Paracatu weather in February

In February, Paracatu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 172 mm of rain across 16.4 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 22% 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 Paracatu's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
7:05 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Paracatu 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 Paracatu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43021
53021
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How February really feels in Paracatu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 4 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
4
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.

Paracatu 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
Jan30° / 21°25419.712.93.9
Feb30° / 21°17216.412.64.0
Mar30° / 21°19818.212.14.2
Apr29° / 20°699.711.65.5
May28° / 18°172.811.27.0
Jun28° / 16°50.8118.1
Jul28° / 16°10.311.18.1
Aug30° / 16°5111.46.7
Sep32° / 19°29411.94.9
Oct32° / 21°9610.412.44.0
Nov30° / 21°23520.312.83.7
Dec29° / 21°28022133.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53565
63664
73664
83565
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143961
153862
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194060
204060
214159
224159
233961
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283961

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Paracatu gets around 172 mm of rain over 16.4 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
358
458
557
657
757
857
957
1057
1158
1258
1358
1458
1558
1659
1759
1859
1959
2060
2160
2261
2361
2462
2562
2662
2763
2863

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10105931
20115831
30115831
40115930
50116029
60116029
70116128
80116227
90116227
100116326
110116326
120116326
130116425
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160106525
170106624
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19096724
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21086824
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23076825
24076825
25066925
26066925
27066826
28166726

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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286calm

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 6:58 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:587:44
212.86:597:44
312.76:597:43
412.77:007:43
512.77:007:43
612.77:017:43
712.77:017:42
812.77:027:42
912.77:027:42
1012.67:037:41
1112.67:037:41
1212.67:037:41
1312.67:047:40
1412.67:047:40
1512.67:057:39
1612.67:057:39
1712.57:067:38
1812.57:067:38
1912.57:067:38
2012.57:077:37
2112.57:077:36
2212.57:077:36
2312.57:087:35
2412.47:087:35
2512.47:097:34
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2712.47:097:33
2812.47:097:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Paracatu

In seasonPeak

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

Paracatu'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 Paracatu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Paracatu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paracatu in February

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

In February, Paracatu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paracatu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paracatu peaks around February 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paracatu?

Paracatu sits at 17.2°S, 46.9°W, 693 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vazante, 85 km away.

Topography around Paracatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracatu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 703 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Paracatu is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
549 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Vazante 85 km · Cristalina 94 km · João Pinheiro 94 km · Brasilândia de Minas 95 km · Unaí 96 km · Presidente Olegário 141 km · Coromandel 143 km · Ipameri 147 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 Paracatu (-17.2222°, -46.8747°, elevation 693 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).