Junín weather in February

In February, Junín sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 206 mm of precipitation across 26.6 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 10°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Junín's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Junín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
206 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:08 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Junín is capital city of Junín, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical February day in Junín reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°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 Junín

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Junín 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
Jan10° / 203288.512.61.4
Feb10° / 20626.68.212.41.3
Mar10° / 20029.37.212.11.3
Apr10° / 11025311.81.4
May10° / -1°6219.51.811.51.8
Jun10° / -2°3311.61.511.42.0
Jul / -2°32112.711.42.0
Aug / -2°5115.9411.61.8
Sep10° / -1°9323.75.111.91.4
Oct10° / 13826.96.112.31.4
Nov11° / 14824.95.212.51.6
Dec11° / 19627.7812.61.5

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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Chance of precipitation in February

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Junín gets around 206 mm of rain and snow over 26.6 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Humidity in February

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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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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

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

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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 6:03 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Junín

In seasonPeak

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

Junín's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Junín?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Junín.

What to pack for Junín in February

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

In February, Junín sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Junín in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 20 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Junín peaks around February 13 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Junín?

Junín sits at 11.2°S, 76.0°W, 4,117 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Oroya, 41 km away.

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Topography around Junín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Junín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 4,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,917 m.

The land around Junín is covered by grassland (47%) and wetland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
759 m
80 km
4,917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: La Oroya 41 km · Tarma 44 km · Cerro de Pasco 62 km · Yanacancha 62 km · Jauja 87 km · Chaupimarca 98 km · Chosica 117 km · Santa Rosa 124 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 Junín (-11.159°, -75.993°, elevation 4,117 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).