Montes Claros weather in February

In February, Montes Claros sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 91 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Montes Claros's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montes Claros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:53 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Montes Claros 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Montes Claros reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
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Montes Claros weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°13112.712.94.9
Feb30° / 20°919.712.64.9
Mar29° / 20°11111.312.15.1
Apr29° / 19°35611.66.0
May28° / 17°102.311.27.4
Jun27° / 15°20.4118.2
Jul27° / 15°10.111.18.4
Aug29° / 16°20.611.47.5
Sep31° / 18°122.111.95.8
Oct31° / 20°667.412.44.8
Nov29° / 20°17815.112.84.6
Dec29° / 20°20616.5134.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54159
64258
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
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224357
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254258
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274357
284258

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Montes Claros gets around 91 mm of rain over 9.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
536
636
735
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10739513
21739503
31740503
41740503
51740493
61741493
70741492
80742482
90743482
100643482
110644472
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200447463
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220445483
230444493
240443503
250442513
260441523
270441514
280440524

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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:477:31
212.76:477:31
312.76:487:31
412.76:487:31
512.76:497:30
612.76:497:30
712.76:507:30
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1612.56:547:26
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1812.56:547:25
1912.56:557:25
2012.56:557:24
2112.56:567:24
2212.56:567:23
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2412.46:577:22
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2612.46:577:21
2712.46:577:21
2812.46:587:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.25 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
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Montes Claros

In seasonPeak

None of Montes Claros's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Montes Claros's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Montes Claros?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Montes Claros in February

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

In February, Montes Claros sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Montes Claros 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 Montes Claros peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Montes Claros?

Montes Claros sits at 16.7°S, 43.9°W, 686 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bocaiúva, 42 km away.

Topography around Montes Claros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montes Claros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m.

The land around Montes Claros is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Bocaiúva 42 km · Francisco Sá 49 km · Coração de Jesus 54 km · Brasília de Minas 85 km · São João da Ponte 91 km · Varzelândia 116 km · Janaúba 119 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 128 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 Montes Claros (-16.735°, -43.8617°, elevation 686 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).