Mossoró weather in February

In February, Mossoró sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 83 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Mossoró's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossoró's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:39 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Mossoró 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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mossoró reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Mossoró

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.

Mossoró weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°681212.33.0
Feb33° / 24°8313.312.23.1
Mar32° / 24°12718.3123.1
Apr32° / 24°11716.811.93.3
May33° / 24°56911.83.8
Jun32° / 23°295.911.74.2
Jul33° / 22°18311.74.2
Aug34° / 22°30.511.83.7
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.3
Oct35° / 23°20.212.13.1
Nov35° / 24°30.512.23.2
Dec35° / 24°164.212.33.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
54852
64852
74753
84654
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144357
154258
164159
174159
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mossoró gets around 83 mm of rain over 13.3 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 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
543
643
743
844
944
1045
1146
1246
1347
1448
1549
1650
1750
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126703
2126703
3125713
4125713
5124723
6023743
7022744
8022744
9021754
10020764
11019774
12018784
13018784
14017794
15016804
16016795
17015805
18015805
19014806
20014806
21014806
22014806
23014797
24013807
25013807
26013807
27013807
28013798

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 5:36 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:365:50
212.25:365:50
312.25:375:50
412.25:375:50
512.25:375:50
612.25:375:50
712.25:385:50
812.25:385:50
912.25:385:50
1012.25:385:50
1112.25:385:49
1212.25:395:49
1312.25:395:49
1412.25:395:49
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1612.25:395:49
1712.25:395:49
1812.25:395:49
1912.25:395:48
2012.15:395:48
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2712.15:395:46
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mossoró

In seasonPeak

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

Mossoró's rainy season runs January–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 Mossoró?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mossoró.

What to pack for Mossoró in February

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

In February, Mossoró sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mossoró in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 42 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mossoró 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 Mossoró peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mossoró?

Mossoró sits at 5.2°S, 37.3°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Baraúna, 32 km away.

Topography around Mossoró

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossoró has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m.

The land around Mossoró is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), grassland (21%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
432 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Baraúna 32 km · Areia Branca 34 km · Icapuí 53 km · Jaguaruana 62 km · Açu 65 km · Caraúbas 71 km · Quixeré 72 km · Apodi 73 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 Mossoró (-5.1875°, -37.3442°, elevation 24 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).