Porteirinha weather in February

In February, Porteirinha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Porteirinha's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porteirinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Porteirinha is 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Porteirinha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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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23121
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How February really feels in Porteirinha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Porteirinha 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
Jan31° / 21°981112.84.5
Feb31° / 21°678.212.54.5
Mar31° / 21°821012.14.6
Apr30° / 20°314.811.75.5
May29° / 18°61.611.36.5
Jun28° / 17°10.211.17.4
Jul28° / 16°00.111.27.7
Aug30° / 16°10.211.56.8
Sep32° / 18°71.411.95.3
Oct32° / 20°435.912.44.3
Nov30° / 21°11812.612.74.3
Dec30° / 21°12613.412.94.5

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 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54456
64555
74555
84555
94555
104456
114555
124555
134654
144654
154753
164753
174852
184852
194951
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214951
224852
234852
244753
254654
264555
274555
284456

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Porteirinha gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
430
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1627
1727
1827
1928
2028
2129
2229
2330
2431
2531
2632
2732
2833

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11442413
21343403
31344403
41345393
51345393
61246383
71247373
81247374
91148374
101149364
111149364
121050364
131050364
141050364
15952363
16952363
17951373
18852373
19851383
20850393
21751402
22749412
23749422
24748422
25747432
26747433
27746433
28746433

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 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 6:45 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:457:26
212.76:457:26
312.76:467:26
412.76:467:26
512.66:477:26
612.66:477:25
712.66:487:25
812.66:487:25
912.66:497:25
1012.66:497:24
1112.66:497:24
1212.66:507:24
1312.66:507:23
1412.56:517:23
1512.56:517:22
1612.56:517:22
1712.56:527:22
1812.56:527:21
1912.56:527:21
2012.56:537:20
2112.46:537:20
2212.46:537:19
2312.46:547:19
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2612.46:557:17
2712.46:557:16
2812.36:557:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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166.4Intense
176.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Porteirinha

In seasonPeak

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

Porteirinha's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Porteirinha?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Porteirinha in February

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

In February, Porteirinha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Porteirinha 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 Porteirinha peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 16UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porteirinha?

Porteirinha sits at 15.7°S, 43.0°W, 570 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Janaúba, 31 km away.

Topography around Porteirinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porteirinha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 614 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Porteirinha is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
1,324 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Janaúba 31 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 54 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 62 km · Monte Azul 67 km · Jaíba 83 km · Taiobeiras 85 km · Salinas 92 km · Espinosa 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 Porteirinha (-15.7433°, -43.0283°, elevation 570 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).