Piumhi weather in February

In February, Piumhi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 172 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Piumhi's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piumhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:58 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Piumhi 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 Piumhi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Piumhi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°27321.913.14.3
Feb28° / 20°17216.912.74.5
Mar28° / 20°17318.812.14.9
Apr27° / 18°589.611.56.6
May25° / 15°395.4117.7
Jun24° / 14°152.510.88.5
Jul25° / 13°101.710.98.7
Aug26° / 14°132.411.38.3
Sep28° / 16°567.211.96.6
Oct29° / 18°9912.812.55.3
Nov28° / 19°19319.4134.8
Dec28° / 20°2722413.24.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33367
43466
53466
63466
73565
83466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Piumhi gets around 172 mm of rain over 16.9 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 61% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
463
562
662
761
860
960
1059
1159
1259
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1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1959
2059
2160
2261
2362
2462
2563
2663
2763
2864

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1116785
2116785
3117775
4117775
5118765
6219754
7219754
8220744
9220744
10221734
11221743
12222733
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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167calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 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 6:50 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:507:45
212.96:507:45
312.96:517:44
412.96:527:44
512.96:527:44
612.86:537:43
712.86:537:43
812.86:547:43
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1012.86:557:42
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1212.76:567:41
1312.76:577:40
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1712.76:597:38
1812.66:597:38
1912.67:007:37
2012.67:007:36
2112.67:007:36
2212.67:017:35
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2412.57:027:34
2512.57:027:33
2612.57:037:32
2712.57:037:32
2812.57:037:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.87 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Piumhi

In seasonPeak

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

Piumhi'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 Piumhi?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Piumhi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piumhi in February

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

In February, Piumhi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piumhi 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 Piumhi peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Piumhi 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 Piumhi is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piumhi?

Piumhi sits at 20.5°S, 46.0°W, 791 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arcos, 48 km away.

Topography around Piumhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piumhi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 811 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Piumhi is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
874 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Arcos 48 km · Bambuí 51 km · Formiga 55 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 59 km · Alpinópolis 63 km · Lagoa da Prata 66 km · Passos 73 km · Luz 79 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 Piumhi (-20.4653°, -45.9581°, elevation 791 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).