Sousa weather in February

In February, Sousa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 95 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Sousa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sousa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 95 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:41 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Sousa is capital of the Sousa municipality in Paraíba, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sousa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	24
6	34	24
7	34	24
8	34	24
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	33	24
14	33	24
15	33	24
16	33	24
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

How February really feels in Sousa

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.

Sousa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 24°	83	10.1	12.3	2.9
Feb	33° / 24°	95	11.7	12.2	3.0
Mar	33° / 23°	135	15.9	12	3.2
Apr	32° / 23°	87	11.8	11.9	3.6
May	32° / 23°	47	6.6	11.7	4.3
Jun	32° / 22°	17	3.3	11.6	4.8
Jul	32° / 21°	7	1.7	11.6	4.8
Aug	33° / 21°	4	0.5	11.8	4.2
Sep	35° / 22°	1	0.3	12	3.4
Oct	36° / 23°	6	0.7	12.2	2.9
Nov	36° / 24°	3	0.8	12.3	2.8
Dec	35° / 24°	19	3.1	12.4	2.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	45	45	45	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	54
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	55	55	55	55	56	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	48	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sousa gets around 95 mm of rain over 11.7 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 42% and peaks near 47% 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 (%)	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	44
15	45
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	46
23	46
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16
Muggy (%)	44	44	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36
Oppressive (%)	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	24	44	30
2	3	24	44	29
3	3	24	45	29
4	3	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	46	28
7	2	23	45	29
8	2	23	45	30
9	2	22	45	31
10	2	22	44	32
11	2	21	43	33
12	2	20	43	35
13	2	20	42	36
14	2	19	42	38
15	2	18	41	39
16	1	17	41	41
17	1	17	40	42
18	1	16	40	43
19	1	16	39	44
20	1	15	39	46
21	1	15	38	46
22	1	15	38	47
23	1	15	38	47
24	1	15	37	47
25	1	15	37	47
26	1	15	37	47
27	1	15	37	47
28	1	16	36	47

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	9	9	9	9	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	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	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 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:55 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	12.3	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	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	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	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:38	5:55
2	12.3	5:38	5:55
3	12.3	5:38	5:55
4	12.3	5:39	5:55
5	12.3	5:39	5:55
6	12.3	5:39	5:55
7	12.3	5:39	5:55
8	12.3	5:40	5:55
9	12.3	5:40	5:55
10	12.2	5:40	5:55
11	12.2	5:40	5:55
12	12.2	5:40	5:55
13	12.2	5:41	5:54
14	12.2	5:41	5:54
15	12.2	5:41	5:54
16	12.2	5:41	5:54
17	12.2	5:41	5:54
18	12.2	5:41	5:54
19	12.2	5:41	5:53
20	12.2	5:42	5:53
21	12.2	5:42	5:53
22	12.2	5:42	5:53
23	12.2	5:42	5:52
24	12.2	5:42	5:52
25	12.2	5:42	5:52
26	12.2	5:42	5:51
27	12.2	5:42	5:51
28	12.1	5:42	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.25 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3
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	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sousa

In seasonPeak

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

Sousa's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sousa?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sousa.

What to pack for Sousa in February

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

In February, Sousa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Sousa 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 Sousa 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	Very high	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	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Sousa 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 Sousa is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 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)	10	9	9	9	7	5	4	5	9	15	18	13
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	4	Good
Aug	5	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sousa?

Sousa sits at 6.8°S, 38.2°W, 229 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João do Rio do Peixe, 25 km away.

Topography around Sousa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sousa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Sousa is covered by grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

grassland 31%

16 km

366 m

shrubs 50%

80 km

738 m

shrubs 62%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: São João do Rio do Peixe 25 km · Cajazeiras 39 km · Pombal 47 km · São José de Piranhas 50 km · Piancó 59 km · Itaporanga 61 km · São Miguel 68 km · Catolé do Rocha 70 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 Sousa (-6.7592°, -38.2281°, elevation 229 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	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	24
6	34	24
7	34	24
8	34	24
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	33	24
14	33	24
15	33	24
16	33	24
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	44
15	45
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	46
23	46
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	24	44	30
2	3	24	44	29
3	3	24	45	29
4	3	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	46	28
7	2	23	45	29
8	2	23	45	30
9	2	22	45	31
10	2	22	44	32
11	2	21	43	33
12	2	20	43	35
13	2	20	42	36
14	2	19	42	38
15	2	18	41	39
16	1	17	41	41
17	1	17	40	42
18	1	16	40	43
19	1	16	39	44
20	1	15	39	46
21	1	15	38	46
22	1	15	38	47
23	1	15	38	47
24	1	15	37	47
25	1	15	37	47
26	1	15	37	47
27	1	15	37	47
28	1	16	36	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	24
6	34	24
7	34	24
8	34	24
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	33	24
14	33	24
15	33	24
16	33	24
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	44
15	45
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	46
23	46
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	24	44	30
2	3	24	44	29
3	3	24	45	29
4	3	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	46	28
7	2	23	45	29
8	2	23	45	30
9	2	22	45	31
10	2	22	44	32
11	2	21	43	33
12	2	20	43	35
13	2	20	42	36
14	2	19	42	38
15	2	18	41	39
16	1	17	41	41
17	1	17	40	42
18	1	16	40	43
19	1	16	39	44
20	1	15	39	46
21	1	15	38	46
22	1	15	38	47
23	1	15	38	47
24	1	15	37	47
25	1	15	37	47
26	1	15	37	47
27	1	15	37	47
28	1	16	36	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	24
6	34	24
7	34	24
8	34	24
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	33	24
14	33	24
15	33	24
16	33	24
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	41
12	42
13	43
14	44
15	45
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	46
23	46
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	24	44	30
2	3	24	44	29
3	3	24	45	29
4	3	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	46	28
7	2	23	45	29
8	2	23	45	30
9	2	22	45	31
10	2	22	44	32
11	2	21	43	33
12	2	20	43	35
13	2	20	42	36
14	2	19	42	38
15	2	18	41	39
16	1	17	41	41
17	1	17	40	42
18	1	16	40	43
19	1	16	39	44
20	1	15	39	46
21	1	15	38	46
22	1	15	38	47
23	1	15	38	47
24	1	15	37	47
25	1	15	37	47
26	1	15	37	47
27	1	15	37	47
28	1	16	36	47