Caxias weather in February

In February, Caxias sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 272 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 7% 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 Caxias's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caxias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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 Caxias 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)
13223
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How February really feels in Caxias

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.

Caxias weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°23624.312.32.7
Feb31° / 23°27223.412.22.7
Mar31° / 23°34527.9122.6
Apr31° / 23°28225.311.92.8
May32° / 23°12814.911.83.7
Jun32° / 23°224.411.74.4
Jul33° / 23°101.811.74.2
Aug35° / 23°30.511.83.5
Sep36° / 24°51.1122.6
Oct36° / 25°142.412.12.2
Nov35° / 25°477.112.22.5
Dec34° / 24°1041312.32.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42278
52179
62179
72080
82080
92080
101981
111882
121882
131882
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Caxias gets around 272 mm of rain over 23.4 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
578
678
779
880
980
1081
1182
1283
1384
1485
1586
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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
78317
88317
98317
108317
118218
128218
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197822
207723
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257426
267327
277327
287228

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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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 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:016:13
212.26:016:13
312.26:016:13
412.26:016:13
512.26:026:13
612.26:026:13
712.26:026:13
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Caxias

In seasonPeak

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

Caxias'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 Caxias?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caxias.

What to pack for Caxias in February

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caxias 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 Caxias peaks around March 13 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 13UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Caxias 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 Caxias is worst in October — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1532 µg/m³May 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caxias?

Caxias sits at 4.9°S, 43.4°W, 83 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aldeias Altas, 29 km away.

Topography around Caxias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caxias has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Caxias is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Aldeias Altas 29 km · São João do Soter 58 km · União 62 km · Timon 63 km · Teresina 67 km · Codó 74 km · Matões 75 km · Coelho Neto 77 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 Caxias (-4.8589°, -43.3561°, elevation 83 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).