Chachapoyas weather in February

In February, Chachapoyas sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 293 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°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 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chachapoyas's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chachapoyas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
293 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Chachapoyas is city in Amazonas, Peru.

Density
208/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 18°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chachapoyas reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°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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Chachapoyas 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
Jan19° / 10°2852812.33.4
Feb18° / 10°29326.412.23.2
Mar18° / 10°32029.6123.1
Apr18° / 10°22328.111.93.3
May18° / 10°14825.111.73.8
Jun18° / 8620.611.64.3
Jul17° / 7719.911.74.3
Aug17° / 7519.811.84.4
Sep18° / 12925123.7
Oct18° / 24427.712.13.4
Nov19° / 10°24324.512.33.8
Dec19° / 10°26627.312.43.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chachapoyas gets around 293 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
396
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16946
17946
18946
19937
20937
21937
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928

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
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124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 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 6:17 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:176:33
212.36:176:33
312.36:176:33
412.36:186:33
512.36:186:33
612.26:186:33
712.26:186:33
812.26:196:33
912.26:196:33
1012.26:196:33
1112.26:196:33
1212.26:206:33
1312.26:206:32
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1712.26:206:32
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1912.26:206:31
2012.26:216:31
2112.26:216:31
2212.26:216:31
2312.26:216:30
2412.26:216:30
2512.26:216:30
2612.16:216:30
2712.16:216:29
2812.16:216:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Chachapoyas?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chachapoyas.

What to pack for Chachapoyas in February

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

In February, Chachapoyas sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chachapoyas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chachapoyas peaks around February 15 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 18Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Chachapoyas 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 Chachapoyas is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chachapoyas?

Chachapoyas sits at 6.2°S, 77.9°W, 2,360 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 80 km away.

JaénCajamarcaJuanjuíBellavista

Topography around Chachapoyas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chachapoyas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 2,324 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,031 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,818 m.

The land around Chachapoyas is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
880 m
16 km
2,031 m
80 km
3,818 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Rioja 80 km · Bagua Grande 82 km · La Peca 93 km · Moyobamba 101 km · Jaén 119 km · Cajamarca 125 km · Juanjuí 164 km · Bellavista 168 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 Chachapoyas (-6.2317°, -77.869°, elevation 2,360 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).