Petrolina weather in February

In February, Petrolina sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 66 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Petrolina's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 66 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:47 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 11th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Petrolina is human 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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Petrolina reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

How February really feels in Petrolina

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Petrolina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	80	8.7	12.5	3.3
Feb	33° / 23°	66	9.4	12.3	3.3
Mar	33° / 23°	79	10.1	12.1	3.4
Apr	33° / 23°	32	6	11.8	4.0
May	32° / 22°	10	2	11.6	4.9
Jun	30° / 21°	3	0.7	11.5	5.8
Jul	30° / 20°	3	0.4	11.5	6.2
Aug	31° / 20°	1	0.2	11.7	5.7
Sep	33° / 21°	1	0.1	11.9	4.4
Oct	35° / 22°	11	1.5	12.2	3.4
Nov	34° / 23°	32	3.9	12.4	3.2
Dec	34° / 23°	50	6.3	12.5	3.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 52%.

	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 (%)	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	51	50	50	48	48	48	47	47	46	47	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	48	48	48
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	49	49	50	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	52	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Petrolina gets around 66 mm of rain over 9.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	30
28	29

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% 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 (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Muggy (%)	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	44	43
Oppressive (%)	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	24

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	36	39	20
2	5	36	40	20
3	4	36	41	19
4	4	35	42	19
5	4	35	43	18
6	4	35	43	18
7	4	34	44	18
8	4	33	45	19
9	4	33	45	19
10	4	32	46	19
11	4	31	46	19
12	4	31	47	19
13	4	31	47	19
14	4	30	48	19
15	4	30	48	19
16	4	30	48	19
17	4	30	48	19
18	4	29	48	19
19	4	29	47	20
20	4	29	47	20
21	4	29	47	21
22	4	28	46	21
23	4	28	46	21
24	4	28	46	22
25	5	28	45	22
26	5	28	44	23
27	5	28	44	24
28	5	28	43	24

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 5:43 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:02 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:43	6:08
2	12.4	5:44	6:08
3	12.4	5:44	6:08
4	12.4	5:44	6:08
5	12.4	5:45	6:08
6	12.4	5:45	6:07
7	12.4	5:45	6:07
8	12.4	5:46	6:07
9	12.4	5:46	6:07
10	12.3	5:46	6:07
11	12.3	5:46	6:07
12	12.3	5:47	6:07
13	12.3	5:47	6:06
14	12.3	5:47	6:06
15	12.3	5:47	6:06
16	12.3	5:48	6:06
17	12.3	5:48	6:05
18	12.3	5:48	6:05
19	12.3	5:48	6:05
20	12.3	5:48	6:04
21	12.3	5:48	6:04
22	12.3	5:49	6:04
23	12.2	5:49	6:03
24	12.2	5:49	6:03
25	12.2	5:49	6:03
26	12.2	5:49	6:02
27	12.2	5:49	6:02
28	12.2	5:49	6:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
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	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Petrolina?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petrolina. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Petrolina in February

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

In February, Petrolina sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Petrolina 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 Petrolina peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (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	15	13	10	10	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Petrolina?

Petrolina sits at 9.4°S, 40.5°W, 383 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Petrolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Petrolina is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

134 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

668 m

shrubs 78%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Juazeiro 1.0 km · Sobradinho 34 km · Lagoa Grande 51 km · Casa Nova 58 km · Curaçá 79 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 99 km · Jaguarari 102 km · Dormentes 110 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
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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 Petrolina (-9.3986°, -40.5008°, elevation 383 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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	30
28	29

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	36	39	20
2	5	36	40	20
3	4	36	41	19
4	4	35	42	19
5	4	35	43	18
6	4	35	43	18
7	4	34	44	18
8	4	33	45	19
9	4	33	45	19
10	4	32	46	19
11	4	31	46	19
12	4	31	47	19
13	4	31	47	19
14	4	30	48	19
15	4	30	48	19
16	4	30	48	19
17	4	30	48	19
18	4	29	48	19
19	4	29	47	20
20	4	29	47	20
21	4	29	47	21
22	4	28	46	21
23	4	28	46	21
24	4	28	46	22
25	5	28	45	22
26	5	28	44	23
27	5	28	44	24
28	5	28	43	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	30
28	29

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	36	39	20
2	5	36	40	20
3	4	36	41	19
4	4	35	42	19
5	4	35	43	18
6	4	35	43	18
7	4	34	44	18
8	4	33	45	19
9	4	33	45	19
10	4	32	46	19
11	4	31	46	19
12	4	31	47	19
13	4	31	47	19
14	4	30	48	19
15	4	30	48	19
16	4	30	48	19
17	4	30	48	19
18	4	29	48	19
19	4	29	47	20
20	4	29	47	20
21	4	29	47	21
22	4	28	46	21
23	4	28	46	21
24	4	28	46	22
25	5	28	45	22
26	5	28	44	23
27	5	28	44	24
28	5	28	43	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	31
26	31
27	30
28	29

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	36	39	20
2	5	36	40	20
3	4	36	41	19
4	4	35	42	19
5	4	35	43	18
6	4	35	43	18
7	4	34	44	18
8	4	33	45	19
9	4	33	45	19
10	4	32	46	19
11	4	31	46	19
12	4	31	47	19
13	4	31	47	19
14	4	30	48	19
15	4	30	48	19
16	4	30	48	19
17	4	30	48	19
18	4	29	48	19
19	4	29	47	20
20	4	29	47	20
21	4	29	47	21
22	4	28	46	21
23	4	28	46	21
24	4	28	46	22
25	5	28	45	22
26	5	28	44	23
27	5	28	44	24
28	5	28	43	24