Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabanalarga weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Sabanalarga: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Soledad (36 km away). In February its highs average 29.7°C, 3.4°C cooler than Sabanalarga, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Sabanalarga ranks 3rd of 46 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 46 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 46 cities is 27.2°C; Sabanalarga is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.7 mm to 20 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
Sabanalarga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 6.6 | 1.9 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 33.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 4.7 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 33.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 20 | 5.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 80 | 15.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 208 | 25.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 175 | 22.7 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 137 | 20.2 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 197 | 24.5 | 12.512 h |
| September | 30.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 251 | 27.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 277 | 28.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 182 | 23.4 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 52 | 8.9 | 11.512 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
- Soledad in FebruaryColombia · 36 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Barranquilla in FebruaryColombia · 41 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 25.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cartagena in FebruaryColombia · 68 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 25.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ciénaga in FebruaryColombia · 85 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Santa Marta in FebruaryColombia · 104 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Magangué in FebruaryColombia · 156 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Sincelejo in FebruaryColombia · 156 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Valledupar in FebruaryColombia · 183 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 36 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 Sabanalarga) is explained once on the Sabanalarga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.