Santa Cruz do Sul weather in February

In February, Santa Cruz do Sul sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 139 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santa Cruz do Sul's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 139 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 7:12 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 8th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Santa Cruz do Sul is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Santa Cruz do Sul reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	29	20
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

Santa Cruz do Sul weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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	30° / 20°	155	15	13.7	4.5
Feb	29° / 19°	139	14	13.1	4.7
Mar	28° / 18°	120	12.4	12.2	5.7
Apr	25° / 15°	127	10.1	11.3	6.7
May	21° / 12°	123	9.8	10.5	6.5
Jun	19° / 10°	131	10.1	10.1	6.0
Jul	19° / 9°	154	10.7	10.3	6.0
Aug	21° / 11°	125	10.2	10.9	6.5
Sep	22° / 12°	161	11.7	11.8	6.3
Oct	24° / 14°	199	13.5	12.7	6.2
Nov	27° / 16°	135	11.5	13.5	6.3
Dec	29° / 18°	152	13.1	13.9	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% 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 (%)	49	51	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	47	48	48	49	48	49
Cloudier (%)	51	49	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	53	52	52	51	52	51

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz do Sul gets around 139 mm of rain over 14 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 50% and peaks near 52% 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 (%)	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	46

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% 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
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Humid (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21
Muggy (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35
Oppressive (%)	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	4	18	35	40	2
2	1	5	18	35	40	2
3	1	5	18	35	39	2
4	1	5	18	35	39	2
5	1	6	18	35	38	2
6	1	6	18	35	38	2
7	1	6	18	35	37	2
8	2	7	18	35	36	2
9	2	7	18	36	35	2
10	2	7	18	36	35	2
11	2	7	18	37	34	2
12	2	8	18	37	34	1
13	2	8	18	37	34	1
14	3	8	17	37	34	1
15	3	8	17	37	34	1
16	3	8	17	37	34	1
17	3	8	17	37	35	1
18	3	8	17	37	35	1
19	3	8	17	37	35	1
20	3	8	17	36	35	1
21	2	8	17	36	35	1
22	2	8	18	36	35	1
23	2	8	18	35	35	1
24	2	8	19	35	35	1
25	2	8	19	35	35	1
26	2	8	20	35	35	1
27	2	8	20	35	34	1
28	2	8	21	35	34	1

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	8	calm
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24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:04 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)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22
Sunset (PM)	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:24	8:23	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	7:01	8:26
2	13.4	7:02	8:25
3	13.4	7:03	8:24
4	13.3	7:03	8:24
5	13.3	7:04	8:23
6	13.3	7:05	8:23
7	13.3	7:06	8:22
8	13.2	7:07	8:21
9	13.2	7:08	8:21
10	13.2	7:08	8:20
11	13.2	7:09	8:19
12	13.1	7:10	8:19
13	13.1	7:11	8:18
14	13.1	7:12	8:17
15	13.1	7:12	8:16
16	13.0	7:13	8:15
17	13.0	7:14	8:15
18	13.0	7:15	8:14
19	13.0	7:15	8:13
20	12.9	7:16	8:12
21	12.9	7:17	8:11
22	12.9	7:18	8:10
23	12.8	7:18	8:09
24	12.8	7:19	8:08
25	12.8	7:20	8:07
26	12.8	7:21	8:06
27	12.7	7:21	8:05
28	12.7	7:22	8:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

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

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

6.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Cruz do Sul in February

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

In February, Santa Cruz do Sul sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Cruz do Sul in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (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 Sul peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	13	13	10	8	5	3	4	5	8	6	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz do Sul?

Santa Cruz do Sul sits at 29.7°S, 52.4°W, 69 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Santa Cruz do Sul is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (50%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

221 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

428 m

trees 50%

80 km

775 m

trees 52%

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← January Santa Cruz do Sul year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Vera Cruz 7.0 km · Venâncio Aires 26 km · Rio Pardo 31 km · Candelária 35 km · Estrela 50 km · Lajeado 53 km · Taquari 55 km · Cachoeira do Sul 58 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 Cruz do Sul (-29.7175°, -52.4258°, elevation 69 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	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	29	20
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	4	18	35	40	2
2	1	5	18	35	40	2
3	1	5	18	35	39	2
4	1	5	18	35	39	2
5	1	6	18	35	38	2
6	1	6	18	35	38	2
7	1	6	18	35	37	2
8	2	7	18	35	36	2
9	2	7	18	36	35	2
10	2	7	18	36	35	2
11	2	7	18	37	34	2
12	2	8	18	37	34	1
13	2	8	18	37	34	1
14	3	8	17	37	34	1
15	3	8	17	37	34	1
16	3	8	17	37	34	1
17	3	8	17	37	35	1
18	3	8	17	37	35	1
19	3	8	17	37	35	1
20	3	8	17	36	35	1
21	2	8	17	36	35	1
22	2	8	18	36	35	1
23	2	8	18	35	35	1
24	2	8	19	35	35	1
25	2	8	19	35	35	1
26	2	8	20	35	35	1
27	2	8	20	35	34	1
28	2	8	21	35	34	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	29	20
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	4	18	35	40	2
2	1	5	18	35	40	2
3	1	5	18	35	39	2
4	1	5	18	35	39	2
5	1	6	18	35	38	2
6	1	6	18	35	38	2
7	1	6	18	35	37	2
8	2	7	18	35	36	2
9	2	7	18	36	35	2
10	2	7	18	36	35	2
11	2	7	18	37	34	2
12	2	8	18	37	34	1
13	2	8	18	37	34	1
14	3	8	17	37	34	1
15	3	8	17	37	34	1
16	3	8	17	37	34	1
17	3	8	17	37	35	1
18	3	8	17	37	35	1
19	3	8	17	37	35	1
20	3	8	17	36	35	1
21	2	8	17	36	35	1
22	2	8	18	36	35	1
23	2	8	18	35	35	1
24	2	8	19	35	35	1
25	2	8	19	35	35	1
26	2	8	20	35	35	1
27	2	8	20	35	34	1
28	2	8	21	35	34	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	29	20
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	49
20	49
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	4	18	35	40	2
2	1	5	18	35	40	2
3	1	5	18	35	39	2
4	1	5	18	35	39	2
5	1	6	18	35	38	2
6	1	6	18	35	38	2
7	1	6	18	35	37	2
8	2	7	18	35	36	2
9	2	7	18	36	35	2
10	2	7	18	36	35	2
11	2	7	18	37	34	2
12	2	8	18	37	34	1
13	2	8	18	37	34	1
14	3	8	17	37	34	1
15	3	8	17	37	34	1
16	3	8	17	37	34	1
17	3	8	17	37	35	1
18	3	8	17	37	35	1
19	3	8	17	37	35	1
20	3	8	17	36	35	1
21	2	8	17	36	35	1
22	2	8	18	36	35	1
23	2	8	18	35	35	1
24	2	8	19	35	35	1
25	2	8	19	35	35	1
26	2	8	20	35	35	1
27	2	8	20	35	34	1
28	2	8	21	35	34	1