Palmas weather in February

In February, Palmas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 316 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Palmas's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Palmas 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 Palmas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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 Palmas

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.

Palmas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°35427.212.52.9
Feb30° / 22°3162512.32.9
Mar30° / 22°31326.712.12.9
Apr31° / 22°19218.811.83.5
May32° / 22°557.111.54.3
Jun32° / 21°30.411.44.9
Jul33° / 20°10.111.54.7
Aug34° / 21°10.311.73.7
Sep35° / 23°253.511.93.0
Oct33° / 23°12915.612.23.0
Nov31° / 23°24821.712.53.1
Dec30° / 22°29624.912.63.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
121288
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Palmas gets around 316 mm of rain over 25 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
987
1087
1187
1288
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1489
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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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
136931
146931
156931
166931
176940
186940
195950
205950
215950
225950
235950
245950
255950
265941
275941
284951

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:146:40
212.46:146:40
312.46:146:40
412.46:156:40
512.46:156:40
612.46:156:40
712.46:166:40
812.46:166:39
912.46:166:39
1012.46:176:39
1112.46:176:39
1212.46:176:39
1312.46:176:38
1412.36:186:38
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1812.36:196:37
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2012.36:196:36
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2412.36:206:35
2512.26:206:35
2612.26:206:34
2712.26:206:34
2812.26:206:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Palmas

In seasonPeak

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

Palmas's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Palmas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palmas.

What to pack for Palmas in February

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

In February, Palmas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palmas 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 Palmas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Palmas in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palmas is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 2342 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug21Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmas?

Palmas sits at 10.2°S, 48.3°W, 271 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraíso do Tocantins, 59 km away.

Topography around Palmas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m.

The land around Palmas is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (31%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
497 m
80 km
572 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Paraíso do Tocantins 59 km · Porto Nacional 61 km · Miracema do Tocantins 67 km · Guaraí 150 km · Lagoa da Confusão 158 km · Gurupi 192 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 209 km · Formoso do Araguaia 224 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 Palmas (-10.1675°, -48.3277°, elevation 271 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).