Viçosa weather in February

In February, Viçosa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 43 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Viçosa's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viçosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:30 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Viçosa 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Viçosa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Viçosa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 3 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
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Viçosa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°4313.612.54.8
Feb30° / 21°4312.712.34.7
Mar30° / 22°5415.112.14.7
Apr29° / 21°731711.84.8
May27° / 21°892011.65.1
Jun25° / 20°10622.111.54.9
Jul25° / 19°10723.111.54.9
Aug25° / 18°7620.711.75.2
Sep26° / 19°5416.311.95.8
Oct28° / 20°3711.212.26.2
Nov29° / 20°287.612.45.8
Dec30° / 21°268.212.55.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
124951
134852
144852
154753
164753
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214852
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255347
265446
275545
285644

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Viçosa gets around 43 mm of rain over 12.7 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
944
1045
1146
1246
1347
1448
1548
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2249
2348
2447
2547
2646
2745
2845

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16832
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96832
106832
116733
126733
136634
146535
156436
166238
176139
186040
195941
205842
215743
225644
235545
245545
255446
265446
275446
285446

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 5:26 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:265:51
212.45:275:51
312.45:275:51
412.45:275:51
512.45:285:50
612.45:285:50
712.45:285:50
812.45:295:50
912.45:295:50
1012.35:295:50
1112.35:295:50
1212.35:305:49
1312.35:305:49
1412.35:305:49
1512.35:305:49
1612.35:315:49
1712.35:315:48
1812.35:315:48
1912.35:315:48
2012.35:315:47
2112.35:315:47
2212.35:325:47
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2712.25:325:45
2812.25:325:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
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276.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Viçosa

In seasonPeak

None of Viçosa's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Viçosa's rainy season runs March–September, 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 Viçosa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Viçosa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Viçosa in February

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

In February, Viçosa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Viçosa 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 69 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Viçosa 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 Viçosa peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Viçosa?

Viçosa sits at 9.4°S, 36.2°W, 227 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cajueiro, 10 km away.

Topography around Viçosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viçosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Viçosa is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (84%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
497 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Cajueiro 10 km · Capela 19 km · Atalaia 28 km · Correntes 29 km · Boca da Mata 30 km · União dos Palmares 33 km · Murici 33 km · Pilar 40 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 Viçosa (-9.3714°, -36.2408°, elevation 227 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).