São Domingos do Maranhão weather in February

In February, São Domingos do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 228 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.2 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 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is São Domingos do Maranhão's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Domingos do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

São Domingos do Maranhão is settlement in Brazil.

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

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 São Domingos do Maranhão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 São Domingos do Maranhão

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.

São Domingos do Maranhão 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
Jan31° / 23°24226.212.32.9
Feb30° / 23°22824.512.22.9
Mar30° / 23°26527.9122.8
Apr30° / 23°18523.211.93.2
May31° / 23°8312.611.74.1
Jun32° / 23°112.611.74.7
Jul33° / 22°70.911.74.5
Aug34° / 23°20.411.83.8
Sep35° / 23°121.8123.0
Oct35° / 24°305.212.13.0
Nov33° / 24°8411.712.33.2
Dec32° / 23°14018.112.33.1

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 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

São Domingos do Maranhão gets around 228 mm of rain over 24.5 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
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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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18614
28515
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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 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 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 6:04 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:046:18
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412.26:056:18
512.26:056:18
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712.26:056:18
812.26:066:18
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for São Domingos do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

In February, São Domingos do Maranhão sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Domingos do Maranhão's monsoon runs December–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 São Domingos do Maranhão?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Domingos do Maranhão.

What to pack for São Domingos do Maranhão in February

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

In February, São Domingos do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Domingos do Maranhão 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 São Domingos do Maranhão peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in São Domingos do Maranhão 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 São Domingos do Maranhão is worst in October — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1752 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov30Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Domingos do Maranhão?

São Domingos do Maranhão sits at 5.6°S, 44.4°W, 179 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fortuna, 31 km away.

Topography around São Domingos do Maranhão

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Domingos do Maranhão.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Domingos do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m.

The land around São Domingos do Maranhão is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
443 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Fortuna 31 km · Presidente Dutra 34 km · Tuntum 46 km · Colinas 52 km · Dom Pedro 60 km · Buriti Bravo 68 km · São João do Soter 82 km · Mirador 88 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 São Domingos do Maranhão (-5.5758°, -44.3853°, elevation 179 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).