Santa Cruz do Capibaribe weather in February

In February, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 32 mm of rain across 8.1 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:32 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 29°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
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73121
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133121
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283121

How February really feels in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

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.

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°407.912.44.5
Feb31° / 21°328.112.34.4
Mar31° / 22°4810.412.14.3
Apr30° / 21°419.411.84.8
May29° / 21°418.411.65.7
Jun27° / 20°346.711.56.8
Jul27° / 19°225.811.67.1
Aug27° / 19°124.111.77.2
Sep29° / 19°72.2126.5
Oct31° / 20°7212.25.6
Nov32° / 20°7212.45.1
Dec32° / 21°123.912.54.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65149
75149
85050
95050
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
164654
174555
184555
194654
204654
214852
224852
234951
245149
255248
265347
275347
285446

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe gets around 32 mm of rain over 8.1 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
523
624
724
825
926
1028
1129
1230
1331
1432
1533
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2333
2432
2531
2631
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2829

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125714
225714
325714
425714
524724
624724
723734
823734
922744
1021754
1120764
1220764
1319774
1418784
1517794
1617794
1716795
1815805
1915805
2014815
2114815
2213825
2313825
2413825
2513825
2613825
2713825
2814815

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:285:49
212.35:285:49
312.35:295:49
412.35:295:49
512.35:295:49
612.35:305:48
712.35:305:48
812.35:305:48
912.35:305:48
1012.35:315:48
1112.35:315:48
1212.35:315:48
1312.35:315:48
1412.35:315:47
1512.35:325:47
1612.35:325:47
1712.25:325:47
1812.25:325:47
1912.25:325:46
2012.25:325:46
2112.25:325:46
2212.25:335:45
2312.25:335:45
2412.25:335:45
2512.25:335:44
2612.25:335:44
2712.25:335:44
2812.25:335:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in February

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

In February, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sits at 8.0°S, 36.2°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Toritama, 17 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
501 m
80 km
1,068 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Toritama 17 km · Taquaritinga do Norte 19 km · Vertentes 25 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 28 km · Jataúba 32 km · São Caitano 42 km · Riacho das Almas 43 km · Caruaru 44 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (-7.9575°, -36.2047°, elevation 445 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).