Peçanha weather in February

In February, Peçanha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 94 mm of rain across 12.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Peçanha's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peçanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Peçanha 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 Peçanha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°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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Peçanha 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15015134.5
Feb30° / 20°9412.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°12315.612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°7212.311.65.9
May26° / 17°287.511.17.0
Jun25° / 16°144.610.97.7
Jul25° / 15°145117.7
Aug26° / 15°15511.47.6
Sep28° / 17°296.611.96.7
Oct29° / 19°8710.812.45.4
Nov28° / 19°18717.412.94.8
Dec29° / 20°1951913.14.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94258
104357
114456
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Peçanha gets around 94 mm of rain over 12.4 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124688
224688
324688
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525687
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1025687
1125687
1224697
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1821727
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2020737
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
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187calm
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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 6:39 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:397:29
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512.86:417:27
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712.76:427:27
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2612.46:517:17
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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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
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166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
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215.9Bright
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255.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Peçanha

In seasonPeak

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

Peçanha'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 Peçanha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Peçanha in February

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

In February, Peçanha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Peçanha 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 Peçanha peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Peçanha?

Peçanha sits at 18.5°S, 42.6°W, 784 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 22 km away.

Topography around Peçanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peçanha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Peçanha is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,488 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: São João Evangelista 22 km · Guanhães 47 km · Governador Valadares 72 km · Belo Oriente 75 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Serro 87 km · Santana do Paraíso 91 km · Malacacheta 94 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 Peçanha (-18.5486°, -42.5569°, elevation 784 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).