Sandia Weather in February
Sandia in February
The short of it: Sandia in February averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 155 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 155 mm · daylight 12 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & May
February in Sandia brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 155 mm of rain over the month. Sandia's coldest stretch of the year, 18° by day and 7° by night. Wet spells are common — about 155 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 35 min in mid-February, 18 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Sandia runs about middling and drier than most in February. Iguara, 7 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
February in Sandia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IguaraPuno | 7 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 160 mm |
| La RinconadaPuno | 35 km S | 10° | 0° | 163 mm |
| La Rinconada Ana Maria (La Rinconada)Puno | 35 km S | 10° | 0° | 163 mm |
| Pampa YanamayoPuno | 41 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 289 mm |
| CruceroPuno | 60 km W | 15° | 2° | 135 mm |
| SallacconiPuno | 60 km WNW | 13° | 2° | 140 mm |
| EsquenaPuno | 68 km NW | 14° | 3° | 137 mm |
| CojataPuno | 78 km S | 14° | 3° | 155 mm |