San Mateo weather in February

In February, San Mateo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 94 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is San Mateo's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Mateo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 94 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:25 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Mateo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	28	20

How February really feels in San Mateo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Mateo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 20°	119	16.3	11.1	5.5
Feb	27° / 20°	94	13.7	11.4	5.7
Mar	29° / 21°	94	14.2	11.9	5.3
Apr	31° / 22°	95	13.8	12.4	4.1
May	33° / 23°	274	20.6	12.8	2.8
Jun	33° / 24°	229	22.4	13	2.4
Jul	32° / 24°	318	26.1	12.9	2.5
Aug	32° / 24°	323	26.4	12.6	2.5
Sep	31° / 24°	294	24	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 23°	224	19.6	11.6	3.9
Nov	28° / 22°	200	18.6	11.2	4.6
Dec	27° / 21°	239	20	11	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	31	31	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	41	41	43	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	52
Cloudier (%)	69	69	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	59	59	57	56	55	55	54	53	51	50	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Mateo gets around 94 mm of rain over 13.7 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	48
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	46

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Muggy (%)	60	61	61	60	61	60	61	60	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	53
Oppressive (%)	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	14	60	25
2	1	13	61	25
3	1	13	61	25
4	1	13	60	26
5	1	12	61	26
6	1	12	60	27
7	1	11	61	27
8	1	11	60	28
9	1	10	61	28
10	1	10	60	29
11	1	9	60	30
12	1	9	60	30
13	1	8	60	31
14	1	8	59	32
15	0	8	59	33
16	0	8	58	34
17	0	7	58	35
18	0	7	57	36
19	0	7	56	37
20	0	7	55	38
21	0	7	54	39
22	0	7	53	40
23	0	6	54	40
24	0	6	53	41
25	0	6	53	41
26	0	6	53	41
27	0	6	53	41
28	0	6	53	41

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
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17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:30	5:45
2	11.3	6:29	5:45
3	11.3	6:29	5:46
4	11.3	6:29	5:46
5	11.3	6:29	5:47
6	11.3	6:28	5:47
7	11.3	6:28	5:48
8	11.3	6:28	5:48
9	11.4	6:28	5:49
10	11.4	6:27	5:49
11	11.4	6:27	5:50
12	11.4	6:26	5:50
13	11.4	6:26	5:50
14	11.4	6:26	5:51
15	11.4	6:25	5:51
16	11.4	6:25	5:52
17	11.5	6:24	5:52
18	11.5	6:24	5:52
19	11.5	6:23	5:53
20	11.5	6:23	5:53
21	11.5	6:22	5:54
22	11.5	6:22	5:54
23	11.6	6:21	5:54
24	11.6	6:21	5:55
25	11.6	6:20	5:55
26	11.6	6:19	5:55
27	11.6	6:19	5:56
28	11.6	6:18	5:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Mateo?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit San Mateo for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Mateo in February

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

In February, San Mateo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in San Mateo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (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 Mateo peaks around August 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	12	13	13	13	12	14	13	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in San Mateo in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Mateo is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	16	19	20	15	13	13	14	16	15	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Mateo?

San Mateo sits at 16.9°N, 121.6°E, 82 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Ramon, 12 km away.

Topography around San Mateo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Mateo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,889 m.

The land around San Mateo is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

cropland 78%

16 km

402 m

cropland 70%

80 km

2,889 m

trees 70%

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← January San Mateo year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ramon 12 km · Alicia 16 km · Santiago 22 km · Roxas 27 km · Diadi 30 km · Ilagan 44 km · Aglipay 44 km · Lagawe 51 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,171; 2025
Happiness: 6.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

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 Mateo (16.8821°, 121.5869°, elevation 82 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	48
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	14	60	25
2	1	13	61	25
3	1	13	61	25
4	1	13	60	26
5	1	12	61	26
6	1	12	60	27
7	1	11	61	27
8	1	11	60	28
9	1	10	61	28
10	1	10	60	29
11	1	9	60	30
12	1	9	60	30
13	1	8	60	31
14	1	8	59	32
15	0	8	59	33
16	0	8	58	34
17	0	7	58	35
18	0	7	57	36
19	0	7	56	37
20	0	7	55	38
21	0	7	54	39
22	0	7	53	40
23	0	6	54	40
24	0	6	53	41
25	0	6	53	41
26	0	6	53	41
27	0	6	53	41
28	0	6	53	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	48
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	14	60	25
2	1	13	61	25
3	1	13	61	25
4	1	13	60	26
5	1	12	61	26
6	1	12	60	27
7	1	11	61	27
8	1	11	60	28
9	1	10	61	28
10	1	10	60	29
11	1	9	60	30
12	1	9	60	30
13	1	8	60	31
14	1	8	59	32
15	0	8	59	33
16	0	8	58	34
17	0	7	58	35
18	0	7	57	36
19	0	7	56	37
20	0	7	55	38
21	0	7	54	39
22	0	7	53	40
23	0	6	54	40
24	0	6	53	41
25	0	6	53	41
26	0	6	53	41
27	0	6	53	41
28	0	6	53	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	20
2	26	20
3	26	20
4	26	20
5	26	20
6	26	20
7	26	20
8	26	20
9	26	20
10	26	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	48
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	14	60	25
2	1	13	61	25
3	1	13	61	25
4	1	13	60	26
5	1	12	61	26
6	1	12	60	27
7	1	11	61	27
8	1	11	60	28
9	1	10	61	28
10	1	10	60	29
11	1	9	60	30
12	1	9	60	30
13	1	8	60	31
14	1	8	59	32
15	0	8	59	33
16	0	8	58	34
17	0	7	58	35
18	0	7	57	36
19	0	7	56	37
20	0	7	55	38
21	0	7	54	39
22	0	7	53	40
23	0	6	54	40
24	0	6	53	41
25	0	6	53	41
26	0	6	53	41
27	0	6	53	41
28	0	6	53	41