San Clemente weather in February

In February, San Clemente sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is San Clemente's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Clemente's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

San Clemente is locality in Ica Department, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Clemente reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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San Clemente weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°40.912.78.1
Feb25° / 22°41.312.57.8
Mar25° / 21°30.812.18.1
Apr23° / 20°10.311.78.7
May21° / 18°0011.48.7
Jun20° / 16°0011.28.4
Jul19° / 15°0011.38.4
Aug19° / 15°0011.58.4
Sep19° / 15°0011.98.3
Oct20° / 16°0012.38.1
Nov21° / 17°0012.68.1
Dec23° / 19°10.212.88.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Clemente gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 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 rain averages around 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11909
21909
318910
418910
509010
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:006:36
212.66:016:36
312.66:016:36
412.66:016:36
512.66:026:35
612.56:026:35
712.56:036:35
812.56:036:35
912.56:036:35
1012.56:046:34
1112.56:046:34
1212.56:056:34
1312.56:056:33
1412.56:056:33
1512.56:066:33
1612.46:066:32
1712.46:066:32
1812.46:076:32
1912.46:076:31
2012.46:076:31
2112.46:076:30
2212.46:086:30
2312.46:086:29
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2512.36:086:29
2612.36:096:28
2712.36:096:27
2812.36:096:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Clemente?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Clemente in February

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

In February, San Clemente sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Clemente in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 1 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in San Clemente in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Clemente peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 16Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Clemente?

San Clemente sits at 13.7°S, 76.2°W, 80 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Pisco, 8.0 km away.

Mala

Topography around San Clemente

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Clemente has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,478 m.

The land around San Clemente is covered by bare terrain (31%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (37%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
4,478 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Pisco 8.0 km · Paracas 26 km · Chincha Alta 29 km · Ica 64 km · Nuevo Imperial 68 km · San Vicente de Cañete 70 km · Imperial 71 km · Mala 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 San Clemente (-13.6667°, -76.15°, elevation 80 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).