Novo Cruzeiro weather in February

In February, Novo Cruzeiro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 96 mm of rain across 10.7 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 20% 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 Novo Cruzeiro's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novo Cruzeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:45 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 8th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Novo Cruzeiro is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Novo Cruzeiro 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

Novo Cruzeiro 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	123	13.2	12.9	5.1
Feb	29° / 19°	96	10.7	12.6	5.1
Mar	28° / 19°	128	14.2	12.1	5.2
Apr	27° / 18°	72	11	11.6	6.3
May	25° / 16°	25	6.6	11.2	7.2
Jun	25° / 15°	14	4.2	11	7.8
Jul	24° / 14°	12	4.4	11.1	8.0
Aug	25° / 14°	10	3.9	11.4	7.9
Sep	27° / 15°	23	4.9	11.9	7.3
Oct	28° / 17°	79	9.2	12.4	6.1
Nov	27° / 18°	176	16.3	12.8	5.2
Dec	28° / 19°	196	17.1	13	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	42	42	41	42	42
Cloudier (%)	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58	59	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	42	58

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Novo Cruzeiro gets around 96 mm of rain over 10.7 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	38
20	39
21	40
22	41
23	42
24	43
25	44
26	44
27	45
28	45

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	45	44	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	35
Muggy (%)	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	57	58	59	60	59
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	39	55	2
2	4	40	54	2
3	4	40	54	2
4	4	41	53	2
5	3	43	52	2
6	3	44	51	2
7	3	45	50	2
8	3	46	49	2
9	3	46	48	2
10	3	47	48	2
11	3	47	47	2
12	3	48	47	2
13	3	48	47	2
14	3	48	47	2
15	3	48	47	2
16	2	47	48	2
17	2	47	48	2
18	2	46	49	2
19	2	45	50	3
20	2	44	51	3
21	2	42	53	3
22	2	41	54	3
23	2	39	56	3
24	2	38	57	3
25	2	37	58	3
26	2	36	59	3
27	2	35	60	3
28	2	35	59	4

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

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 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49
Sunset (PM)	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	6:38	7:24
2	12.8	6:38	7:24
3	12.8	6:39	7:24
4	12.7	6:39	7:24
5	12.7	6:40	7:23
6	12.7	6:40	7:23
7	12.7	6:41	7:23
8	12.7	6:41	7:22
9	12.7	6:42	7:22
10	12.7	6:42	7:22
11	12.6	6:43	7:21
12	12.6	6:43	7:21
13	12.6	6:44	7:21
14	12.6	6:44	7:20
15	12.6	6:45	7:20
16	12.6	6:45	7:19
17	12.6	6:45	7:19
18	12.5	6:46	7:18
19	12.5	6:46	7:18
20	12.5	6:47	7:17
21	12.5	6:47	7:17
22	12.5	6:47	7:16
23	12.5	6:48	7:16
24	12.5	6:48	7:15
25	12.4	6:48	7:14
26	12.4	6:49	7:14
27	12.4	6:49	7:13
28	12.4	6:49	7:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Novo Cruzeiro

In seasonPeak

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

Novo Cruzeiro'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 Novo Cruzeiro?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Novo Cruzeiro in February

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

In February, Novo Cruzeiro 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.

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UV index in Novo Cruzeiro 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 Novo Cruzeiro peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	11	9	8	8	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Novo Cruzeiro?

Novo Cruzeiro sits at 17.5°S, 41.9°W, 770 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 36 km away.

Topography around Novo Cruzeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novo Cruzeiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 846 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Novo Cruzeiro is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

264 m

trees 64%

16 km

599 m

trees 73%

80 km

1,007 m

trees 69%

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← January Novo Cruzeiro year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Caraí 36 km · Malacacheta 47 km · Teófilo Otoni 58 km · Padre Paraíso 60 km · Itambacuri 66 km · Araçuaí 72 km · Capelinha 72 km · Minas Novas 81 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

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 Novo Cruzeiro (-17.4681°, -41.8753°, elevation 770 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	38
20	39
21	40
22	41
23	42
24	43
25	44
26	44
27	45
28	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	39	55	2
2	4	40	54	2
3	4	40	54	2
4	4	41	53	2
5	3	43	52	2
6	3	44	51	2
7	3	45	50	2
8	3	46	49	2
9	3	46	48	2
10	3	47	48	2
11	3	47	47	2
12	3	48	47	2
13	3	48	47	2
14	3	48	47	2
15	3	48	47	2
16	2	47	48	2
17	2	47	48	2
18	2	46	49	2
19	2	45	50	3
20	2	44	51	3
21	2	42	53	3
22	2	41	54	3
23	2	39	56	3
24	2	38	57	3
25	2	37	58	3
26	2	36	59	3
27	2	35	60	3
28	2	35	59	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	38
20	39
21	40
22	41
23	42
24	43
25	44
26	44
27	45
28	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	39	55	2
2	4	40	54	2
3	4	40	54	2
4	4	41	53	2
5	3	43	52	2
6	3	44	51	2
7	3	45	50	2
8	3	46	49	2
9	3	46	48	2
10	3	47	48	2
11	3	47	47	2
12	3	48	47	2
13	3	48	47	2
14	3	48	47	2
15	3	48	47	2
16	2	47	48	2
17	2	47	48	2
18	2	46	49	2
19	2	45	50	3
20	2	44	51	3
21	2	42	53	3
22	2	41	54	3
23	2	39	56	3
24	2	38	57	3
25	2	37	58	3
26	2	36	59	3
27	2	35	60	3
28	2	35	59	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	38
20	39
21	40
22	41
23	42
24	43
25	44
26	44
27	45
28	45

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	39	55	2
2	4	40	54	2
3	4	40	54	2
4	4	41	53	2
5	3	43	52	2
6	3	44	51	2
7	3	45	50	2
8	3	46	49	2
9	3	46	48	2
10	3	47	48	2
11	3	47	47	2
12	3	48	47	2
13	3	48	47	2
14	3	48	47	2
15	3	48	47	2
16	2	47	48	2
17	2	47	48	2
18	2	46	49	2
19	2	45	50	3
20	2	44	51	3
21	2	42	53	3
22	2	41	54	3
23	2	39	56	3
24	2	38	57	3
25	2	37	58	3
26	2	36	59	3
27	2	35	60	3
28	2	35	59	4