36:006:19
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2012.36:006:19
2112.36:006:18
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
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174.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Atalaya

In seasonPeak

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

Atalaya's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Atalaya?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atalaya.

What to pack for Atalaya in February

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

In February, Atalaya sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Atalaya in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atalaya peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 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 highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Atalaya 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 Atalaya is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1534 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Atalaya?

Atalaya sits at 10.7°S, 73.8°W, 232 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Martín de Pangoa, 111 km away.

Santa RosaHuancayoChilcaJaujaTarmaMarechal Thaumaturgo

Topography around Atalaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atalaya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,900 m.

The land around Atalaya is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
352 m
16 km
987 m
80 km
2,900 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: San Martín de Pangoa 111 km · Satipo 112 km · Santa Rosa 125 km · Huancayo 217 km · Chilca 218 km · Jauja 222 km · Tarma 224 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 225 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 Atalaya (-10.7307°, -73.7587°, elevation 232 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).