Sullana weather in February

In February, Sullana sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sullana's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sullana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Sullana is city in Piura, Peru.

Founded
1783

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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sullana reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Sullana

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sullana weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°355.212.33.8
Feb33° / 23°759.912.23.1
Mar33° / 23°11411.2123.0
Apr33° / 22°426.511.93.7
May32° / 20°51.811.85.1
Jun29° / 19°20.811.76.8
Jul28° / 18°10.211.78.1
Aug27° / 17°00.111.88.4
Sep28° / 17°10.4127.7
Oct29° / 18°30.912.16.8
Nov30° / 18°71.812.26.1
Dec31° / 20°193.812.35.0

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 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21684
31684
41486
51486
61486
71387
81288
91288
101288
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sullana gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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334
434
535
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735
834
934
1034
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2034
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2837

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12363113
22263123
32162143
42062153
51962163
61862173
71763173
81664182
91664182
101564192
111465192
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:306:43
212.26:306:43
312.26:306:43
412.26:316:43
512.26:316:43
612.26:316:43
712.26:316:43
812.26:326:43
912.26:326:43
1012.26:326:43
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1212.26:326:42
1312.26:326:42
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1512.26:336:42
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1812.16:336:42
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2012.16:336:41
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2712.16:336:40
2812.16:336:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sullana?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sullana.

What to pack for Sullana in February

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

In February, Sullana sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sullana in February

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 49 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sullana 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 Sullana peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sullana?

Sullana sits at 4.9°S, 80.7°W, 60 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Marcavelica, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sullana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sullana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,919 m.

The land around Sullana is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
2,919 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Marcavelica 4.0 km · Querecotillo 9.0 km · Piura 31 km · San Martin 31 km · Tambo Grande 38 km · Catacaos 40 km · Paita 52 km · La Unión 56 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 Sullana (-4.9039°, -80.6853°, elevation 60 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).