São João del Rei weather in February

In February, São João del Rei sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 135 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is São João del Rei's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João del Rei's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 135 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:50 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in São João del Rei reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

São João del Rei weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	228	20.6	13.1	4.8
Feb	27° / 18°	135	15.8	12.7	5.2
Mar	27° / 18°	147	17.5	12.1	5.3
Apr	26° / 16°	49	8.7	11.5	6.9
May	23° / 14°	31	5.3	11	7.6
Jun	23° / 12°	15	2.5	10.7	8.1
Jul	23° / 12°	10	2	10.8	8.4
Aug	24° / 13°	17	2.8	11.3	8.5
Sep	26° / 15°	60	7.4	11.9	7.2
Oct	26° / 16°	100	12.6	12.5	6.1
Nov	26° / 17°	186	18.9	13	5.1
Dec	26° / 18°	238	22.3	13.3	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	28	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	72	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

São João del Rei gets around 135 mm of rain over 15.8 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 57% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	56
7	56
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	60

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% 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
Comfortable (%)	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	50	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55
Muggy (%)	44	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	50	44	0
2	6	50	44	0
3	7	50	43	0
4	7	51	42	0
5	8	50	41	1
6	8	51	40	1
7	8	51	40	1
8	9	51	39	1
9	9	52	38	1
10	9	52	38	1
11	8	53	38	1
12	8	54	37	1
13	8	54	37	1
14	8	54	37	1
15	7	55	37	1
16	7	56	37	0
17	6	57	37	0
18	6	57	37	0
19	6	57	37	0
20	5	57	38	0
21	5	57	38	0
22	5	57	38	0
23	5	57	38	0
24	5	56	39	0
25	5	56	39	0
26	5	56	39	0
27	5	55	40	0
28	5	55	40	0

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	8	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
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
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7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
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 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:25 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)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56
Sunset (PM)	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:42	7:39
2	12.9	6:43	7:39
3	12.9	6:43	7:39
4	12.9	6:44	7:38
5	12.9	6:44	7:38
6	12.9	6:45	7:37
7	12.9	6:46	7:37
8	12.8	6:46	7:37
9	12.8	6:47	7:36
10	12.8	6:47	7:36
11	12.8	6:48	7:35
12	12.8	6:48	7:35
13	12.8	6:49	7:34
14	12.7	6:49	7:34
15	12.7	6:50	7:33
16	12.7	6:51	7:33
17	12.7	6:51	7:32
18	12.7	6:52	7:32
19	12.6	6:52	7:31
20	12.6	6:53	7:30
21	12.6	6:53	7:30
22	12.6	6:54	7:29
23	12.6	6:54	7:28
24	12.6	6:54	7:28
25	12.5	6:55	7:27
26	12.5	6:55	7:26
27	12.5	6:56	7:25
28	12.5	6:56	7:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.74 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for São João del Rei

In seasonPeak

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

São João del Rei's monsoon runs November–March, 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 João del Rei?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit São João del Rei for sightseeing.

What to pack for São João del Rei in February

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

In February, São João del Rei sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João del Rei in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (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 João del Rei peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (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)	15	16	13	10	8	7	7	9	9	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in São João del Rei 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 João del Rei is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	9	9	10	10	9	11	17	11	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is São João del Rei?

São João del Rei sits at 21.1°S, 44.3°W, 911 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barroso, 30 km away.

Topography around São João del Rei

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São João del Rei.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João del Rei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 956 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.

The land around São João del Rei is covered by grassland (42%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

301 m

grassland 42%

16 km

531 m

grassland 53%

80 km

1,184 m

grassland 56%

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← January São João del Rei year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Barroso 30 km · Carandaí 51 km · Barbacena 52 km · Bom Sucesso 53 km · Santo Antônio do Amparo 71 km · Conselheiro Lafaiete 72 km · Oliveira 76 km · Carmópolis de Minas 77 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 São João del Rei (-21.1356°, -44.2617°, elevation 911 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	56
7	56
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	50	44	0
2	6	50	44	0
3	7	50	43	0
4	7	51	42	0
5	8	50	41	1
6	8	51	40	1
7	8	51	40	1
8	9	51	39	1
9	9	52	38	1
10	9	52	38	1
11	8	53	38	1
12	8	54	37	1
13	8	54	37	1
14	8	54	37	1
15	7	55	37	1
16	7	56	37	0
17	6	57	37	0
18	6	57	37	0
19	6	57	37	0
20	5	57	38	0
21	5	57	38	0
22	5	57	38	0
23	5	57	38	0
24	5	56	39	0
25	5	56	39	0
26	5	56	39	0
27	5	55	40	0
28	5	55	40	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	56
7	56
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	50	44	0
2	6	50	44	0
3	7	50	43	0
4	7	51	42	0
5	8	50	41	1
6	8	51	40	1
7	8	51	40	1
8	9	51	39	1
9	9	52	38	1
10	9	52	38	1
11	8	53	38	1
12	8	54	37	1
13	8	54	37	1
14	8	54	37	1
15	7	55	37	1
16	7	56	37	0
17	6	57	37	0
18	6	57	37	0
19	6	57	37	0
20	5	57	38	0
21	5	57	38	0
22	5	57	38	0
23	5	57	38	0
24	5	56	39	0
25	5	56	39	0
26	5	56	39	0
27	5	55	40	0
28	5	55	40	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	56
7	56
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	55
19	56
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	60
27	60
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	50	44	0
2	6	50	44	0
3	7	50	43	0
4	7	51	42	0
5	8	50	41	1
6	8	51	40	1
7	8	51	40	1
8	9	51	39	1
9	9	52	38	1
10	9	52	38	1
11	8	53	38	1
12	8	54	37	1
13	8	54	37	1
14	8	54	37	1
15	7	55	37	1
16	7	56	37	0
17	6	57	37	0
18	6	57	37	0
19	6	57	37	0
20	5	57	38	0
21	5	57	38	0
22	5	57	38	0
23	5	57	38	0
24	5	56	39	0
25	5	56	39	0
26	5	56	39	0
27	5	55	40	0
28	5	55	40	0