Tacna weather in February

In February, Tacna sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tacna's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Tacna is city of Peru, capital of Tacna region.

Founded
1875

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 Tacna reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
12518
22518
32518
42518
52518
62518
72518
82518
92518
102518
112518
122518
132518
142518
152518
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202518
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222518
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272518
282518

Tacna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°236.5137.0
Feb25° / 18°236.912.66.8
Mar25° / 17°144.112.17.6
Apr24° / 16°20.411.68.6
May22° / 15°40.411.28.2
Jun21° / 14°50.410.97.8
Jul20° / 13°40.5117.7
Aug20° / 14°40.511.47.9
Sep21° / 14°20.211.98.1
Oct22° / 15°1012.48.2
Nov23° / 15°10.212.88.5
Dec24° / 16°61.413.18.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32377
42377
52377
62278
72278
82179
92179
102080
111981
121981
131981
141981
152080
162080
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272575
282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tacna gets around 23 mm of rain over 6.9 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1824
1923
2022
2122
2221
2321
2420
2520
2619
2718
2818

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1457363
2357382
3356392
4355402
5354412
6355411
7354421
8254431
9254431
10254431
11254431
12254431
13255421
14255421
15256411
16257401
17258391
18259381
19260371
20261361
21262351
22263341
23263341
24264331
25264331
26265321
27265321
28265321

Wind in February

Winds average 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:30 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:306:19
212.85:316:18
312.85:326:18
412.85:326:18
512.75:336:18
612.75:336:17
712.75:346:17
812.75:346:17
912.75:356:16
1012.75:356:16
1112.75:366:16
1212.75:366:15
1312.65:376:15
1412.65:376:14
1512.65:376:14
1612.65:386:13
1712.65:386:13
1812.65:396:12
1912.55:396:12
2012.55:406:11
2112.55:406:11
2212.55:406:10
2312.55:416:10
2412.55:416:09
2512.45:416:08
2612.45:426:08
2712.45:426:07
2812.45:426:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tacna?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tacna for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tacna in February

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

In February, Tacna sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Tacna 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 41 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 26 to May 7 — 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
Mar22Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Tacna 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 Tacna peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacna?

Tacna sits at 18.0°S, 70.3°W, 567 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Arica, 51 km away.

San AntonioMoqueguaIloMollendoCiudad SateliteJacobo HunterIlave

Topography around Tacna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,938 m.

The land around Tacna is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
309 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
5,938 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Arica 51 km · San Antonio 114 km · Moquegua 116 km · Ilo 123 km · Mollendo 217 km · Ciudad Satelite 222 km · Jacobo Hunter 223 km · Ilave 224 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 Tacna (-18.0146°, -70.2536°, elevation 567 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).