Pantanal weather in February

In February, Pantanal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pantanal's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pantanal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:59 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pantanal 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pantanal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Pantanal weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°1841913.54.9
Feb28° / 23°15617.3134.9
Mar27° / 22°12417.412.25.4
Apr25° / 20°8610.911.46.6
May23° / 17°10510.510.76.7
Jun21° / 15°948.910.36.6
Jul20° / 14°868.910.46.5
Aug21° / 15°848.6116.7
Sep21° / 16°13612.511.85.9
Oct23° / 18°12613.712.75.9
Nov25° / 20°11714.513.46.0
Dec27° / 21°1301513.75.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83862
93961
103961
113862
123862
133664
143664
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173763
183664
193763
203763
213862
223961
233961
244060
254159
264258
274357
284357

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pantanal gets around 156 mm of rain over 17.3 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 62% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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260
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961
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1662
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2862

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1112245112
2112255012
3112255012
4112255012
5112265012
6112265012
7112265012
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9112265011
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272924587
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Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612calm
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:498:06
213.36:508:06
313.36:508:05
413.26:518:05
513.26:528:04
613.26:538:04
713.26:538:03
813.16:548:03
913.16:558:02
1013.16:568:01
1113.16:568:01
1213.06:578:00
1313.06:587:59
1413.06:597:59
1513.06:597:58
1613.07:007:57
1712.97:017:56
1812.97:017:56
1912.97:027:55
2012.97:037:54
2112.87:047:53
2212.87:047:52
2312.87:057:51
2412.77:067:51
2512.77:067:50
2612.77:077:49
2712.77:087:48
2812.67:087:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pantanal?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Pantanal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pantanal in February

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

In February, Pantanal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pantanal in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 8 to Jun 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Pantanal in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pantanal peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pantanal?

Pantanal sits at 27.6°S, 48.5°W, 0 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Trindade, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pantanal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pantanal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,552 m.

The land around Pantanal is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
438 m
16 km
535 m
80 km
1,552 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Trindade 3.0 km · Florianopolis 4.0 km · Campinas 9.0 km · Ribeirão da Ilha 10 km · São José 11 km · Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha 13 km · Palhoça 15 km · Biguaçu 19 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 Pantanal (-27.6099°, -48.5165°, elevation 0 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).