Huancayo weather in February

In February, Huancayo sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 248 mm of precipitation across 27 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°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 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 Huancayo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huancayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
248 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Huancayo is capital city of Junín region, Peru.

Density
1,430/km²
people per km²
Founded
1572

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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Huancayo reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Huancayo

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.

Huancayo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 24329.5112.61.8
Feb12° / 248270.912.41.7
Mar12° / 222300.512.11.7
Apr12° / 11324.90.111.72.0
May12° / 5315.8011.52.8
Jun12° / 247.40.211.33.2
Jul11° / -0°248.10.211.43.2
Aug12° / 4413.60.611.62.8
Sep12° / 9023.70.211.92.1
Oct12° / 14727.70.212.31.9
Nov13° / 15326.40.412.62.0
Dec13° / 21628.50.912.71.9

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 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Huancayo gets around 248 mm of rain and snow over 27 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 precipitation averages around 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2963
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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 3 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
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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 5:59 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:596:30
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412.56:006:30
512.56:006:30
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.48 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 Huancayo

In seasonPeak

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

Huancayo'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 Huancayo?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huancayo.

What to pack for Huancayo in February

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

In February, Huancayo sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°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 Huancayo 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 Huancayo peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme

Air quality in Huancayo 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 Huancayo is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1018 µg/m³Jan 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huancayo?

Huancayo sits at 12.1°S, 75.2°W, 3,596 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chilca, 2.0 km away.

Junín

Topography around Huancayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huancayo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 3,259 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,552 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,579 m.

The land around Huancayo is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
1,552 m
80 km
4,579 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Chilca 2.0 km · Jauja 45 km · Huancavelica 84 km · Tarma 89 km · La Oroya 97 km · San Martín de Pangoa 106 km · Satipo 110 km · Junín 132 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 Huancayo (-12.0687°, -75.2103°, elevation 3,596 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).