Puerto Maldonado weather in February

In February, Puerto Maldonado sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 359 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Puerto Maldonado's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Maldonado's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 359 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:39 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Puerto Maldonado is capital city of Madre de Dios, Peru.

Founded: 1902

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto Maldonado reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23

How February really feels in Puerto Maldonado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Maldonado weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	369	27.1	12.7	3.0
Feb	30° / 23°	359	24.6	12.4	3.0
Mar	30° / 23°	300	25.6	12.1	3.1
Apr	30° / 22°	168	19.1	11.7	3.9
May	29° / 21°	88	13.8	11.4	5.2
Jun	28° / 20°	52	9.3	11.3	6.1
Jul	28° / 19°	46	7.9	11.3	6.5
Aug	30° / 20°	62	8.6	11.6	5.4
Sep	31° / 22°	119	13.6	11.9	4.2
Oct	31° / 23°	223	21.4	12.3	3.4
Nov	30° / 23°	259	22.2	12.6	3.3
Dec	30° / 23°	331	26	12.7	3.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Maldonado gets around 359 mm of rain over 24.6 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 88% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	86

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Oppressive (%)	69	69	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71
Miserable (%)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	69	30
2	1	69	30
3	2	68	30
4	2	68	30
5	2	68	30
6	2	69	29
7	2	69	29
8	2	69	29
9	2	69	29
10	2	70	28
11	2	70	28
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	3	70	27
15	3	71	26
16	3	71	26
17	3	71	26
18	3	72	25
19	3	72	25
20	3	72	25
21	2	73	25
22	2	73	25
23	2	73	25
24	2	72	26
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:34	6:07
2	12.5	5:34	6:07
3	12.5	5:35	6:07
4	12.5	5:35	6:06
5	12.5	5:35	6:06
6	12.5	5:36	6:06
7	12.5	5:36	6:06
8	12.5	5:37	6:06
9	12.5	5:37	6:06
10	12.5	5:37	6:05
11	12.5	5:38	6:05
12	12.4	5:38	6:05
13	12.4	5:38	6:04
14	12.4	5:39	6:04
15	12.4	5:39	6:04
16	12.4	5:39	6:04
17	12.4	5:39	6:03
18	12.4	5:40	6:03
19	12.4	5:40	6:02
20	12.4	5:40	6:02
21	12.4	5:41	6:02
22	12.3	5:41	6:01
23	12.3	5:41	6:01
24	12.3	5:41	6:00
25	12.3	5:41	6:00
26	12.3	5:42	5:59
27	12.3	5:42	5:59
28	12.3	5:42	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Puerto Maldonado

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Maldonado'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 Puerto Maldonado?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Maldonado.

What to pack for Puerto Maldonado in February

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

In February, Puerto Maldonado sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Puerto Maldonado 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 Puerto Maldonado peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	15	11	10	8	8	9	6	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Maldonado 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 Puerto Maldonado is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	13	10	8	8	10	23	47	19	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado sits at 12.6°S, 69.2°W, 193 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tambopata, 19 km away.

Topography around Puerto Maldonado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Maldonado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Puerto Maldonado is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

trees 44%

16 km

100 m

trees 80%

80 km

224 m

trees 95%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Puerto Maldonado year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Tambopata 19 km · Cobija 180 km · Epitaciolândia 181 km · Brasiléia 182 km · Xapuri 228 km · La Rinconada 229 km · Sicuani 288 km · Ayaviri 296 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

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 Puerto Maldonado (-12.5895°, -69.1995°, elevation 193 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	69	30
2	1	69	30
3	2	68	30
4	2	68	30
5	2	68	30
6	2	69	29
7	2	69	29
8	2	69	29
9	2	69	29
10	2	70	28
11	2	70	28
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	3	70	27
15	3	71	26
16	3	71	26
17	3	71	26
18	3	72	25
19	3	72	25
20	3	72	25
21	2	73	25
22	2	73	25
23	2	73	25
24	2	72	26
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	69	30
2	1	69	30
3	2	68	30
4	2	68	30
5	2	68	30
6	2	69	29
7	2	69	29
8	2	69	29
9	2	69	29
10	2	70	28
11	2	70	28
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	3	70	27
15	3	71	26
16	3	71	26
17	3	71	26
18	3	72	25
19	3	72	25
20	3	72	25
21	2	73	25
22	2	73	25
23	2	73	25
24	2	72	26
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	69	30
2	1	69	30
3	2	68	30
4	2	68	30
5	2	68	30
6	2	69	29
7	2	69	29
8	2	69	29
9	2	69	29
10	2	70	28
11	2	70	28
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	3	70	27
15	3	71	26
16	3	71	26
17	3	71	26
18	3	72	25
19	3	72	25
20	3	72	25
21	2	73	25
22	2	73	25
23	2	73	25
24	2	72	26
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28