Carolina weather in February

In February, Carolina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 248 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Carolina's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Carolina 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Carolina reaches about 30°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 28°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)
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How February really feels in Carolina

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.

Carolina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°25627.712.42.8
Feb30° / 23°24825.412.22.7
Mar31° / 23°25527122.8
Apr31° / 23°17220.711.83.2
May32° / 23°7110.411.73.9
Jun33° / 22°61.111.64.2
Jul34° / 21°20.411.64.0
Aug35° / 22°20.411.83.2
Sep35° / 23°183122.9
Oct33° / 23°7411.312.23.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.912.33.3
Dec31° / 23°19823.912.43.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71387
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141387
151387
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201387
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221387
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241387
251387
261387
271387
281486

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Carolina gets around 248 mm of rain over 25.4 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
591
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
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2390
2489
2589
2688
2788
2888

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15955
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21937
22937
23928
24928
25919
26919
27919
289010

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
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135calm
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285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 6:14 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:146:33
212.36:146:33
312.36:146:33
412.36:156:33
512.36:156:33
612.36:156:33
712.36:166:33
812.36:166:33
912.36:166:33
1012.36:166:32
1112.36:166:32
1212.36:176:32
1312.36:176:32
1412.26:176:32
1512.26:176:32
1612.26:176:31
1712.26:186:31
1812.26:186:31
1912.26:186:31
2012.26:186:30
2112.26:186:30
2212.26:186:30
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2712.26:186:28
2812.26:196:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Carolina

In seasonPeak

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

Carolina's monsoon runs November–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 Carolina?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carolina.

What to pack for Carolina in February

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

In February, Carolina sees daytime highs around 30°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 Carolina 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 Carolina peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Carolina 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 Carolina is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateSep 2134 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carolina?

Carolina sits at 7.3°S, 47.5°W, 175 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araguaína, 84 km away.

Topography around Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Carolina is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Araguaína 84 km · Estreito 87 km · Riachão 93 km · Porto Franco 111 km · Tocantinópolis 112 km · Colinas do Tocantins 138 km · Balsas 159 km · São Geraldo do Araguaia 159 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 Carolina (-7.3356°, -47.4622°, elevation 175 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).