Fortaleza weather in February

In February, Fortaleza sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 132 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Fortaleza's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fortaleza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 132 mm; 20.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:45 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Fortaleza is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Fortaleza reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

How February really feels in Fortaleza

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fortaleza weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	94	18.2	12.2	4.4
Feb	29° / 25°	132	20.1	12.1	4.0
Mar	29° / 25°	194	25.4	12	3.6
Apr	29° / 25°	248	25.5	11.9	3.5
May	29° / 25°	129	19.6	11.8	4.4
Jun	29° / 25°	72	13.7	11.8	5.3
Jul	29° / 24°	36	7.7	11.8	6.2
Aug	30° / 24°	8	2.3	11.9	6.7
Sep	30° / 25°	4	1.2	12	6.8
Oct	30° / 25°	5	1.6	12.1	6.6
Nov	30° / 26°	7	2.3	12.2	6.3
Dec	30° / 26°	27	8.5	12.2	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	47	47	48	47	46	46	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	41	43	43	43
Cloudier (%)	53	53	52	53	54	54	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	59	59	57	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Fortaleza gets around 132 mm of rain over 20.1 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 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	63	63	63	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	69
12	70
13	71
14	72
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Oppressive (%)	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	62	61
Miserable (%)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

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 5:43 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:43	5:52
2	12.2	5:43	5:53
3	12.2	5:43	5:53
4	12.2	5:44	5:53
5	12.1	5:44	5:53
6	12.1	5:44	5:53
7	12.1	5:44	5:53
8	12.1	5:44	5:53
9	12.1	5:44	5:53
10	12.1	5:45	5:53
11	12.1	5:45	5:53
12	12.1	5:45	5:53
13	12.1	5:45	5:53
14	12.1	5:45	5:52
15	12.1	5:45	5:52
16	12.1	5:45	5:52
17	12.1	5:45	5:52
18	12.1	5:45	5:52
19	12.1	5:45	5:52
20	12.1	5:45	5:52
21	12.1	5:45	5:52
22	12.1	5:45	5:51
23	12.1	5:45	5:51
24	12.1	5:45	5:51
25	12.1	5:45	5:51
26	12.1	5:45	5:50
27	12.1	5:45	5:50
28	12.1	5:45	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Fortaleza

In seasonPeak

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

Fortaleza's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Fortaleza?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Fortaleza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fortaleza in February

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

In February, Fortaleza sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fortaleza in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Fortaleza 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 Fortaleza peaks around March 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Fortaleza?

Fortaleza sits at 3.7°S, 38.5°W, 18 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caucaia, 12 km away.

Topography around Fortaleza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fortaleza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Fortaleza is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and water (41%) within 3 km, water (50%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

67 m

water 50%

80 km

1,081 m

water 39%

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← January Fortaleza year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Caucaia 12 km · Maracanaú 20 km · Eusébio 22 km · Maranguape 25 km · Aquiraz 27 km · Itaitinga 28 km · Pacatuba 31 km · Guaiúba 37 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

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 Fortaleza (-3.7172°, -38.5431°, elevation 18 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	69
12	70
13	71
14	72
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	69
12	70
13	71
14	72
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	64
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	69
12	70
13	71
14	72
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	61	39