Riacho das Almas weather in February

In February, Riacho das Almas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 58 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Riacho das Almas's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riacho das Almas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:30 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Riacho das Almas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

Riacho das Almas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	58	16.1	12.4	4.9
Feb	29° / 21°	58	15	12.3	4.7
Mar	29° / 21°	73	17.8	12.1	4.6
Apr	28° / 21°	74	17.9	11.8	4.9
May	27° / 20°	82	18.9	11.6	5.2
Jun	25° / 19°	81	18.1	11.5	5.5
Jul	24° / 18°	69	18.2	11.6	5.6
Aug	25° / 18°	46	15.9	11.7	5.9
Sep	26° / 19°	35	13.4	12	6.2
Oct	27° / 19°	29	11.1	12.2	6.3
Nov	28° / 20°	24	9	12.4	6.0
Dec	29° / 20°	34	11.8	12.5	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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	49	49	49	49	49	46	46	45	45	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	45	45	47	48	49
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	51	51	51	54	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	55	55	53	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Riacho das Almas gets around 58 mm of rain over 15 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 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	51	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	53
13	54
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74
Oppressive (%)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	81	17
2	2	81	17
3	2	81	17
4	2	82	16
5	2	82	16
6	2	82	16
7	2	82	16
8	1	84	15
9	1	84	15
10	1	84	15
11	1	84	15
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	83	16
15	1	83	16
16	1	82	17
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	79	20
20	1	78	21
21	1	77	22
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	76	23
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
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17	11	calm
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24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

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 5:26 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:42 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:26	5:47
2	12.3	5:27	5:47
3	12.3	5:27	5:47
4	12.3	5:27	5:47
5	12.3	5:28	5:47
6	12.3	5:28	5:47
7	12.3	5:28	5:47
8	12.3	5:28	5:47
9	12.3	5:29	5:47
10	12.3	5:29	5:47
11	12.3	5:29	5:47
12	12.3	5:29	5:47
13	12.3	5:30	5:46
14	12.3	5:30	5:46
15	12.3	5:30	5:46
16	12.3	5:30	5:46
17	12.3	5:30	5:46
18	12.2	5:31	5:45
19	12.2	5:31	5:45
20	12.2	5:31	5:45
21	12.2	5:31	5:44
22	12.2	5:31	5:44
23	12.2	5:31	5:44
24	12.2	5:31	5:44
25	12.2	5:31	5:43
26	12.2	5:31	5:43
27	12.2	5:32	5:42
28	12.2	5:32	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
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24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Riacho das Almas?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Riacho das Almas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Riacho das Almas in February

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

In February, Riacho das Almas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Riacho das Almas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riacho das Almas peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (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	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Riacho das Almas?

Riacho das Almas sits at 8.1°S, 35.9°W, 401 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bezerros, 13 km away.

Topography around Riacho das Almas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riacho das Almas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,140 m.

The land around Riacho das Almas is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

120 m

cropland 44%

16 km

686 m

grassland 60%

80 km

1,140 m

grassland 58%

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← January Riacho das Almas year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Bezerros 13 km · Caruaru 21 km · Cumaru 23 km · Toritama 26 km · Camocim de São Félix 27 km · Vertentes 30 km · Taquaritinga do Norte 33 km · Gravatá 33 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
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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
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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 Riacho das Almas (-8.1339°, -35.8564°, elevation 401 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	53
13	54
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	81	17
2	2	81	17
3	2	81	17
4	2	82	16
5	2	82	16
6	2	82	16
7	2	82	16
8	1	84	15
9	1	84	15
10	1	84	15
11	1	84	15
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	83	16
15	1	83	16
16	1	82	17
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	79	20
20	1	78	21
21	1	77	22
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	76	23
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	53
13	54
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	81	17
2	2	81	17
3	2	81	17
4	2	82	16
5	2	82	16
6	2	82	16
7	2	82	16
8	1	84	15
9	1	84	15
10	1	84	15
11	1	84	15
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	83	16
15	1	83	16
16	1	82	17
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	79	20
20	1	78	21
21	1	77	22
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	76	23
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	50
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	53
13	54
14	55
15	56
16	56
17	57
18	57
19	58
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	81	17
2	2	81	17
3	2	81	17
4	2	82	16
5	2	82	16
6	2	82	16
7	2	82	16
8	1	84	15
9	1	84	15
10	1	84	15
11	1	84	15
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	83	16
15	1	83	16
16	1	82	17
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	79	20
20	1	78	21
21	1	77	22
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	76	23
25	1	75	24
26	1	75	24
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25