Bacabal weather in February

In February, Bacabal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 267 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bacabal's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bacabal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:10 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bacabal 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bacabal reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13124
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
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103123
113123
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133123
143123
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How February really feels in Bacabal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bacabal weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°24925.212.22.6
Feb31° / 23°2672512.12.5
Mar31° / 23°31629.1122.5
Apr31° / 24°26526.711.92.6
May31° / 24°13018.511.83.5
Jun32° / 23°357.311.84.5
Jul33° / 23°15311.84.4
Aug34° / 23°51.111.93.7
Sep35° / 24°71.3123.0
Oct36° / 25°173.412.12.6
Nov35° / 25°518.212.22.6
Dec34° / 24°13115.412.22.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41783
51684
61585
71585
81585
91486
101486
111486
121486
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221486
231486
241585
251585
261585
271684
281684

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bacabal gets around 267 mm of rain over 25 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
486
586
687
787
888
988
1089
1189
1290
1390
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134852
144852
154852
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214456
224456
234357
244258
254159
264159
274060
283961

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:18
212.26:076:18
312.26:086:18
412.26:086:18
512.26:086:18
612.26:086:18
712.26:086:18
812.26:096:18
912.26:096:18
1012.26:096:18
1112.26:096:18
1212.16:096:18
1312.16:096:18
1412.16:096:18
1512.16:106:18
1612.16:106:18
1712.16:106:18
1812.16:106:17
1912.16:106:17
2012.16:106:17
2112.16:106:17
2212.16:106:17
2312.16:106:17
2412.16:106:16
2512.16:106:16
2612.16:106:16
2712.16:106:16
2812.16:106:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.7Bright
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284.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bacabal

In seasonPeak

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

Bacabal's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Bacabal?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bacabal.

What to pack for Bacabal in February

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

In February, Bacabal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bacabal in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacabal peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bacabal 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 Bacabal is worst in November — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1426 µg/m³Jun 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bacabal?

Bacabal sits at 4.2°S, 44.8°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Luís Gonzaga do Maranhão, 20 km away.

Topography around Bacabal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacabal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Bacabal is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: São Luís Gonzaga do Maranhão 20 km · Alto Alegre do Maranhão 37 km · Olho d’Água das Cunhãs 39 km · São Mateus do Maranhão 40 km · Trizidela do Vale 42 km · Pedreiras 43 km · Vitorino Freire 52 km · Peritoró 52 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 Bacabal (-4.2325°, -44.7816°, elevation 24 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).