Lares Weather in February
Lares in February
The short of it: Lares in February averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 129 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & August
Thirty years of records give Lares an average February high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 129 mm of rain. Lares's coldest stretch of the year, 18° by day and 6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 129 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-February, 17 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 October and August.
Against its neighbours, Lares runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Choquecancha, 8 km to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
February in Lares, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChoquecanchaCuzco Department | 8 km N | 19° | 7° | 111 mm |
| HuaránCuzco Department | 23 km S | 20° | 8° | 107 mm |
| ArinCuzco Department | 23 km S | 20° | 8° | 107 mm |
| UrubambaCuzco Department | 24 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 110 mm |
| CalcaCuzco Department | 27 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 119 mm |
| OllantaytamboCuzco Department | 29 km SW | 18° | 6° | 147 mm |
| PongobambaCuzco Department | 36 km S | 16° | 4° | 161 mm |
| PisacCuzco Department | 41 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 107 mm |