San Cristóbal weather in February

In February, San Cristóbal sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is San Cristóbal's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Cristóbal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:41 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

San Cristóbal is city in Venezuela.

Density: 1,173/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1561

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Cristóbal reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

San Cristóbal weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	42	7.9	11.6	7.0
Feb	26° / 17°	47	8.8	11.7	6.6
Mar	26° / 17°	99	13.7	11.9	5.8
Apr	26° / 18°	136	16.3	12.2	5.2
May	26° / 18°	112	14.4	12.3	5.5
Jun	25° / 18°	58	11.5	12.4	6.0
Jul	25° / 17°	47	11.1	12.4	6.1
Aug	26° / 17°	39	8.9	12.3	6.3
Sep	26° / 17°	46	10.2	12	6.0
Oct	27° / 17°	94	13.8	11.8	5.5
Nov	26° / 17°	110	13.9	11.6	5.6
Dec	26° / 17°	60	9	11.6	6.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	46	44	44	44	44	42	42	42	40	40	40	40	38	37	37	36	35	35	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28
Cloudier (%)	54	56	56	56	56	58	58	58	60	60	60	60	62	63	63	64	65	65	67	67	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Cristóbal gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.8 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 31% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	34
21	35
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19
Comfortable (%)	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	46	46
Humid (%)	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	34	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	28	47	25
2	28	46	25
3	28	46	26
4	28	46	26
5	28	45	27
6	28	45	27
7	28	45	27
8	28	44	27
9	28	44	27
10	28	45	27
11	27	45	27
12	27	45	27
13	27	45	27
14	27	46	27
15	26	46	28
16	26	46	28
17	25	46	28
18	24	47	29
19	23	47	29
20	23	47	30
21	22	47	30
22	21	48	31
23	20	48	32
24	20	48	32
25	20	47	33
26	19	47	34
27	19	46	34
28	19	46	35

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:27 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:43	6:22
2	11.7	6:43	6:23
3	11.7	6:43	6:23
4	11.7	6:42	6:23
5	11.7	6:42	6:24
6	11.7	6:42	6:24
7	11.7	6:42	6:24
8	11.7	6:42	6:24
9	11.7	6:42	6:25
10	11.7	6:42	6:25
11	11.7	6:42	6:25
12	11.7	6:42	6:25
13	11.7	6:42	6:26
14	11.7	6:41	6:26
15	11.7	6:41	6:26
16	11.8	6:41	6:26
17	11.8	6:41	6:26
18	11.8	6:40	6:26
19	11.8	6:40	6:27
20	11.8	6:40	6:27
21	11.8	6:40	6:27
22	11.8	6:39	6:27
23	11.8	6:39	6:27
24	11.8	6:39	6:27
25	11.8	6:38	6:27
26	11.8	6:38	6:27
27	11.8	6:38	6:27
28	11.8	6:37	6:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Cristóbal?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Cristóbal in February

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

In February, San Cristóbal sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Cristóbal in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (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 Cristóbal peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in San Cristóbal 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 Cristóbal is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	22	36	28	21	19	17	17	17	17	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	28	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Cristóbal?

San Cristóbal sits at 7.8°N, 72.2°W, 692 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Táriba, 6.0 km away.

Topography around San Cristóbal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Cristóbal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 847 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,105 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,236 m.

The land around San Cristóbal is covered by artificial surfaces (52%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

359 m

artificial surfaces 52%

16 km

2,105 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,236 m

trees 59%

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

February weather nearby: Táriba 6.0 km · Palmira 8.0 km · Capacho Nuevo 10 km · San Josecito 12 km · Santa Ana 14 km · Rubio 15 km · Michelena 21 km · San Antonio del Táchira 24 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
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 Cristóbal (7.7659°, -72.2358°, elevation 692 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	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	34
21	35
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	28	47	25
2	28	46	25
3	28	46	26
4	28	46	26
5	28	45	27
6	28	45	27
7	28	45	27
8	28	44	27
9	28	44	27
10	28	45	27
11	27	45	27
12	27	45	27
13	27	45	27
14	27	46	27
15	26	46	28
16	26	46	28
17	25	46	28
18	24	47	29
19	23	47	29
20	23	47	30
21	22	47	30
22	21	48	31
23	20	48	32
24	20	48	32
25	20	47	33
26	19	47	34
27	19	46	34
28	19	46	35

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	34
21	35
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	28	47	25
2	28	46	25
3	28	46	26
4	28	46	26
5	28	45	27
6	28	45	27
7	28	45	27
8	28	44	27
9	28	44	27
10	28	45	27
11	27	45	27
12	27	45	27
13	27	45	27
14	27	46	27
15	26	46	28
16	26	46	28
17	25	46	28
18	24	47	29
19	23	47	29
20	23	47	30
21	22	47	30
22	21	48	31
23	20	48	32
24	20	48	32
25	20	47	33
26	19	47	34
27	19	46	34
28	19	46	35

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	26
5	26
6	26
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	29
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	33
20	34
21	35
22	36
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	28	47	25
2	28	46	25
3	28	46	26
4	28	46	26
5	28	45	27
6	28	45	27
7	28	45	27
8	28	44	27
9	28	44	27
10	28	45	27
11	27	45	27
12	27	45	27
13	27	45	27
14	27	46	27
15	26	46	28
16	26	46	28
17	25	46	28
18	24	47	29
19	23	47	29
20	23	47	30
21	22	47	30
22	21	48	31
23	20	48	32
24	20	48	32
25	20	47	33
26	19	47	34
27	19	46	34
28	19	46	35