San Miguel weather in February

In February, San Miguel sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 184 mm of precipitation across 24.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°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 San Miguel's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Miguel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
184 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:40 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

San Miguel is town in Puno, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Miguel reaches about 15°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 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15156
16156
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19156
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21156
22156
23156
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27156
28156

How February really feels in San Miguel

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

San Miguel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 20326.812.82.7
Feb15° / 18424.312.52.7
Mar15° / 16225.612.12.9
Apr15° / 7516.611.74.0
May16° / 185.211.35.7
Jun16° / -1°61.411.16.2
Jul16° / -1°61.811.26.3
Aug16° / 163.911.56.4
Sep17° / 441011.95.8
Oct17° / 7614.812.45.0
Nov18° / 8015.112.74.9
Dec16° / 14422.812.93.5

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 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
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271288
281387

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Miguel gets around 184 mm of rain and snow over 24.3 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
585
685
786
886
987
1087
1188
1288
1389
1489
1589
1689
1789
1889
1989
2089
2188
2288
2388
2488
2588
2688
2788
2887

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:346:14
212.75:346:14
312.75:356:14
412.65:356:14
512.65:356:14
612.65:366:13
712.65:366:13
812.65:376:13
912.65:376:13
1012.65:386:12
1112.65:386:12
1212.65:386:12
1312.55:396:11
1412.55:396:11
1512.55:406:11
1612.55:406:10
1712.55:406:10
1812.55:416:09
1912.55:416:09
2012.55:416:08
2112.45:426:08
2212.45:426:07
2312.45:426:07
2412.45:436:06
2512.45:436:06
2612.45:436:05
2712.45:436:05
2812.35:446:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for San Miguel

In seasonPeak

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

San Miguel'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 San Miguel?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Miguel.

What to pack for San Miguel in February

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

In February, San Miguel sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in San Miguel 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 San Miguel peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Miguel?

San Miguel sits at 15.5°S, 70.1°W, 3,831 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 3.0 km away.

La RinconadaIsla del SolCopacabanaYauri

Topography around San Miguel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Miguel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 3,826 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,579 m.

The land around San Miguel is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
1,579 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Juliaca 3.0 km · Puno 42 km · Ayaviri 82 km · Ilave 83 km · La Rinconada 119 km · Isla del Sol 122 km · Copacabana 136 km · Yauri 158 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 Miguel (-15.478°, -70.125°, elevation 3,831 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).