Caraí weather in February

In February, Caraí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 89 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Caraí's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Caraí 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Caraí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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272919
282919

Caraí weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11713.212.95.0
Feb29° / 19°8911.412.64.9
Mar29° / 19°1251512.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7311.911.66.1
May25° / 16°30811.27.0
Jun24° / 15°175.3117.7
Jul24° / 14°186.811.17.7
Aug25° / 14°155.411.47.7
Sep27° / 16°266.211.97.2
Oct28° / 17°7810.112.46.1
Nov27° / 18°16616.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°18216.8134.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54258
64357
74357
84456
94555
104555
114555
124654
134654
144753
154753
164654
174654
184654
194654
204555
214555
224456
234456
244357
254357
264258
274159
284159

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Caraí gets around 89 mm of rain over 11.4 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 41% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1339
1439
1540
1640
1741
1841
1942
2043
2143
2244
2345
2446
2547
2647
2748
2848

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1443503
2443512
3444492
4445492
5446482
6447472
7448462
8349462
9350452
10350452
11350452
12350452
13350452
14350452
15250462
16249472
17249482
18248492
19247502
20245512
21244522
22242542
23241552
24240562
25239572
26238573
27237583
28236593

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:377:23
212.76:387:23
312.76:387:23
412.76:397:22
512.76:397:22
612.76:407:22
712.76:407:22
812.76:417:21
912.76:417:21
1012.66:427:21
1112.66:427:20
1212.66:437:20
1312.66:437:20
1412.66:447:19
1512.66:447:19
1612.66:447:18
1712.56:457:18
1812.56:457:17
1912.56:467:17
2012.56:467:16
2112.56:467:16
2212.56:477:15
2312.56:477:15
2412.46:477:14
2512.46:487:13
2612.46:487:13
2712.46:487:12
2812.46:497:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Caraí

In seasonPeak

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

Caraí's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Caraí?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Caraí for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caraí in February

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

In February, Caraí sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Caraí in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caraí peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caraí?

Caraí sits at 17.2°S, 41.7°W, 804 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Padre Paraíso, 26 km away.

Topography around Caraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caraí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Caraí is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Padre Paraíso 26 km · Novo Cruzeiro 36 km · Araçuaí 55 km · Itaobim 73 km · Teófilo Otoni 77 km · Águas Formosas 82 km · Malacacheta 83 km · Itambacuri 94 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 Caraí (-17.1889°, -41.6947°, elevation 804 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).