Crato weather in February

In February, Crato sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 134 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Crato's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:45 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Crato 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 Crato reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
13021
23021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
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How February really feels in Crato

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Crato weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°12616.112.44.1
Feb30° / 21°13416.612.24.2
Mar29° / 21°17520124.2
Apr29° / 21°10614.411.84.8
May29° / 21°448.111.75.8
Jun28° / 19°133.211.66.8
Jul28° / 19°71.911.67.0
Aug30° / 19°30.911.86.5
Sep32° / 20°20.6125.4
Oct33° / 21°91.812.24.5
Nov33° / 22°203.212.34.4
Dec32° / 22°366.212.44.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74060
83961
93862
103763
113664
123565
133565
143466
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213565
223664
233664
243763
253961
264060
274258
284258

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Crato gets around 134 mm of rain over 16.6 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 59% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
154
253
353
452
553
653
754
855
956
1058
1159
1260
1361
1462
1563
1664
1764
1865
1965
2065
2165
2264
2363
2462
2561
2660
2758
2858

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1318727
2318736
3318736
4317746
5317746
6317746
7316756
8216766
9215776
10214777
11214777
12213787
13212797
14211807
15211798
16210808
1719828
1819819
1919819
20198010
21098011
22098011
23097912
240107812
250107713
260117514
270117514
280127414

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
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 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 5:42 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:426:01
212.35:426:01
312.35:426:01
412.35:436:01
512.35:436:00
612.35:436:00
712.35:436:00
812.35:446:00
912.35:446:00
1012.35:446:00
1112.35:446:00
1212.35:456:00
1312.25:456:00
1412.25:456:00
1512.25:455:59
1612.25:455:59
1712.25:455:59
1812.25:465:59
1912.25:465:58
2012.25:465:58
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2212.25:465:58
2312.25:465:57
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2612.25:465:56
2712.25:465:56
2812.25:465:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Crato

In seasonPeak

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

Crato's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Crato?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Crato for sightseeing.

What to pack for Crato in February

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

In February, Crato sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Crato 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 Crato peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Crato?

Crato sits at 7.2°S, 39.4°W, 430 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro do Norte, 11 km away.

Topography around Crato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m.

The land around Crato is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
605 m
80 km
778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Juazeiro do Norte 11 km · Barbalha 14 km · Caririaçu 25 km · Missão Velha 29 km · Nova Olinda 34 km · Santana do Cariri 36 km · Farias Brito 38 km · Jardim 41 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 Crato (-7.2342°, -39.4094°, elevation 430 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).