Juliaca weather in February

In February, Juliaca sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 181 mm of precipitation across 23.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Juliaca's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juliaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
181 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:40 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Juliaca is capital city of San Román, Puno, Peru.

Founded
1926

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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Juliaca reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°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)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
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10155
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How February really feels in Juliaca

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.

Juliaca weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 19326.30.812.82.7
Feb15° / 18123.70.312.52.6
Mar15° / 15125.20.612.12.9
Apr15° / 7515.80.211.74.0
May16° / -1°225.40.111.35.7
Jun16° / -2°71.70.211.16.2
Jul16° / -3°720.111.26.3
Aug17° / -1°184.80.411.56.3
Sep17° / 4610.30.511.95.8
Oct18° / 7814.30.912.45.2
Nov18° / 7614.10.512.75.0
Dec16° / 14021.70.512.93.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
111090
121090
13991
14991
15991
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271288
281387

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Juliaca gets around 181 mm of rain and snow over 23.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1832
2832
3832
4832
5832
6832
7841
8841
9851
10851
11861
12861
13871
14871
15871
16871
17871
18871
19871
20871
21871
22861
23861
24861
25861
26851
27851
28851

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
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21100
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23100
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26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:346:15
212.75:346:14
312.75:356:14
412.65:356:14
512.65:356:14
612.65:366:14
712.65:366:13
812.65:376:13
912.65:376:13
1012.65:386:12
1112.65:386:12
1212.65:386:12
1312.55:396:11
1412.55:396:11
1512.55:406:11
1612.55:406:10
1712.55:406:10
1812.55:416:09
1912.55:416:09
2012.55:416:08
2112.45:426:08
2212.45:426:07
2312.45:426:07
2412.45:436:06
2512.45:436:06
2612.45:436:05
2712.45:436:05
2812.35:446:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Juliaca

In seasonPeak

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

Juliaca's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Juliaca?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juliaca.

What to pack for Juliaca in February

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

In February, Juliaca sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Juliaca 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 Juliaca peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Juliaca?

Juliaca sits at 15.5°S, 70.1°W, 3,834 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 3.0 km away.

Isla del SolLa RinconadaCopacabanaYauri

Topography around Juliaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juliaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 3,847 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,579 m.

The land around Juliaca is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
501 m
80 km
1,579 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: San Miguel 3.0 km · Puno 40 km · Ilave 82 km · Ayaviri 84 km · Isla del Sol 121 km · La Rinconada 122 km · Copacabana 135 km · Yauri 158 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 Juliaca (-15.5°, -70.1333°, elevation 3,834 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).