Cantá weather in February

In February, Cantá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cantá's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cantá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cantá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Cantá

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.

Cantá weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°528.711.94.1
Feb32° / 24°488.211.93.9
Mar32° / 24°8410.4123.6
Apr31° / 24°24619.312.13.3
May30° / 23°42227.812.13.0
Jun29° / 22°38928.412.13.0
Jul29° / 22°32728.812.13.1
Aug30° / 22°22325.412.13.2
Sep32° / 23°13618.5123.3
Oct33° / 24°10315.711.93.3
Nov32° / 24°12116.411.93.2
Dec32° / 24°8413.211.93.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
63070
73070
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cantá gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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530
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729
829
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2128
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:13
211.96:196:13
311.96:196:13
411.96:206:13
511.96:206:13
611.96:206:13
711.96:206:14
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cantá

In seasonPeak

None of Cantá's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cantá's monsoon runs April–August, 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 Cantá?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cantá. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cantá in February

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

In February, Cantá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cantá in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cantá peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Nov 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cantá 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 Cantá is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1830 µg/m³Jul 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cantá?

Cantá sits at 2.6°N, 60.6°W, 76 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boa Vista, 25 km away.

Topography around Cantá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m.

The land around Cantá is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
1,013 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Boa Vista 25 km · Mucajaí 40 km · Alto Alegre 105 km · Caracaraí 106 km · Lethem 123 km · Rorainópolis 186 km · Pacaraima 211 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 229 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 Cantá (2.6103°, -60.5975°, elevation 76 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).