Santa Maria das Barreiras weather in February

In February, Santa Maria das Barreiras sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 284 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Santa Maria das Barreiras's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria das Barreiras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Santa Maria das Barreiras reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Santa Maria das Barreiras

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 Maria das Barreiras weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°31128.412.52.7
Feb30° / 23°28425.812.32.7
Mar30° / 23°28528.312.12.7
Apr31° / 23°19421.911.83.1
May32° / 23°7411.411.63.9
Jun33° / 22°51.111.54.4
Jul34° / 22°10.411.54.0
Aug35° / 23°4111.73.2
Sep35° / 24°375.611.93.0
Oct33° / 24°12916.712.23.1
Nov31° / 23°21622.812.42.9
Dec31° / 23°25426.112.52.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santa Maria das Barreiras gets around 284 mm of rain over 25.8 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 92% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
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592
692
791
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:21 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:216:44
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312.46:226:44
412.46:226:44
512.46:226:44
612.46:226:44
712.36:236:44
812.36:236:43
912.36:236:43
1012.36:246:43
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2012.36:266:41
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2712.26:266:38
2812.26:276:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Santa Maria das Barreiras

In seasonPeak

In February, Santa Maria das Barreiras sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Maria das Barreiras's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Santa Maria das Barreiras?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Maria das Barreiras.

What to pack for Santa Maria das Barreiras in February

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

In February, Santa Maria das Barreiras sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Maria das Barreiras 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 Maria das Barreiras peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santa Maria das Barreiras in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Maria das Barreiras is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (February, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1675 µg/m³Feb 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct32Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria das Barreiras?

Santa Maria das Barreiras sits at 8.9°S, 49.7°W, 165 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Araguaia, 83 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria das Barreiras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria das Barreiras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m.

The land around Santa Maria das Barreiras is covered by trees (34%), water (31%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
368 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Conceição do Araguaia 83 km · Santana do Araguaia 87 km · Redenção 100 km · Guaraí 132 km · Floresta do Araguaia 147 km · Colinas do Tocantins 163 km · Miracema do Tocantins 164 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 172 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 Maria das Barreiras (-8.8717°, -49.7128°, elevation 165 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).