Santa Bárbara weather in February

In February, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Santa Bárbara's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Santa Bárbara is city in Barinas, Venezuela.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Bárbara reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°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 Santa Bárbara

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.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°102.211.64.2
Feb34° / 23°123.211.73.7
Mar34° / 24°337.211.93.2
Apr32° / 23°11715.412.23.1
May31° / 23°20321.812.43.2
Jun29° / 22°25623.712.43.4
Jul29° / 21°27524.812.43.5
Aug30° / 21°2652412.33.4
Sep30° / 21°16020.1123.4
Oct31° / 22°9315.911.83.7
Nov31° / 22°531111.64.0
Dec32° / 22°194.511.64.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45149
55149
65050
74951
84852
94852
104852
114753
124852
134753
144654
154555
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234258
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254159
263961
273862
283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132549231
232548231
332448231
432448232
532448232
632447232
732447232
832448232
932448232
1032448222
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1932149242
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2231951252
2331950262
2421852262
2521851272
2621850273
2721850283
2821849283

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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286calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:386:18
211.76:386:18
311.76:386:19
411.76:386:19
511.76:386:19
611.76:386:20
711.76:386:20
811.76:386:20
911.76:386:20
1011.76:386:21
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1211.76:386:21
1311.76:376:21
1411.76:376:21
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1611.86:376:22
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1811.86:366:22
1911.86:366:22
2011.86:366:22
2111.86:356:23
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2811.86:336:23

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 sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Santa Bárbara

In seasonPeak

None of Santa Bárbara's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santa Bárbara's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Santa Bárbara?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Bárbara. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in February

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

In February, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Bárbara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Bárbara peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1942 µg/m³Jan 914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar44Poor
Apr34Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara?

Santa Bárbara sits at 7.8°N, 71.2°W, 187 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Socopó, 61 km away.

MeridaTovarBailadores

Topography around Santa Bárbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,576 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara is covered by grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,018 m
80 km
4,576 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Socopó 61 km · Guasdualito 80 km · Lagunillas 80 km · Ejido 82 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 83 km · Merida 85 km · Tovar 85 km · Bailadores 87 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
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Santa Bárbara (7.8135°, -71.1779°, elevation 187 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).