Climate averages 1991–2020
Riohacha weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Riohacha: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maicao (75 km away). In February its highs average 30.9°C, about as warm as Riohacha, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Riohacha ranks joint 12th of 46 for the warmest February highs and 7th of 46 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 46 cities is 27.2°C; Riohacha is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 17 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
Riohacha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 13 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 30.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 10 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 31.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 17 | 4.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 48 | 9.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 31.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 139 | 17.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 81 | 12.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.8°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 49 | 8.7 | 12.713 h |
| August | 32.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 97 | 15.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 165 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 189 | 25.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 127 | 19.8 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 45 | 9.9 | 11.511 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
- Maicao in FebruaryColombia · 75 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Valledupar in FebruaryColombia · 126 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Santa Marta in FebruaryColombia · 144 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- La Villa del Rosario in FebruaryVenezuela · 150 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 7.7 mm rain
- La Concepción in FebruaryVenezuela · 156 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Ciénaga in FebruaryColombia · 158 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Machiques in FebruaryVenezuela · 169 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Maracaibo in FebruaryVenezuela · 173 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 3.1 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 Riohacha) is explained once on the Riohacha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.