Puno weather in February
February in Puno: cool, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Puno · #914 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 67/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 14°C
- Nights
- 6°C
- Wet days
- 27
- Sun
- 10.4 h
- Humidity
- 77%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Traveller notes on Puno in February
Puno's forum calls February both the warmest and rainiest month here, a combination that only makes sense once you factor in the 4,000m altitude - days can feel pleasantly warm in the sun, but nights still drop into the single digits C. Most of the rain arrives in the late afternoon and evening in short bursts, leaving a real mix of sun and cloud through the middle of the day rather than a washout. Posters were blunt that if guaranteed sunshine is the priority, February isn't the month for Puno, Cusco or Machu Picchu - but layers and a shell jacket handle the swings just fine.
Other months in Puno
Forum posters are blunt that August is winter in the Puno area and genuinely cold, with nights dropping into the low 30sF and days warming to around 70F - a swing posters call even more extreme than nearby Cusco. The altitude drives rapid shifts between sun and shade: one traveler described sweating while walking across town in direct sun, only to be cold and caught in hail twenty minutes later once clouds rolled in. Standard packing advice is aggressive layering - short and long-sleeve shirts, a proper sweater, a fleece, hat, gloves, and pants that can handle anything - since the weather here doesn't settle into one predictable state for long, even within a single day.
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Puno climate normals — February
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Puno in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsVirgen de la Candelaria, Summer / year-end holidays in Peru, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Puno's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherPuno's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Puno in February
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Virgen de la Candelaria
1–15 FebReligious feastCrowdedBook earlyTwo hundred troupes and something like fifty thousand dancers take the streets and the stadium for a fortnight around 2 February. Rooms in Puno go months before, and the lake boats run half empty. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk27 rainy days and about 230 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Puno — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Puno?
Puno in February — FAQ
- Is February a good time to visit Puno?
- February in Puno: cool, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Puno on SeasonMap's comfort score (67/100).
- What is the weather like in Puno in February?
- In February, Puno averages a daily high of 14.1°C and a low of 6.3°C, with about 230.2 mm of rain over roughly 26.5 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Puno in February?
- Puno has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 24 in February.
- Does it snow in Puno in February?
- Puno sees roughly 1 cm of snowfall in February.
Within 300 km: La Paz's Alasitas on 24 Jan – 15 Feb, and Arequipa's Andean rainy season around 1 Jan – 31 Mar.