São Luís weather in February

In February, São Luís sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 303 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 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 Luís's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Luís's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 303 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:09 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

São Luís 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in São Luís reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How February really feels in São Luís

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

São Luís 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	221	25.4	12.1	4.0
Feb	28° / 25°	303	26	12.1	3.6
Mar	27° / 25°	440	30.3	12	3.4
Apr	28° / 25°	414	28.8	11.9	3.4
May	28° / 26°	286	26.9	11.9	3.7
Jun	28° / 26°	153	23	11.9	4.2
Jul	29° / 26°	103	20	11.9	4.7
Aug	29° / 26°	28	9	11.9	6.1
Sep	29° / 26°	11	3.2	12	7.0
Oct	28° / 26°	13	3.6	12.1	6.9
Nov	29° / 26°	27	6.8	12.1	6.3
Dec	28° / 26°	73	15.3	12.1	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

São Luís gets around 303 mm of rain over 26 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 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	91
9	91
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77
Miserable (%)	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
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28	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:12 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:07	6:14
2	12.1	6:08	6:14
3	12.1	6:08	6:14
4	12.1	6:08	6:14
5	12.1	6:08	6:14
6	12.1	6:08	6:14
7	12.1	6:09	6:14
8	12.1	6:09	6:14
9	12.1	6:09	6:14
10	12.1	6:09	6:14
11	12.1	6:09	6:14
12	12.1	6:09	6:14
13	12.1	6:09	6:14
14	12.1	6:09	6:14
15	12.1	6:09	6:14
16	12.1	6:09	6:14
17	12.1	6:09	6:14
18	12.1	6:09	6:14
19	12.1	6:09	6:14
20	12.1	6:09	6:14
21	12.1	6:09	6:14
22	12.1	6:09	6:13
23	12.1	6:09	6:13
24	12.1	6:09	6:13
25	12.1	6:09	6:13
26	12.1	6:09	6:13
27	12.1	6:09	6:12
28	12.1	6:09	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.02 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
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28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for São Luís

In seasonPeak

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

São Luís's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Luís?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Luís.

What to pack for São Luís in February

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

In February, São Luís sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near São Luís in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in October near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in São Luís 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 São Luís peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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	14	16	14	12	10	10	10	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in São Luís 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 Luís is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 7 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)	14	18	18	13	8	7	7	8	9	10	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	8	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is São Luís?

São Luís sits at 2.5°S, 44.3°W, 29 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alcântara, 19 km away.

Topography around São Luís

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Luís has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around São Luís is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

65 m

water 52%

80 km

102 m

water 36%

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← January São Luís year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Alcântara 19 km · Paço do Lumiar 22 km · Raposa 25 km · São José de Ribamar 27 km · Icatu 38 km · Rosário 46 km · Morros 47 km · Bacabeira 49 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 Luís (-2.5297°, -44.3028°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	91
9	91
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	91
9	91
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	91
9	91
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23