Climate averages 1991–2020
San Cristóbal de las Casas weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in San Cristóbal de las Casas: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.3 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 35 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tuxtla (51 km away). In February its highs average 29.4°C, 8.1°C warmer than San Cristóbal de las Casas, with 5.1 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San Cristóbal de las Casas ranks joint 134th of 153 for the warmest February highs and 20th of 153 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 153 cities is 24.3°C; San Cristóbal de las Casas is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.3 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
San Cristóbal de las Casas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.6°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 12 | 2.6 | 11.211 h |
| February, selected | 21.3°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 7.3 | 1.8 | 11.612 h |
| March | 22.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 17 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 50 | 8.6 | 12.513 h |
| May | 22.2°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 223 | 19.2 | 12.913 h |
| June | 20.8°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 486 | 25.7 | 13.113 h |
| July | 21.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 300 | 21.6 | 13.013 h |
| August | 21.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 363 | 23.2 | 12.713 h |
| September | 20.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 429 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 19.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 230 | 18.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 19.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 58 | 7.9 | 11.411 h |
| December | 19.7°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 18 | 2.5 | 11.211 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
- Tuxtla in FebruaryMexico · 51 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Comitán in FebruaryMexico · 76 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Villahermosa in FebruaryMexico · 143 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 58 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Mexico in FebruaryMexico · 162 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Paraiso in FebruaryMexico · 196 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 21.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Huehuetenango in FebruaryGuatemala · 200 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Tapachula in FebruaryMexico · 207 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Malacatán in FebruaryGuatemala · 212 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 31 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas) is explained once on the San Cristóbal de las Casas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.