São Miguel weather in February

In February, São Miguel sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 147 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 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 Miguel's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Miguel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 147 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:43 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in São Miguel reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

How February really feels in São Miguel

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Miguel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-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	32° / 23°	127	14.1	12.3	3.4
Feb	31° / 22°	147	15.8	12.2	3.5
Mar	31° / 22°	192	19.5	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 22°	156	17.6	11.9	3.9
May	30° / 22°	91	11.6	11.7	4.7
Jun	30° / 21°	35	6.4	11.6	5.4
Jul	31° / 20°	20	3.5	11.7	5.6
Aug	32° / 20°	7	1	11.8	5.1
Sep	33° / 21°	3	0.6	12	4.3
Oct	34° / 22°	13	1	12.1	3.7
Nov	34° / 23°	6	1.4	12.3	3.6
Dec	34° / 23°	28	4.8	12.4	3.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	42	42	40	39	38	38	38	37	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	42	42	44
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	58	58	60	61	62	62	62	63	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	60	59	58	58	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	44	56

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

São Miguel gets around 147 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 56% 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 (%)	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	53
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% 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 (%)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8
Muggy (%)	51	51	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43
Oppressive (%)	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	16	51	32
2	1	16	51	32
3	0	15	54	31
4	0	15	54	31
5	0	15	54	31
6	0	14	55	31
7	0	14	55	31
8	0	13	55	32
9	0	13	54	33
10	0	12	54	34
11	0	11	54	35
12	0	11	53	36
13	0	10	53	37
14	0	9	52	39
15	0	9	51	40
16	0	8	50	42
17	0	8	49	43
18	0	7	48	44
19	0	7	47	46
20	0	7	46	47
21	0	6	46	48
22	0	6	45	48
23	0	6	45	48
24	0	7	45	49
25	0	7	44	49
26	0	7	44	49
27	0	7	44	49
28	0	8	43	49

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:51 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:39	5:56
2	12.3	5:40	5:56
3	12.3	5:40	5:56
4	12.3	5:40	5:56
5	12.3	5:41	5:56
6	12.2	5:41	5:56
7	12.2	5:41	5:56
8	12.2	5:41	5:55
9	12.2	5:41	5:55
10	12.2	5:42	5:55
11	12.2	5:42	5:55
12	12.2	5:42	5:55
13	12.2	5:42	5:55
14	12.2	5:42	5:55
15	12.2	5:43	5:55
16	12.2	5:43	5:54
17	12.2	5:43	5:54
18	12.2	5:43	5:54
19	12.2	5:43	5:54
20	12.2	5:43	5:54
21	12.2	5:43	5:53
22	12.2	5:43	5:53
23	12.2	5:43	5:53
24	12.2	5:43	5:53
25	12.2	5:43	5:52
26	12.1	5:43	5:52
27	12.1	5:43	5:52
28	12.1	5:43	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.12 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)	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for São Miguel

In seasonPeak

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

São Miguel'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 Miguel?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Miguel in February

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

In February, São Miguel sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Miguel 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 Miguel peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (very 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)	13	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São Miguel?

São Miguel sits at 6.2°S, 38.5°W, 682 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pereiro, 19 km away.

Topography around São Miguel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Miguel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m.

The land around São Miguel is covered by shrubs (45%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

263 m

shrubs 45%

16 km

675 m

shrubs 55%

80 km

818 m

shrubs 59%

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

February weather nearby: Pereiro 19 km · Pau dos Ferros 34 km · Jaguaribe 38 km · Icó 46 km · Orós 46 km · São João do Rio do Peixe 58 km · Sousa 68 km · Jaguaretama 73 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 Miguel (-6.2119°, -38.4969°, elevation 682 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	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	53
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	16	51	32
2	1	16	51	32
3	0	15	54	31
4	0	15	54	31
5	0	15	54	31
6	0	14	55	31
7	0	14	55	31
8	0	13	55	32
9	0	13	54	33
10	0	12	54	34
11	0	11	54	35
12	0	11	53	36
13	0	10	53	37
14	0	9	52	39
15	0	9	51	40
16	0	8	50	42
17	0	8	49	43
18	0	7	48	44
19	0	7	47	46
20	0	7	46	47
21	0	6	46	48
22	0	6	45	48
23	0	6	45	48
24	0	7	45	49
25	0	7	44	49
26	0	7	44	49
27	0	7	44	49
28	0	8	43	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	53
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	16	51	32
2	1	16	51	32
3	0	15	54	31
4	0	15	54	31
5	0	15	54	31
6	0	14	55	31
7	0	14	55	31
8	0	13	55	32
9	0	13	54	33
10	0	12	54	34
11	0	11	54	35
12	0	11	53	36
13	0	10	53	37
14	0	9	52	39
15	0	9	51	40
16	0	8	50	42
17	0	8	49	43
18	0	7	48	44
19	0	7	47	46
20	0	7	46	47
21	0	6	46	48
22	0	6	45	48
23	0	6	45	48
24	0	7	45	49
25	0	7	44	49
26	0	7	44	49
27	0	7	44	49
28	0	8	43	49

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	53
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	16	51	32
2	1	16	51	32
3	0	15	54	31
4	0	15	54	31
5	0	15	54	31
6	0	14	55	31
7	0	14	55	31
8	0	13	55	32
9	0	13	54	33
10	0	12	54	34
11	0	11	54	35
12	0	11	53	36
13	0	10	53	37
14	0	9	52	39
15	0	9	51	40
16	0	8	50	42
17	0	8	49	43
18	0	7	48	44
19	0	7	47	46
20	0	7	46	47
21	0	6	46	48
22	0	6	45	48
23	0	6	45	48
24	0	7	45	49
25	0	7	44	49
26	0	7	44	49
27	0	7	44	49
28	0	8	43	49