Puno weather in February

In February, Puno sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 205 mm of precipitation across 25 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 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Puno's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puno's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 10th coldest
Precipitation: 205 mm; 25 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:39 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Puno is Capital city of Puno, Peru.

Founded: 1668

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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puno reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	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	6	6

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

How February really feels in Puno

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Puno 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 6°	224	27.7	0.9	12.8	2.4
Feb	14° / 6°	205	25	0.5	12.5	2.4
Mar	14° / 5°	174	26.1	0.4	12.1	2.6
Apr	15° / 4°	79	17.2	0.3	11.7	3.6
May	15° / 1°	20	5.6	0	11.3	5.4
Jun	15° / -1°	8	2.2	0.1	11.1	5.8
Jul	15° / -1°	9	2.8	0.3	11.2	5.7
Aug	16° / 0°	20	5.2	0.6	11.5	5.7
Sep	16° / 3°	51	11.4	0.8	11.9	5.1
Oct	16° / 4°	81	15.9	1.1	12.4	4.5
Nov	17° / 5°	85	16.1	0.3	12.7	4.4
Dec	15° / 6°	155	23.5	0.5	12.9	3.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14
Cloudier (%)	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Puno gets around 205 mm of rain and snow over 25 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	87	3
2	87	3
3	87	3
4	87	3
5	88	3
6	88	3
7	88	3
8	88	2
9	89	2
10	89	2
11	90	2
12	90	2
13	91	2
14	91	2
15	91	2
16	92	2
17	92	2
18	92	2
19	92	2
20	92	1
21	91	1
22	91	1
23	91	1
24	91	2
25	91	2
26	90	2
27	90	2
28	90	2

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.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

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 5:33 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	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	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:33	6:15
2	12.7	5:33	6:14
3	12.7	5:34	6:14
4	12.7	5:34	6:14
5	12.7	5:35	6:14
6	12.6	5:35	6:14
7	12.6	5:35	6:13
8	12.6	5:36	6:13
9	12.6	5:36	6:13
10	12.6	5:37	6:12
11	12.6	5:37	6:12
12	12.6	5:38	6:12
13	12.6	5:38	6:11
14	12.5	5:38	6:11
15	12.5	5:39	6:11
16	12.5	5:39	6:10
17	12.5	5:40	6:10
18	12.5	5:40	6:09
19	12.5	5:40	6:09
20	12.5	5:41	6:08
21	12.4	5:41	6:08
22	12.4	5:41	6:07
23	12.4	5:42	6:07
24	12.4	5:42	6:06
25	12.4	5:42	6:06
26	12.4	5:42	6:05
27	12.4	5:43	6:05
28	12.3	5:43	6:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.8 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)	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Puno

In seasonPeak

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

Puno'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 Puno?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puno.

What to pack for Puno in February

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

In February, Puno sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Puno 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 Puno peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very 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)	19	19	17	15	11	10	10	13	15	17	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	17	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puno?

Puno sits at 15.8°S, 70.0°W, 3,792 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 40 km away.

Topography around Puno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 3,930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Puno is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

452 m

grassland 47%

16 km

695 m

grassland 69%

80 km

1,785 m

grassland 60%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Juliaca 40 km · San Miguel 42 km · Ilave 47 km · Isla del Sol 96 km · Copacabana 107 km · Ayaviri 122 km · Sorata 147 km · La Rinconada 148 km

Peru travel facts

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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
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puno (-15.84°, -70.022°, elevation 3,792 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	87	3
2	87	3
3	87	3
4	87	3
5	88	3
6	88	3
7	88	3
8	88	2
9	89	2
10	89	2
11	90	2
12	90	2
13	91	2
14	91	2
15	91	2
16	92	2
17	92	2
18	92	2
19	92	2
20	92	1
21	91	1
22	91	1
23	91	1
24	91	2
25	91	2
26	90	2
27	90	2
28	90	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	87	3
2	87	3
3	87	3
4	87	3
5	88	3
6	88	3
7	88	3
8	88	2
9	89	2
10	89	2
11	90	2
12	90	2
13	91	2
14	91	2
15	91	2
16	92	2
17	92	2
18	92	2
19	92	2
20	92	1
21	91	1
22	91	1
23	91	1
24	91	2
25	91	2
26	90	2
27	90	2
28	90	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	87	3
2	87	3
3	87	3
4	87	3
5	88	3
6	88	3
7	88	3
8	88	2
9	89	2
10	89	2
11	90	2
12	90	2
13	91	2
14	91	2
15	91	2
16	92	2
17	92	2
18	92	2
19	92	2
20	92	1
21	91	1
22	91	1
23	91	1
24	91	2
25	91	2
26	90	2
27	90	2
28	90	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100