El Pedregal weather in February

In February, El Pedregal sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 39 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Pedregal's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Pedregal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

El Pedregal is village in Arequipa, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in El Pedregal reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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El Pedregal weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°317.412.96.8
Feb23° / 16°399.412.56.4
Mar23° / 16°236.612.17.1
Apr24° / 15°51.411.68.4
May24° / 14°0011.29.2
Jun23° / 13°00119.2
Jul22° / 12°00.111.19.2
Aug23° / 13°10.211.59.2
Sep24° / 14°10.211.99.3
Oct24° / 14°10.112.48.9
Nov24° / 14°10.212.88.6
Dec24° / 15°82.3137.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
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281288

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Pedregal gets around 39 mm of rain over 9.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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735
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1196912
2187012
3187012
4177112
5177112
6177112
7177013
8177013
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10177013
11177013
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:41 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:24
212.75:416:24
312.75:426:24
412.75:426:23
512.75:436:23
612.75:436:23
712.75:446:23
812.65:446:22
912.65:446:22
1012.65:456:22
1112.65:456:21
1212.65:466:21
1312.65:466:21
1412.65:476:20
1512.55:476:20
1612.55:476:19
1712.55:486:19
1812.55:486:18
1912.55:486:18
2012.55:496:17
2112.55:496:17
2212.45:496:16
2312.45:506:16
2412.45:506:15
2512.45:506:15
2612.45:516:14
2712.45:516:14
2812.45:516:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
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65.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit El Pedregal?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit El Pedregal for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Pedregal in February

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

In February, El Pedregal sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near El Pedregal 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 at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 11 to Apr 14 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in El Pedregal in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Pedregal peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 17Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Pedregal?

El Pedregal sits at 16.4°S, 72.2°W, 1,400 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Camaná, 62 km away.

Moquegua

Topography around El Pedregal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Pedregal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,395 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,249 m.

The land around El Pedregal is covered by cropland (40%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
6,249 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Camaná 62 km · Cono Norte 65 km · Jacobo Hunter 69 km · Arequipa 70 km · Selva Alegre 71 km · Ciudad Satelite 71 km · Mollendo 76 km · Moquegua 163 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 El Pedregal (-16.3631°, -72.1921°, elevation 1,400 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).