San Vicente de Cañete weather in February

In February, San Vicente de Cañete sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Vicente de Cañete's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Vicente de Cañete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

San Vicente de Cañete is capital city of Cañete, Lima, Peru.

Founded
1556

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Vicente de Cañete reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Vicente de Cañete 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
Jan22° / 20°72.112.77.3
Feb23° / 21°92.712.47.3
Mar22° / 21°72.212.17.4
Apr21° / 19°20.411.77.8
May19° / 18°20.311.47.8
Jun18° / 16°20.311.27.4
Jul17° / 15°30.511.37.1
Aug17° / 15°20.311.67.0
Sep17° / 15°10.111.97.0
Oct18° / 16°1012.37.1
Nov19° / 17°10.112.67.3
Dec20° / 18°20.412.87.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31288
41189
51189
61189
71189
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Vicente de Cañete gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.7 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
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510
610
711
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1610
179
189
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269
279
289

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 (%)
118811
218811
318712
418712
508812
608812
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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 6:02 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:026:36
212.66:026:36
312.66:036:36
412.56:036:36
512.56:046:36
612.56:046:35
712.56:046:35
812.56:056:35
912.56:056:35
1012.56:056:35
1112.56:066:34
1212.56:066:34
1312.56:076:34
1412.46:076:33
1512.46:076:33
1612.46:076:33
1712.46:086:32
1812.46:086:32
1912.46:086:32
2012.46:096:31
2112.46:096:31
2212.46:096:30
2312.36:096:30
2412.36:106:29
2512.36:106:29
2612.36:106:29
2712.36:106:28
2812.36:106:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Vicente de Cañete?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit San Vicente de Cañete for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Vicente de Cañete in February

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

In February, San Vicente de Cañete sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near San Vicente de Cañete 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 21 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in San Vicente de Cañete 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 San Vicente de Cañete peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Vicente de Cañete?

San Vicente de Cañete sits at 13.1°S, 76.4°W, 45 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Imperial, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Vicente de Cañete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Vicente de Cañete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,960 m.

The land around San Vicente de Cañete is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, bare terrain (35%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
873 m
80 km
4,960 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Imperial 4.0 km · Nuevo Imperial 7.0 km · Chincha Alta 46 km · Mala 54 km · San Clemente 70 km · Pisco 73 km · Paracas 89 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 111 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 Vicente de Cañete (-13.0756°, -76.3853°, elevation 45 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).