February Weather in Paracas Peru

Daily high temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 84°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 81°F on February 16.

Daily low temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 72°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 69°F on February 17.

For reference, on February 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Paracas typically range from 69°F to 81°F, while on August 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 56°F to 66°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.

San Bartolomé, Spain (5,126 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Paracas (view comparison).

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The month of February in Paracas experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 74% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75% on February 20.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 27% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75%, while on August 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

Over the course of February in Paracas, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 20 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 43 seconds, and weekly decrease of 5 minutes, 3 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 22 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 12 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Paracas is 5:57 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 9 minutes later at 6:06 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 6:39 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 11 minutes earlier at 6:28 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Paracas during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 57 minutes later, at 6:31 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:27 AM and sets 11 hours, 18 minutes later, at 5:46 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 Paracas is gradually increasing during February, rising from 67% to 72% over the course of the month.

The highest chance of a muggy day during February is 72% on February 17.

For reference, on February 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 72% of the time, while on September 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% 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 Paracas is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.8 miles per hour, while on February 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during February is 9.2 miles per hour on February 20.

The hourly average wind direction in Paracas throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 96% on February 3.

Paracas 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 Paracas is essentially constant during February, remaining around 70°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during February is 71°F on February 20.

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 Paracas 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 Paracas are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 652°F, from 3,154°F to 3,805°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 Paracas is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 6.7 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Paracas are -13.867 deg latitude, -76.267 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paracas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 367 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 72 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,660 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,650 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paracas is covered by bare soil (76%) and water (23%), within 10 miles by bare soil (61%) and water (37%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and bare soil (31%).