Castelo do Piauí weather in February

In February, Castelo do Piauí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 179 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Castelo do Piauí's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castelo do Piauí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Castelo do Piauí reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
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183223
193223
203223
213223
223223
233223
243223
253223
263223
273223
283223

How February really feels in Castelo do Piauí

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.

Castelo do Piauí weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°15616.512.32.8
Feb32° / 23°17917.112.22.9
Mar32° / 23°25721.8122.9
Apr32° / 23°18418.311.93.3
May32° / 23°768.811.83.9
Jun33° / 23°11211.74.2
Jul34° / 23°61.111.74.0
Aug35° / 24°10.111.83.3
Sep36° / 24°10.3122.5
Oct37° / 25°140.812.12.0
Nov37° / 25°142.612.22.1
Dec36° / 25°416.712.32.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
62872
72872
82872
92773
102773
112773
122575
132575
142575
152476
162476
172476
182476
192575
202575
212575
222674
232674
242872
252872
263070
272971
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Castelo do Piauí gets around 179 mm of rain over 17.1 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 61% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
454
555
656
757
858
959
1061
1162
1263
1364
1465
1565
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2165
2265
2364
2463
2562
2661
2760
2860

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1272665
2172666
3172666
4162766
5162766
6162766
7162667
8152668
9152569
10152470
11142372
12142372
13132274
14132175
15132175
16022078
17021979
18021979
19021880
20031879
21031879
22031879
23031879
24031879
25031978
26041977
27041977
28041977

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:07
212.25:536:07
312.25:536:07
412.25:546:07
512.25:546:07
612.25:546:07
712.25:546:07
812.25:556:07
912.25:556:07
1012.25:556:07
1112.25:556:06
1212.25:556:06
1312.25:556:06
1412.25:556:06
1512.25:566:06
1612.25:566:06
1712.25:566:06
1812.25:566:06
1912.25:566:05
2012.25:566:05
2112.15:566:05
2212.15:566:05
2312.15:566:04
2412.15:566:04
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2612.15:566:04
2712.15:566:03
2812.15:566:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Castelo do Piauí

In seasonPeak

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

Castelo do Piauí'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 Castelo do Piauí?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Castelo do Piauí.

What to pack for Castelo do Piauí in February

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

In February, Castelo do Piauí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Castelo do Piauí 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 Castelo do Piauí peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Castelo do Piauí?

Castelo do Piauí sits at 5.3°S, 41.6°W, 241 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Miguel do Tapuio, 32 km away.

Topography around Castelo do Piauí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castelo do Piauí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m.

The land around Castelo do Piauí is covered by shrubs (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
790 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: São Miguel do Tapuio 32 km · Campo Maior 88 km · Novo Oriente 89 km · Crateús 99 km · Pedro II 100 km · Altos 105 km · Quiterianópolis 111 km · Piripiri 119 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 Castelo do Piauí (-5.3222°, -41.5525°, elevation 241 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).