Ilo weather in February

In February, Ilo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.6 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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ilo's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ilo is city in Peru.

Density
181/km²
people per km²

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 Ilo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°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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Ilo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°40.912.97.8
Feb23° / 20°41.212.67.9
Mar22° / 19°10.412.18.1
Apr21° / 18°00.111.68.1
May19° / 16°00.111.27.9
Jun18° / 15°00.1117.3
Jul17° / 14°10.411.16.7
Aug17° / 13°10.111.46.7
Sep17° / 14°00.111.96.9
Oct18° / 15°0012.47.3
Nov19° / 16°00.112.87.6
Dec21° / 18°10.2137.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33763
43862
53763
63664
73664
83763
93664
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113664
123664
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203961
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224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274258
284159

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ilo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
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54
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273
282

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15248
25149
35050
44951
54852
64753
74654
84555
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144555
154555
164654
174753
184852
194951
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285842

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:356:22
212.85:366:22
312.85:366:22
412.75:376:22
512.75:376:21
612.75:386:21
712.75:386:21
812.75:396:20
912.75:396:20
1012.75:406:20
1112.75:406:19
1212.65:416:19
1312.65:416:19
1412.65:426:18
1512.65:426:18
1612.65:436:17
1712.65:436:17
1812.55:436:16
1912.55:446:16
2012.55:446:15
2112.55:456:15
2212.55:456:14
2312.55:456:14
2412.55:466:13
2512.45:466:12
2612.45:466:12
2712.45:476:11
2812.45:476:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ilo?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ilo in February

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

In February, Ilo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ilo 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 August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 27 to Apr 28 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Ilo 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 Ilo peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ilo?

Ilo sits at 17.6°S, 71.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Antonio, 64 km away.

TacnaJacobo HunterCiudad SateliteArequipaSelva Alegre

Topography around Ilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Ilo is covered by water (40%), bare terrain (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (51%) and bare terrain (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,476 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: San Antonio 64 km · Moquegua 65 km · Mollendo 98 km · Tacna 123 km · Jacobo Hunter 134 km · Ciudad Satelite 135 km · Arequipa 139 km · Selva Alegre 142 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 Ilo (-17.6319°, -71.3411°, elevation 22 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).