February Weather in Saquisilí Ecuador

Daily high temperatures are around 64°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 69°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 48°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on November 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Saquisilí typically range from 47°F to 66°F, while on September 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 45°F to 63°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Moss Beach, United States (3,855 miles away) and Natubleng, Philippines (10,731 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Saquisilí (view comparison).

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The month of February in Saquisilí experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 88% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 13% of the time.

For reference, on March 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 90%, while on July 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 52%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Saquisilí, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is increasing, starting the month at 66% and ending it at 71%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 75% on April 17, and its lowest chance is 18% on August 13.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Saquisilí is increasing, starting the month at 4.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.2 inches or falls below 2.1 inches, and ending the month at 4.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.2 inches or falls below 2.7 inches.

Over the course of February in Saquisilí, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 8 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Saquisilí is 6:24 AM on February 13 and the earliest sunrise is 1 minute, 22 seconds earlier at 6:23 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 6:33 PM on February 9 and the earliest sunset is 2 minutes, 22 seconds earlier at 6:30 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Saquisilí during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets 12 hours, 10 minutes later, at 6:18 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:14 AM and sets 12 hours, 4 minutes later, at 6:18 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Saquisilí is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Saquisilí is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour, while on February 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.4 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during February is 3.4 miles per hour on February 8.

The hourly average wind direction in Saquisilí throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 49% on February 26.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Saquisilí over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 16, with a 80% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Saquisilí are gradually increasing during February, increasing by 144°F, from 1,034°F to 1,178°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Saquisilí is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.2 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Saquisilí are -0.840 deg latitude, -78.667 deg longitude, and 9,577 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Saquisilí contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,040 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 9,678 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,184 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (20,312 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Saquisilí is covered by grassland (43%), trees (26%), shrubs (17%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by grassland (51%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (41%) and grassland (29%).