Visconde do Rio Branco weather in February

In February, Visconde do Rio Branco sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 148 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Visconde do Rio Branco's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Visconde do Rio Branco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco 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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Visconde do Rio Branco weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°2361913.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14814.512.74.5
Mar28° / 19°1731812.14.8
Apr27° / 18°8211.611.56.3
May25° / 15°416.8117.4
Jun24° / 14°153.410.78.2
Jul24° / 13°153.710.98.2
Aug25° / 14°213.911.38.0
Sep26° / 16°668.311.96.9
Oct27° / 18°11412.812.55.9
Nov27° / 19°23919.1134.9
Dec28° / 20°26121.113.34.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
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53763
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83664
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Visconde do Rio Branco gets around 148 mm of rain over 14.5 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 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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654
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:367:33
212.96:377:33
312.96:387:33
412.96:387:32
512.96:397:32
612.96:397:32
712.96:407:31
812.86:417:31
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1412.76:447:28
1512.76:447:27
1612.76:457:27
1712.76:467:26
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1912.66:467:25
2012.66:477:24
2112.66:477:24
2212.66:487:23
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2412.56:497:22
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2612.56:507:20
2712.56:507:20
2812.56:517:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Visconde do Rio Branco

In seasonPeak

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

Visconde do Rio Branco's monsoon runs November–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 Visconde do Rio Branco?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Visconde do Rio Branco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Visconde do Rio Branco in February

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

In February, Visconde do Rio Branco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Mar 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Visconde do Rio Branco?

Visconde do Rio Branco sits at 21.0°S, 42.8°W, 343 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ubá, 16 km away.

Topography around Visconde do Rio Branco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Visconde do Rio Branco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Visconde do Rio Branco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Visconde do Rio Branco is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Ubá 16 km · Tocantins 26 km · Ervália 27 km · Viçosa 29 km · Cataguases 45 km · Rio Pomba 46 km · Muriaé 51 km · Piranga 60 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 Visconde do Rio Branco (-21.0103°, -42.8406°, elevation 343 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).