February Weather in San José Colombia

Daily high temperatures are around 86°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 73°F or exceeding 77°F.

For reference, on August 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in San José typically range from 74°F to 91°F, while on November 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 87°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.

Manado, Indonesia (10,838 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to San José (view comparison).

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The month of February in San José experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 82% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 19% of the time.

For reference, on March 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 84%, while on August 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 42%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In San José, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually increasing, starting the month at 43% and ending it at 46%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 57% on April 23, and its lowest chance is 8% on August 10.

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 San José is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the month at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.6 inches or falls below 1.1 inches.

Over the course of February in San José, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 12 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 12 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in San José is 6:25 AM on February 9 and the earliest sunrise is 2 minutes, 32 seconds earlier at 6:22 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 6:28 PM on February 15 and the earliest sunset is 1 minute, 13 seconds earlier at 6:27 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in San José during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets 12 hours, 13 minutes later, at 6:21 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:10 AM and sets 12 hours, 2 minutes later, at 6:12 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 San José is essentially constant during February, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on April 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 96% of the time.

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 San José is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 6.7 miles per hour to 6.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on September 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour, while on March 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in San José throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 80% on February 1.

San José is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in San José is essentially constant during February, remaining around 80°F throughout.

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).

Temperatures in San José are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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 San José are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 798°F, from 886°F to 1,684°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 San José is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.8 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San José are 1.697 deg latitude, -78.245 deg longitude, and 128 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San José contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 269 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 165 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,014 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (12,720 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San José is covered by trees (83%) and water (10%), within 10 miles by trees (87%), and within 50 miles by trees (65%) and water (16%).