Oruro Weather in February
Oruro in February
The short of it: Oruro in February averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 6° · rain 102 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Oruro an average February high of 20°, a low of 6° and some 102 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 20°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-February, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Oruro runs about middling and wetter than most in February. Machacamarca, 24 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Oruro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachacamarcaOruro | 24 km SSE | 20° | 6° | 96 mm |
| HuanuniOruro | 45 km SE | 18° | 4° | 98 mm |
| PoopóOruro | 47 km SSE | 20° | 5° | 96 mm |
| EucaliptusLa Paz Department | 62 km NW | 18° | 5° | 86 mm |
| TotoralOruro | 63 km SSE | 18° | 4° | 93 mm |
| Campamento ColquiriLa Paz Department | 65 km N | 15° | 3° | 114 mm |
| LlallaguaPotosí Department | 74 km SE | 19° | 5° | 95 mm |
| UncíaPotosí Department | 78 km SE | 19° | 5° | 94 mm |