Macaé weather in February

In February, Macaé sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 80 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Macaé's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Macaé is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21 µg/m³ · 2015

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 Macaé reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Macaé weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°13911.813.26.1
Feb28° / 24°808.812.86.4
Mar27° / 24°12413.812.26.0
Apr26° / 23°7211.111.56.6
May25° / 22°579.710.97.2
Jun24° / 21°305.910.78.0
Jul24° / 20°336.210.87.9
Aug24° / 20°316.511.27.8
Sep24° / 21°608.911.97.3
Oct24° / 21°8610.112.56.8
Nov25° / 22°15414.313.15.9
Dec27° / 24°14914.713.35.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44951
54951
64951
75050
84951
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135050
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275248
285149

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Macaé gets around 80 mm of rain over 8.8 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
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432
532
632
732
832
932
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1131
1231
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1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2132
2233
2334
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2536
2637
2738
2839

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
167420
267321
367321
457421
557421
657421
757421
857520
957520
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1157520
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Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:307:31
213.06:317:31
313.06:317:30
413.06:327:30
512.96:337:30
612.96:337:29
712.96:347:29
812.96:357:28
912.96:357:28
1012.96:367:27
1112.86:367:27
1212.86:377:26
1312.86:387:26
1412.86:387:25
1512.86:397:25
1612.76:397:24
1712.76:407:24
1812.76:407:23
1912.76:417:22
2012.76:417:22
2112.76:427:21
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2512.66:447:18
2612.56:447:17
2712.56:457:17
2812.56:457:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Macaé

In seasonPeak

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

Macaé's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Macaé?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macaé in February

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

In February, Macaé sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Macaé in February

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 25°C and coldest in September near 22°C.

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

20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Macaé in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macaé peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaé?

Macaé sits at 22.4°S, 41.8°W, 8 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio das Ostras, 23 km away.

Topography around Macaé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,806 m.

The land around Macaé is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (34%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
1,806 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Rio das Ostras 23 km · Conceição de Macabu 34 km · Buzios 42 km · Quissamã 45 km · Casimiro de Abreu 45 km · São Pedro da Aldeia 60 km · Cabo Frio 61 km · Iguaba Grande 68 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 Macaé (-22.3848°, -41.7832°, elevation 8 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).