Garanhuns weather in February

In February, Garanhuns sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 49 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Garanhuns's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garanhuns's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 49 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:32 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Garanhuns 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 Garanhuns reaches about 29°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 27°C and 31°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Garanhuns weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	45	11.3	12.5	5.4
Feb	29° / 20°	49	11.6	12.3	5.2
Mar	29° / 20°	60	14.3	12.1	5.1
Apr	28° / 20°	66	14.2	11.8	5.5
May	26° / 19°	64	16.5	11.6	5.7
Jun	24° / 18°	69	17.2	11.5	5.7
Jul	24° / 18°	67	18.7	11.5	5.5
Aug	24° / 17°	47	16	11.7	5.9
Sep	26° / 18°	31	10.7	11.9	6.7
Oct	27° / 18°	22	6.5	12.2	7.0
Nov	29° / 19°	20	5	12.4	6.3
Dec	29° / 20°	25	7.3	12.5	5.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	49	49	50	50	50	49	48	48	49	47	47	46	46	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52
Cloudier (%)	51	51	50	50	50	51	52	52	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Garanhuns gets around 49 mm of rain over 11.6 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% 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
Humid (%)	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Muggy (%)	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	80	1
2	19	80	1
3	19	80	1
4	18	81	1
5	18	81	1
6	17	82	1
7	17	82	1
8	16	83	1
9	16	83	1
10	15	83	2
11	14	84	2
12	14	84	2
13	13	85	2
14	13	85	2
15	12	86	2
16	12	86	2
17	11	87	2
18	11	87	2
19	11	87	2
20	10	87	3
21	10	87	3
22	10	87	3
23	10	87	3
24	10	87	3
25	10	87	3
26	10	88	2
27	10	88	2
28	10	88	2

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:45 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:28	5:51
2	12.4	5:28	5:51
3	12.4	5:29	5:51
4	12.4	5:29	5:51
5	12.4	5:29	5:51
6	12.4	5:30	5:51
7	12.3	5:30	5:51
8	12.3	5:30	5:51
9	12.3	5:30	5:50
10	12.3	5:31	5:50
11	12.3	5:31	5:50
12	12.3	5:31	5:50
13	12.3	5:31	5:50
14	12.3	5:32	5:50
15	12.3	5:32	5:49
16	12.3	5:32	5:49
17	12.3	5:32	5:49
18	12.3	5:32	5:49
19	12.3	5:33	5:48
20	12.3	5:33	5:48
21	12.2	5:33	5:48
22	12.2	5:33	5:47
23	12.2	5:33	5:47
24	12.2	5:33	5:47
25	12.2	5:33	5:46
26	12.2	5:33	5:46
27	12.2	5:34	5:46
28	12.2	5:34	5:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.11 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Garanhuns?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Garanhuns for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garanhuns in February

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

In February, Garanhuns sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Garanhuns 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 Garanhuns peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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)	14	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Garanhuns?

Garanhuns sits at 8.9°S, 36.5°W, 950 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João, 15 km away.

Topography around Garanhuns

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garanhuns has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Garanhuns is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

276 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

395 m

grassland 58%

80 km

1,116 m

grassland 65%

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

February weather nearby: São João 15 km · Caetés 18 km · Jupi 21 km · Capoeiras 21 km · Lajedo 31 km · Correntes 33 km · Canhotinho 34 km · Bom Conselho 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 Garanhuns (-8.882°, -36.5022°, elevation 950 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	80	1
2	19	80	1
3	19	80	1
4	18	81	1
5	18	81	1
6	17	82	1
7	17	82	1
8	16	83	1
9	16	83	1
10	15	83	2
11	14	84	2
12	14	84	2
13	13	85	2
14	13	85	2
15	12	86	2
16	12	86	2
17	11	87	2
18	11	87	2
19	11	87	2
20	10	87	3
21	10	87	3
22	10	87	3
23	10	87	3
24	10	87	3
25	10	87	3
26	10	88	2
27	10	88	2
28	10	88	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	80	1
2	19	80	1
3	19	80	1
4	18	81	1
5	18	81	1
6	17	82	1
7	17	82	1
8	16	83	1
9	16	83	1
10	15	83	2
11	14	84	2
12	14	84	2
13	13	85	2
14	13	85	2
15	12	86	2
16	12	86	2
17	11	87	2
18	11	87	2
19	11	87	2
20	10	87	3
21	10	87	3
22	10	87	3
23	10	87	3
24	10	87	3
25	10	87	3
26	10	88	2
27	10	88	2
28	10	88	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	80	1
2	19	80	1
3	19	80	1
4	18	81	1
5	18	81	1
6	17	82	1
7	17	82	1
8	16	83	1
9	16	83	1
10	15	83	2
11	14	84	2
12	14	84	2
13	13	85	2
14	13	85	2
15	12	86	2
16	12	86	2
17	11	87	2
18	11	87	2
19	11	87	2
20	10	87	3
21	10	87	3
22	10	87	3
23	10	87	3
24	10	87	3
25	10	87	3
26	10	88	2
27	10	88	2
28	10	88	2