Climate averages 1991–2020
Tumbes weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Tumbes: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 150 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes February a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Loja (146 km away). In February its highs average 20.8°C, 8.7°C cooler than Tumbes, with 197 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Tumbes ranks joint 6th of 24 for the warmest February highs and 14th of 24 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Tumbes is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 150 mm to 167 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
Tumbes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 74 | 12.3 | 12.312 h |
| February, selected | 29.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 150 | 16.8 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 167 | 16.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 103 | 12.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 41 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.8 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 4.5 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| August | 29.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 29.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 6.0 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 9.6 | 2.8 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 15 | 3.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 30.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 34 | 5.8 | 12.312 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
- Loja in FebruaryEcuador · 146 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 15.0°C · 197 mm rain
- Talara in FebruaryPeru · 146 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 44 mm rain
- Sullana in FebruaryPeru · 152 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 75 mm rain
- La Libertad in FebruaryEcuador · 156 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 102 mm rain
- Eloy Alfaro in FebruaryEcuador · 168 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 400 mm rain
- Cuenca in FebruaryEcuador · 177 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 174 mm rain
- Piura in FebruaryPeru · 182 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 63 mm rain
- Portoviejo in FebruaryEcuador · 278 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 256 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 Tumbes) is explained once on the Tumbes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.