Ibirité weather in February

In February, Ibirité sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 119 mm of rain across 12.9 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 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ibirité's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibirité's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ibirité is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Ibirité reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 30°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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22819
32818
42818
52818
62818
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102818
112818
122818
132818
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Ibirité 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
Jan27° / 19°21817.913.15.1
Feb28° / 18°11912.912.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14716.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°559.811.66.7
May25° / 14°315.111.17.9
Jun24° / 12°101.710.88.6
Jul24° / 12°50.810.98.9
Aug25° / 13°112.111.38.5
Sep27° / 15°476.511.97.3
Oct27° / 17°8111.712.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18418.412.95.0
Dec27° / 18°2592213.24.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33367
43367
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153664
163763
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183763
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203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ibirité gets around 119 mm of rain over 12.9 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 47% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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250
349
448
547
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746
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
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2045
2146
2248
2349
2450
2552
2653
2754
2855

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
174548
274647
374646
474745
584844
684844
784943
885042
985141
1085240
1185339
1285438
1385438
1485537
1575637
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1865737
1965737
2065638
2165539
2265440
2355441
2455441
2555342
2655243
2755144
2855045

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 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:437:37
212.96:437:36
312.96:447:36
412.96:457:36
512.86:457:36
612.86:467:35
712.86:467:35
812.86:477:34
912.86:477:34
1012.86:487:34
1112.76:487:33
1212.76:497:33
1312.76:497:32
1412.76:507:32
1512.76:507:31
1612.76:517:31
1712.66:517:30
1812.66:527:30
1912.66:527:29
2012.66:537:28
2112.66:537:28
2212.66:547:27
2312.56:547:27
2412.56:557:26
2512.56:557:25
2612.56:557:24
2712.56:567:24
2812.46:567:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ibirité

In seasonPeak

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

Ibirité'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 Ibirité?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ibirité for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ibirité in February

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

In February, Ibirité sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ibirité 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 Ibirité peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ibirité 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 Ibirité is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ibirité's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jan 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ibirité?

Ibirité sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 883 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sarzedo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ibirité

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibirité has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 940 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.

The land around Ibirité is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
824 m
80 km
1,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Sarzedo 9.0 km · Contagem 10 km · Mário Campos 14 km · Betim 16 km · Belo Horizonte 17 km · Brumadinho 20 km · Nova Lima 23 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 23 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 Ibirité (-20.0219°, -44.0589°, elevation 883 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).