Araxá weather in February

In February, Araxá sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 141 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Araxá's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araxá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:02 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Araxá is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Araxá reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Araxá weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°22021.213.14.6
Feb28° / 19°14116.812.75.0
Mar27° / 19°14518.512.15.1
Apr27° / 17°499.111.66.7
May25° / 15°284.411.17.8
Jun25° / 13°11210.88.6
Jul25° / 13°6110.98.8
Aug27° / 14°11211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°456.711.96.5
Oct29° / 18°8812.912.55.3
Nov27° / 18°17119.912.94.8
Dec27° / 19°22923.713.24.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52971
63070
73169
83169
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
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223169
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243268
253268
263268
273268
283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Araxá gets around 141 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
366
465
564
663
762
861
960
1059
1159
1258
1357
1457
1556
1656
1756
1857
1957
2058
2158
2259
2360
2461
2561
2662
2762
2862

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
143462
243561
353560
453659
553758
653857
753857
853956
954055
1054055
1154154
1254154
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:557:48
212.96:567:47
312.86:567:47
412.86:577:47
512.86:577:46
612.86:587:46
712.86:587:46
812.86:597:45
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1812.67:047:41
1912.67:047:40
2012.67:057:40
2112.67:057:39
2212.57:067:38
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2412.57:067:37
2512.57:077:36
2612.57:077:36
2712.57:087:35
2812.47:087:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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215.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Araxá

In seasonPeak

In February, Araxá sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Araxá's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Araxá?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Araxá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araxá in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Araxá sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Araxá in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araxá peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araxá in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Araxá is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araxá?

Araxá sits at 19.6°S, 46.9°W, 1,002 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ibiá, 44 km away.

Topography around Araxá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Araxá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araxá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Araxá is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Ibiá 44 km · Perdizes 46 km · Sacramento 60 km · Santa Juliana 69 km · Patrocínio 72 km · Pedregulho 93 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 93 km · Igarapava 98 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Araxá (-19.5933°, -46.9406°, elevation 1,002 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).