Callao weather in February

In February, Callao sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Callao's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Callao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:11 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Callao is city and main seaport of Peru.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 25.5 µg/m³ · 2016
Density: 8,343/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1537

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Callao reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Callao weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 20°	5	1.5	12.6	7.4
Feb	23° / 21°	8	2	12.4	7.4
Mar	22° / 21°	6	1.7	12.1	7.4
Apr	20° / 19°	2	0.2	11.7	7.4
May	19° / 18°	2	0.2	11.5	7.1
Jun	18° / 17°	5	1.1	11.3	6.5
Jul	17° / 16°	5	1.2	11.4	6.1
Aug	16° / 15°	5	1.2	11.6	6.0
Sep	16° / 15°	4	0.5	11.9	6.0
Oct	17° / 16°	3	0.3	12.3	6.2
Nov	18° / 17°	2	0.1	12.6	6.9
Dec	20° / 19°	3	0.6	12.7	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	14	14	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	12
Cloudier (%)	86	86	88	89	90	90	90	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Callao gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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

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 85% 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 (%)	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85
Oppressive (%)	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:30 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:06	6:38
2	12.5	6:07	6:38
3	12.5	6:07	6:38
4	12.5	6:07	6:37
5	12.5	6:08	6:37
6	12.5	6:08	6:37
7	12.5	6:09	6:37
8	12.5	6:09	6:37
9	12.5	6:09	6:37
10	12.4	6:10	6:36
11	12.4	6:10	6:36
12	12.4	6:10	6:36
13	12.4	6:11	6:36
14	12.4	6:11	6:35
15	12.4	6:11	6:35
16	12.4	6:11	6:35
17	12.4	6:12	6:34
18	12.4	6:12	6:34
19	12.4	6:12	6:34
20	12.3	6:12	6:33
21	12.3	6:13	6:33
22	12.3	6:13	6:33
23	12.3	6:13	6:32
24	12.3	6:13	6:32
25	12.3	6:14	6:31
26	12.3	6:14	6:31
27	12.3	6:14	6:30
28	12.3	6:14	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.43 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Callao?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Callao for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Callao in February

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

In February, Callao sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Callao in February

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 9 — about 3.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Callao 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 Callao peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (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)	14	16	13	12	10	8	8	10	10	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Callao 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 Callao is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Callao's WHO annual average of 25.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	27	30	28	29	28	26	25	23	23	22	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Callao?

Callao sits at 12.1°S, 77.1°W, 5 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Carmen De La Legua Reynoso, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Callao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Callao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,870 m.

The land around Callao is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (60%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

737 m

water 60%

80 km

4,870 m

water 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Carmen De La Legua Reynoso 4.0 km · Breña 9.0 km · Jesus Maria 10 km · San Isidro 11 km · Lima 12 km · Miraflores 13 km · San Francisco De Borja 15 km · Barranco 16 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

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 Callao (-12.0516°, -77.1345°, elevation 5 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	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	22	21
6	22	21
7	23	21
8	23	21
9	23	21
10	23	21
11	23	21
12	23	21
13	23	21
14	23	21
15	23	21
16	23	21
17	23	21
18	23	21
19	23	21
20	23	21
21	23	21
22	23	21
23	23	21
24	23	21
25	23	21
26	23	21
27	23	21
28	23	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	12	88
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	9	91
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15