Portel weather in February

In February, Portel sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 308 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Portel's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
308 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Portel 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Portel reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13124
23124
33024
43023
53023
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73023
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93023
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How February really feels in Portel

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.

Portel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°23726.412.12.7
Feb30° / 23°30826.112.12.6
Mar30° / 24°36929.4122.6
Apr30° / 24°38929122.5
May31° / 24°28127.311.92.7
Jun31° / 23°14120.611.93.2
Jul32° / 23°9216.311.93.6
Aug33° / 24°449.511.93.7
Sep34° / 24°265.8123.6
Oct34° / 24°296.3123.4
Nov33° / 24°538.112.13.3
Dec32° / 24°11417.312.13.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
161090
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20892
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22892
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26892
27892
28991

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Portel gets around 308 mm of rain over 26.1 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
592
692
792
893
993
1093
1193
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95347
105347
115248
125248
135248
145248
155149
165149
175050
185050
194951
204951
214951
224852
234753
244753
254654
264555
274555
284456

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 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:346:39
212.16:346:39
312.16:356:40
412.16:356:40
512.16:356:40
612.16:356:40
712.16:356:40
812.16:356:40
912.16:366:40
1012.16:366:40
1112.16:366:40
1212.16:366:40
1312.16:366:40
1412.16:366:40
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1712.16:366:40
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1912.16:366:39
2012.16:366:39
2112.16:366:39
2212.16:366:39
2312.06:366:39
2412.06:366:39
2512.06:366:39
2612.06:366:38
2712.06:366:38
2812.06:356:38

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 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
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144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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174.1Bright
184.1Bright
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244.2Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Portel

In seasonPeak

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

Portel's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Portel?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Portel.

What to pack for Portel in February

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

In February, Portel sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Portel 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 Portel peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Portel 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 Portel is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1221 µg/m³Jun 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Portel?

Portel sits at 1.9°S, 50.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Melgaço, 19 km away.

Topography around Portel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m.

The land around Portel is covered by water (76%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
75 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Melgaço 19 km · Breves 47 km · Bagre 68 km · Oeiras do Pará 108 km · Gurupá 108 km · Curralinho 115 km · Anajás 144 km · São Sebastião da Boa Vista 145 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 Portel (-1.9356°, -50.8211°, elevation 12 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).