Sapucaia weather in February

In February, Sapucaia sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 141 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sapucaia's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sapucaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Sapucaia is human 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sapucaia reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sapucaia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23518.813.24.4
Feb29° / 20°14114.112.84.6
Mar28° / 20°14016.412.25.0
Apr27° / 18°619.611.56.5
May24° / 16°406.7117.4
Jun24° / 14°20410.78.1
Jul23° / 14°214.210.88.1
Aug24° / 14°244.611.28.0
Sep25° / 16°669.111.96.9
Oct26° / 18°11413.412.55.9
Nov27° / 19°20519.313.14.9
Dec28° / 20°24521.513.34.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83763
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sapucaia gets around 141 mm of rain over 14.1 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
254
354
454
553
653
752
851
951
1050
1150
1249
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1548
1647
1747
1847
1948
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2149
2249
2350
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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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1107119
2117019
3117019
4117118
5117118
6127117
7127117
8127216
9127216
10127216
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:357:35
213.06:367:35
313.06:377:34
412.96:377:34
512.96:387:34
612.96:387:33
712.96:397:33
812.96:407:32
912.96:407:32
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1212.86:427:30
1312.86:437:30
1412.86:437:29
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1812.76:457:27
1912.76:467:26
2012.76:467:26
2112.66:477:25
2212.66:477:24
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2512.66:497:22
2612.56:497:21
2712.56:507:21
2812.56:507:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
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66.0Bright
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86.0Bright
96.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sapucaia

In seasonPeak

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

Sapucaia's monsoon runs October–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 Sapucaia?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sapucaia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sapucaia in February

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

In February, Sapucaia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sapucaia 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 Sapucaia peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sapucaia 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 Sapucaia is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sapucaia?

Sapucaia sits at 22.0°S, 42.9°W, 224 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José do Vale do Rio Preto, 17 km away.

Topography around Sapucaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sapucaia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Sapucaia is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
657 m
16 km
896 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: São José do Vale do Rio Preto 17 km · Além Paraíba 25 km · Sumidouro 25 km · Carmo 32 km · Três Rios 33 km · Paraíba do Sul 43 km · Teresópolis 47 km · São Pedro 48 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 Sapucaia (-21.995°, -42.9144°, elevation 224 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).