Climate averages 1991–2020
Ica weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Ica: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 34 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chincha Alta (86 km away). In February its highs average 26.1°C, 3.1°C cooler than Ica, with 8.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Ica ranks 8th of 24 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 24 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Ica is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 31 mm to 21 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
Ica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 24 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| February, selected | 29.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 31 | 9.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 21 | 6.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 3.5 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| June | 25.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 24.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 26.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.4°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.8°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 4.7 | 1.7 | 12.913 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
- Chincha Alta in FebruaryPeru · 86 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Huancayo in FebruaryPeru · 230 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 250 mm rain
- Chosica in FebruaryPeru · 260 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in FebruaryPeru · 262 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Lima in FebruaryPeru · 266 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Callao in FebruaryPeru · 271 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Abancay in FebruaryPeru · 312 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 200 mm rain
- Cusco in FebruaryPeru · 411 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 8.3°C · 215 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 Ica) is explained once on the Ica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.