Shirac Weather in February
Shirac in February
The short of it: Shirac in February averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 127 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Shirac an average February high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 127 mm of rain. Shirac's coldest stretch of the year, 20° by day and 8° by night. Wet spells are common — about 127 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 min in mid-February.
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 July.
Against its neighbours, Shirac runs cooler than most and about as wet in February. Chuco, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Shirac, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 19 mm more rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChucoCajamarca Department | 5 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 126 mm |
| IchocánCajamarca Department | 9 km WSW | 23° | 10° | 106 mm |
| La GramaCajamarca Department | 16 km SW | 25° | 12° | 91 mm |
| OtutoCajamarca Department | 19 km S | 20° | 8° | 129 mm |
| CaudayCajamarca Department | 25 km S | 20° | 8° | 129 mm |
| MataráCajamarca Department | 26 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 109 mm |
| CajabambaCajamarca Department | 30 km S | 22° | 9° | 118 mm |
| AlgamarcaCajamarca Department | 36 km SW | 19° | 7° | 112 mm |