Pacasmayo weather in February

In February, Pacasmayo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Pacasmayo is city.

Founded
1864

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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pacasmayo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Pacasmayo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°113.212.47.6
Feb24° / 21°245.512.27.1
Mar24° / 21°256.312.17.1
Apr23° / 20°102.611.87.7
May21° / 18°20.611.78.0
Jun20° / 17°10.111.68.0
Jul19° / 16°0011.67.8
Aug19° / 16°00.111.87.7
Sep19° / 16°20.5127.4
Oct19° / 16°30.912.27.2
Nov20° / 17°30.812.37.3
Dec21° / 18°6212.47.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101882
111981
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131981
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241783
251783
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271585
281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pacasmayo gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
522
621
721
821
920
1020
1119
1219
1318
1418
1518
1617
1717
1817
1918
2018
2118
2218
2319
2419
2520
2620
2721
2821

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11177120
21077130
3977140
4778150
5678160
6678160
7578170
8479170
9380170
10379180
11279181
12280171
13280171
14181171
15181171
16182161
17182161
18182161
19084151
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21084151
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26083161
27182161
28182161

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:41
212.36:236:41
312.36:236:41
412.36:236:41
512.36:236:41
612.36:246:41
712.36:246:41
812.36:246:41
912.36:246:41
1012.36:256:41
1112.36:256:41
1212.36:256:41
1312.36:256:40
1412.26:256:40
1512.26:266:40
1612.26:266:40
1712.26:266:40
1812.26:266:39
1912.26:266:39
2012.26:266:39
2112.26:266:39
2212.26:276:38
2312.26:276:38
2412.26:276:38
2512.26:276:38
2612.26:276:37
2712.26:276:37
2812.26:276:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pacasmayo?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Pacasmayo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pacasmayo in February

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

In February, Pacasmayo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pacasmayo 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 October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 12 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Pacasmayo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pacasmayo peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pacasmayo?

Pacasmayo sits at 7.4°S, 79.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Lloc, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pacasmayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pacasmayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around Pacasmayo is covered by bare terrain (45%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
3,764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: San Pedro de Lloc 8.0 km · Guadalupe 19 km · Chepén 25 km · Paiján 47 km · Saña 54 km · Chocope 58 km · Monsefú 67 km · Santiago de Cao 72 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 Pacasmayo (-7.4006°, -79.5714°, elevation 12 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).