Malacacheta weather in February

In February, Malacacheta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 98 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Malacacheta's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malacacheta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Malacacheta is human 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Malacacheta reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
173019
183019
193019
203019
213019
223019
233019
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919

Malacacheta 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
Jan29° / 19°12513.912.94.8
Feb29° / 19°9810.912.64.9
Mar29° / 19°12914.812.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7511.511.66.1
May26° / 16°297.611.27.0
Jun25° / 15°174.8117.7
Jul24° / 14°165.2117.8
Aug25° / 14°144.511.47.7
Sep27° / 16°255.511.97.2
Oct28° / 18°859.712.45.8
Nov28° / 19°18716.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°20718134.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74258
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164357
174456
184456
194456
204456
214357
224456
234456
244357
254357
264357
274258
284258

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Malacacheta gets around 98 mm of rain over 10.9 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
341
440
539
639
738
837
937
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1838
1938
2039
2140
2241
2343
2444
2545
2646
2746
2847

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1130618
2130618
3131608
4131617
5132607
6132607
7133597
8133597
9133597
10134587
11134587
12134596
13133606
14033616
15033616
16032626
17032626
18031636
19030646
20129646
21128656
22127666
23126676
24126667
25125677
26125677
27125677
28125668

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:387:26
212.86:397:25
312.86:397:25
412.86:407:25
512.76:407:25
612.76:417:24
712.76:417:24
812.76:427:24
912.76:427:23
1012.76:437:23
1112.76:437:23
1212.66:447:22
1312.66:447:22
1412.66:447:21
1512.66:457:21
1612.66:457:20
1712.66:467:20
1812.66:467:19
1912.56:477:19
2012.56:477:18
2112.56:477:18
2212.56:487:17
2312.56:487:17
2412.56:487:16
2512.46:497:15
2612.46:497:15
2712.46:507:14
2812.46:507:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.17 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Malacacheta

In seasonPeak

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

Malacacheta'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 Malacacheta?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malacacheta in February

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

In February, Malacacheta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Malacacheta 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 Malacacheta peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malacacheta?

Malacacheta sits at 17.8°S, 42.1°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itambacuri, 46 km away.

Topography around Malacacheta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malacacheta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m.

The land around Malacacheta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
444 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
1,435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Itambacuri 46 km · Novo Cruzeiro 47 km · Capelinha 49 km · Teófilo Otoni 61 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Caraí 83 km · Minas Novas 88 km · Turmalina 93 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 Malacacheta (-17.8422°, -42.0767°, elevation 683 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).