Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Cruz de la Sierra weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 141 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montero (50 km away). In February its highs average 28.7°C, about as warm as Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with 210 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranks joint 3rd of 14 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 14 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 14 cities is 21.5°C; Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 7.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 141 mm to 118 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Cruz de la Sierra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 172 | 18.1 | 13.113 h |
| February, selected | 28.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 141 | 16.8 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 118 | 14.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 65 | 10.7 | 11.712 h |
| May | 24.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 61 | 10.4 | 11.311 h |
| June | 23.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 53 | 8.9 | 11.111 h |
| July | 23.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 44 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| August | 26.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 44 | 5.3 | 11.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 65 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 85 | 10.5 | 12.512 h |
| November | 29.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 118 | 13.1 | 12.913 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 165 | 17.8 | 13.213 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Montero in FebruaryBolivia · 50 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 210 mm rain
- Sucre in FebruaryBolivia · 260 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 10.5°C · 180 mm rain
- Sacaba in FebruaryBolivia · 306 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.0°C · 212 mm rain
- Cochabamba in FebruaryBolivia · 319 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 12.8°C · 179 mm rain
- Quillacollo in FebruaryBolivia · 331 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 12.6°C · 179 mm rain
- Potosí in FebruaryBolivia · 337 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 4.8°C · 148 mm rain
- Trinidad in FebruaryBolivia · 376 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 286 mm rain
- Oruro in FebruaryBolivia · 414 kmHigh 13.9°C · Low 4.5°C · 117 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is explained once on the Santa Cruz de la Sierra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.