José de Freitas weather in February

In February, José de Freitas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 290 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 José de Freitas's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see José de Freitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:00 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

José de Freitas is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in José de Freitas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in José de Freitas

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

José de Freitas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°24721.912.22.6
Feb32° / 23°29021.912.22.7
Mar32° / 23°37127.2122.5
Apr31° / 23°30723.911.92.8
May32° / 23°13312.911.83.7
Jun33° / 24°193.611.74.1
Jul34° / 24°101.711.83.8
Aug35° / 24°20.511.83.1
Sep37° / 25°30.6122.2
Oct37° / 26°151.812.11.7
Nov37° / 26°35512.21.9
Dec35° / 25°9310.912.32.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42476
52476
62377
72278
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

José de Freitas gets around 290 mm of rain over 21.9 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 78% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
370
471
572
673
774
875
976
1077
1178
1279
1380
1481
1582
1682
1783
1883
1983
2083
2182
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
158510
258411
348511
448511
548511
638611
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838611
928711
1028810
1128810
1228810
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2308416
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2508317
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
76calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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186calm
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206calm
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286calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:10
212.25:586:10
312.25:586:10
412.25:586:10
512.25:596:10
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for José de Freitas

In seasonPeak

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

José de Freitas's monsoon runs January–April, 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 José de Freitas?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in José de Freitas.

What to pack for José de Freitas in February

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

In February, José de Freitas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in José de Freitas 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 José de Freitas peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 14UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in José de Freitas 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 José de Freitas is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 922 µg/m³Jun 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is José de Freitas?

José de Freitas sits at 4.8°S, 42.6°W, 131 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Altos, 34 km away.

Topography around José de Freitas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around José de Freitas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around José de Freitas is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (31%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
369 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Altos 34 km · União 37 km · Teresina 45 km · Campo Maior 46 km · Timon 47 km · Barras 65 km · Demerval Lobão 68 km · Coelho Neto 74 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 José de Freitas (-4.7564°, -42.5756°, elevation 131 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).