Formiga weather in February

In February, Formiga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 136 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Formiga's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Formiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Formiga 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Formiga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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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42820
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Formiga 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
Jan28° / 20°23721.113.14.5
Feb28° / 20°13616.212.74.7
Mar28° / 19°15718.712.15.1
Apr27° / 18°568.911.56.7
May25° / 15°365.4117.7
Jun24° / 14°142.310.88.5
Jul25° / 13°91.510.98.7
Aug26° / 14°122.111.38.3
Sep28° / 16°506.711.96.9
Oct28° / 18°871212.55.5
Nov27° / 19°18019.2134.9
Dec27° / 19°24023.813.24.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
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283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Formiga gets around 136 mm of rain over 16.2 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 58% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
462
561
660
759
858
957
1057
1156
1255
1354
1454
1554
1653
1754
1854
1955
2056
2157
2258
2359
2460
2561
2662
2763
2863

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1323722
2324712
3424702
4424702
5425692
6426691
7427681
8428671
9429661
10430651
11430651
12431641
13332641
14333631
15334621
16334621
17235621
18235621
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20134641
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22134641
23133651
24133651
25132661
26132661
27131671
28130681

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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 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 6:48 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:487:43
212.96:487:43
312.96:497:42
412.96:497:42
512.96:507:42
612.86:517:41
712.86:517:41
812.86:527:40
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1012.86:537:40
1112.86:537:39
1212.76:547:39
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1412.76:557:38
1512.76:557:37
1612.76:567:37
1712.76:567:36
1812.66:577:35
1912.66:577:35
2012.66:587:34
2112.66:587:34
2212.66:597:33
2312.66:597:32
2412.57:007:32
2512.57:007:31
2612.57:017:30
2712.57:017:30
2812.57:017:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Formiga

In seasonPeak

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

Formiga's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Formiga?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Formiga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Formiga in February

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

In February, Formiga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Formiga 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 Formiga peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Formiga 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 Formiga is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Formiga?

Formiga sits at 20.5°S, 45.4°W, 841 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arcos, 23 km away.

Topography around Formiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Formiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 870 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Formiga is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Arcos 23 km · Água Rasa 27 km · Itapecerica 31 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 44 km · Campo Belo 51 km · Lagoa da Prata 51 km · Piumhi 55 km · Divinópolis 66 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 Formiga (-20.4644°, -45.4264°, elevation 841 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).