Placas weather in February

In February, Placas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 247 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Placas's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Placas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
247 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:48 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Placas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
13022
23022
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43022
53022
63022
73022
83022
93022
103022
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153022
163022
173022
183022
193022
203022
213022
223022
233022
243022
253022
263022
273022
283022

How February really feels in Placas

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
28
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.

Placas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°23526.512.22.9
Feb30° / 22°24725.412.12.9
Mar30° / 22°29128.7122.8
Apr30° / 22°25027.511.92.7
May30° / 22°17124.911.83.1
Jun31° / 22°591411.84.1
Jul32° / 22°379.511.84.1
Aug34° / 22°296.611.93.5
Sep34° / 23°458.9123.0
Oct34° / 23°7813.812.12.9
Nov33° / 23°1151812.22.9
Dec31° / 23°15921.612.23.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16595
17595
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25595
26595
27595
28595

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Placas gets around 247 mm of rain over 25.4 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
388
488
588
688
789
889
989
1089
1189
1290
1390
1490
1591
1691
1792
1892
1992
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964

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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:456:55
212.26:466:55
312.26:466:56
412.26:466:56
512.26:466:56
612.26:466:56
712.16:476:56
812.16:476:56
912.16:476:56
1012.16:476:56
1112.16:476:56
1212.16:476:56
1312.16:486:55
1412.16:486:55
1512.16:486:55
1612.16:486:55
1712.16:486:55
1812.16:486:55
1912.16:486:55
2012.16:486:55
2112.16:486:54
2212.16:486:54
2312.16:486:54
2412.16:486:54
2512.16:486:54
2612.16:486:53
2712.16:486:53
2812.16:486:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
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144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
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214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Placas

In seasonPeak

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

Placas's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Placas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Placas.

What to pack for Placas in February

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

In February, Placas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Placas 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 Placas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Nov 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Placas 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 Placas is worst in October — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateOct 2258 µg/m³Jun 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Placas?

Placas sits at 3.9°S, 54.2°W, 104 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uruará, 56 km away.

Topography around Placas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Placas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.

The land around Placas is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
444 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Uruará 56 km · Rurópolis 81 km · Aveiro 127 km · Mojuí dos Campos 140 km · Medicilândia 155 km · Belterra 158 km · Santarém 167 km · Brasil Novo 197 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 Placas (-3.8678°, -54.22°, elevation 104 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).