Santa Bárbara weather in February

In February, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 40 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santa Bárbara's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 40 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:39 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Bárbara reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

How February really feels in Santa Bárbara

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.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	55	8.8	12.6	3.5
Feb	33° / 23°	40	9.5	12.4	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	54	11.9	12.1	3.4
Apr	31° / 22°	53	14.7	11.7	3.9
May	29° / 21°	53	14.6	11.5	4.9
Jun	27° / 20°	48	16.4	11.3	5.5
Jul	27° / 19°	39	14.2	11.4	5.9
Aug	28° / 19°	32	12.9	11.6	5.8
Sep	30° / 20°	25	8.8	11.9	5.3
Oct	32° / 21°	25	6.2	12.3	4.6
Nov	32° / 22°	44	7.4	12.6	4.0
Dec	33° / 23°	39	7.3	12.7	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	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 (%)	55	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	53
Cloudier (%)	45	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 40 mm of rain over 9.5 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 34% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	53
Oppressive (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	65	32
4	3	65	32
5	3	65	32
6	3	65	32
7	2	65	33
8	2	64	34
9	2	63	35
10	2	62	36
11	2	61	37
12	2	60	38
13	2	59	39
14	1	59	40
15	1	58	41
16	1	57	42
17	1	56	43
18	1	55	44
19	1	54	45
20	1	53	46
21	1	53	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	52	47
24	1	52	47
25	1	52	47
26	1	52	47
27	1	53	46
28	1	53	46

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:57 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)	12.5	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	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:34	6:05
2	12.5	5:34	6:05
3	12.5	5:35	6:05
4	12.5	5:35	6:05
5	12.5	5:35	6:05
6	12.5	5:36	6:04
7	12.5	5:36	6:04
8	12.5	5:36	6:04
9	12.5	5:37	6:04
10	12.4	5:37	6:04
11	12.4	5:37	6:03
12	12.4	5:38	6:03
13	12.4	5:38	6:03
14	12.4	5:38	6:03
15	12.4	5:39	6:02
16	12.4	5:39	6:02
17	12.4	5:39	6:02
18	12.4	5:39	6:01
19	12.4	5:40	6:01
20	12.3	5:40	6:01
21	12.3	5:40	6:00
22	12.3	5:40	6:00
23	12.3	5:41	5:59
24	12.3	5:41	5:59
25	12.3	5:41	5:59
26	12.3	5:41	5:58
27	12.3	5:41	5:58
28	12.3	5:41	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.87 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	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
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
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9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	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 Santa Bárbara?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Bárbara. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in February

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

In February, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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	15	14	12	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	12
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	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara?

Santa Bárbara sits at 12.0°S, 39.0°W, 277 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Irará, 25 km away.

Topography around Santa Bárbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

grassland 76%

16 km

386 m

grassland 85%

80 km

626 m

grassland 73%

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← January Santa Bárbara year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Irará 25 km · Serrinha 33 km · Feira de Santana 34 km · Coração de Maria 39 km · Biritinga 42 km · Serra Preta 45 km · Conceição do Jacuípe 46 km · Riachão do Jacuípe 48 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 Santa Bárbara (-11.9583°, -38.975°, elevation 277 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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	65	32
4	3	65	32
5	3	65	32
6	3	65	32
7	2	65	33
8	2	64	34
9	2	63	35
10	2	62	36
11	2	61	37
12	2	60	38
13	2	59	39
14	1	59	40
15	1	58	41
16	1	57	42
17	1	56	43
18	1	55	44
19	1	54	45
20	1	53	46
21	1	53	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	52	47
24	1	52	47
25	1	52	47
26	1	52	47
27	1	53	46
28	1	53	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	65	32
4	3	65	32
5	3	65	32
6	3	65	32
7	2	65	33
8	2	64	34
9	2	63	35
10	2	62	36
11	2	61	37
12	2	60	38
13	2	59	39
14	1	59	40
15	1	58	41
16	1	57	42
17	1	56	43
18	1	55	44
19	1	54	45
20	1	53	46
21	1	53	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	52	47
24	1	52	47
25	1	52	47
26	1	52	47
27	1	53	46
28	1	53	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	65	32
4	3	65	32
5	3	65	32
6	3	65	32
7	2	65	33
8	2	64	34
9	2	63	35
10	2	62	36
11	2	61	37
12	2	60	38
13	2	59	39
14	1	59	40
15	1	58	41
16	1	57	42
17	1	56	43
18	1	55	44
19	1	54	45
20	1	53	46
21	1	53	46
22	1	52	47
23	1	52	47
24	1	52	47
25	1	52	47
26	1	52	47
27	1	53	46
28	1	53	46