Riacho de Santana weather in February

In February, Riacho de Santana sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 77 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Riacho de Santana's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riacho de Santana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 77 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:53 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; 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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Riacho de Santana reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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.

	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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

How February really feels in Riacho de Santana

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Riacho de Santana weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	106	11.6	12.7	4.1
Feb	32° / 22°	77	10.8	12.5	4.0
Mar	31° / 22°	96	11.7	12.1	4.1
Apr	31° / 21°	43	5.9	11.7	4.8
May	31° / 20°	8	1.6	11.4	5.5
Jun	30° / 19°	1	0.4	11.2	6.3
Jul	30° / 18°	0	0.1	11.3	6.5
Aug	31° / 18°	1	0.1	11.5	5.7
Sep	33° / 20°	6	1.3	11.9	4.2
Oct	34° / 22°	36	5.3	12.3	3.4
Nov	32° / 22°	129	12.9	12.6	3.7
Dec	31° / 22°	107	12.9	12.8	4.0

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 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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 (%)	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51
Cloudier (%)	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Riacho de Santana gets around 77 mm of rain over 10.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% 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
Comfortable (%)	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7
Humid (%)	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	37
Muggy (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
Oppressive (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	37	46	7
2	10	37	46	7
3	10	37	46	7
4	9	38	46	7
5	9	38	46	7
6	9	38	46	7
7	8	38	46	7
8	8	39	46	7
9	8	39	46	7
10	7	39	46	8
11	7	40	45	8
12	7	40	45	8
13	6	41	44	9
14	6	41	44	9
15	6	41	44	9
16	5	42	44	9
17	5	42	44	9
18	5	42	44	9
19	5	42	44	9
20	5	41	44	9
21	5	41	45	10
22	5	40	45	10
23	5	40	45	10
24	5	39	45	10
25	6	38	45	11
26	6	38	45	11
27	6	37	45	11
28	7	37	45	12

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:14 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:47	6:23
2	12.6	5:48	6:23
3	12.6	5:48	6:23
4	12.6	5:49	6:23
5	12.6	5:49	6:23
6	12.5	5:50	6:22
7	12.5	5:50	6:22
8	12.5	5:50	6:22
9	12.5	5:51	6:22
10	12.5	5:51	6:21
11	12.5	5:51	6:21
12	12.5	5:52	6:21
13	12.5	5:52	6:21
14	12.5	5:52	6:20
15	12.5	5:53	6:20
16	12.4	5:53	6:20
17	12.4	5:53	6:19
18	12.4	5:54	6:19
19	12.4	5:54	6:18
20	12.4	5:54	6:18
21	12.4	5:55	6:18
22	12.4	5:55	6:17
23	12.4	5:55	6:17
24	12.3	5:55	6:16
25	12.3	5:56	6:16
26	12.3	5:56	6:15
27	12.3	5:56	6:15
28	12.3	5:56	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.28 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Riacho de Santana

In seasonPeak

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

Riacho de Santana'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 Riacho de Santana?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Riacho de Santana in February

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

In February, Riacho de Santana sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Riacho de Santana 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 Riacho de Santana peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (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	16	15	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Riacho de Santana?

Riacho de Santana sits at 13.6°S, 42.9°W, 626 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Igaporã, 30 km away.

Topography around Riacho de Santana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riacho de Santana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 637 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m.

The land around Riacho de Santana is covered by shrubs (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), trees (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

247 m

shrubs 31%

16 km

710 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

813 m

shrubs 47%

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← January Riacho de Santana year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Igaporã 30 km · Tanque Novo 49 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 65 km · Serra do Ramalho 70 km · Guanambi 70 km · Macaúbas 71 km · Caetité 72 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 77 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

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 de Santana (-13.6092°, -42.9389°, elevation 626 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	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	37	46	7
2	10	37	46	7
3	10	37	46	7
4	9	38	46	7
5	9	38	46	7
6	9	38	46	7
7	8	38	46	7
8	8	39	46	7
9	8	39	46	7
10	7	39	46	8
11	7	40	45	8
12	7	40	45	8
13	6	41	44	9
14	6	41	44	9
15	6	41	44	9
16	5	42	44	9
17	5	42	44	9
18	5	42	44	9
19	5	42	44	9
20	5	41	44	9
21	5	41	45	10
22	5	40	45	10
23	5	40	45	10
24	5	39	45	10
25	6	38	45	11
26	6	38	45	11
27	6	37	45	11
28	7	37	45	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	37	46	7
2	10	37	46	7
3	10	37	46	7
4	9	38	46	7
5	9	38	46	7
6	9	38	46	7
7	8	38	46	7
8	8	39	46	7
9	8	39	46	7
10	7	39	46	8
11	7	40	45	8
12	7	40	45	8
13	6	41	44	9
14	6	41	44	9
15	6	41	44	9
16	5	42	44	9
17	5	42	44	9
18	5	42	44	9
19	5	42	44	9
20	5	41	44	9
21	5	41	45	10
22	5	40	45	10
23	5	40	45	10
24	5	39	45	10
25	6	38	45	11
26	6	38	45	11
27	6	37	45	11
28	7	37	45	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	37	46	7
2	10	37	46	7
3	10	37	46	7
4	9	38	46	7
5	9	38	46	7
6	9	38	46	7
7	8	38	46	7
8	8	39	46	7
9	8	39	46	7
10	7	39	46	8
11	7	40	45	8
12	7	40	45	8
13	6	41	44	9
14	6	41	44	9
15	6	41	44	9
16	5	42	44	9
17	5	42	44	9
18	5	42	44	9
19	5	42	44	9
20	5	41	44	9
21	5	41	45	10
22	5	40	45	10
23	5	40	45	10
24	5	39	45	10
25	6	38	45	11
26	6	38	45	11
27	6	37	45	11
28	7	37	45	12