Cabeceiras de Basto weather in February

In February, Cabeceiras de Basto sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 123 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cabeceiras de Basto's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabeceiras de Basto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 123 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 7:36 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; 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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cabeceiras de Basto reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Cabeceiras de Basto weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 3°	190	12.7	0.9	9.3	2.1
Feb	12° / 4°	123	9.8	0.9	10.3	2.9
Mar	14° / 6°	140	11.4	0.2	11.7	4.1
Apr	16° / 7°	131	13.3	0.1	13.1	4.5
May	19° / 9°	107	12.6	0	14.3	5.7
Jun	22° / 12°	51	7.4	0	14.9	7.3
Jul	25° / 14°	28	4.4	0	14.7	8.2
Aug	26° / 14°	37	4.7	0	13.7	8.1
Sep	22° / 12°	75	7.3	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	18° / 10°	192	12.7	0	10.9	5.3
Nov	13° / 6°	184	13.1	0.2	9.7	3.3
Dec	10° / 4°	202	12.6	0.4	9.1	2.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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 (%)	43	43	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	46	45	44	45	44	43
Cloudier (%)	57	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	58	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	55	56	55	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Cabeceiras de Basto gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	36	3
3	36	3
4	36	3
5	36	3
6	36	3
7	36	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	34	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	33	3
17	33	3
18	33	3
19	33	3
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	2
27	37	2
28	38	2

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	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 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:13 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)	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:52	5:39
2	9.8	7:51	5:40
3	9.9	7:50	5:42
4	9.9	7:49	5:43
5	9.9	7:48	5:44
6	10.0	7:47	5:45
7	10.0	7:46	5:47
8	10.1	7:45	5:48
9	10.1	7:44	5:49
10	10.1	7:42	5:50
11	10.2	7:41	5:52
12	10.2	7:40	5:53
13	10.3	7:39	5:54
14	10.3	7:38	5:55
15	10.3	7:36	5:57
16	10.4	7:35	5:58
17	10.4	7:34	5:59
18	10.5	7:32	6:00
19	10.5	7:31	6:02
20	10.6	7:30	6:03
21	10.6	7:28	6:04
22	10.6	7:27	6:05
23	10.7	7:26	6:07
24	10.7	7:24	6:08
25	10.8	7:23	6:09
26	10.8	7:21	6:10
27	10.9	7:20	6:11
28	10.9	7:18	6:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.79 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)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cabeceiras de Basto

In seasonPeak

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

Cabeceiras de Basto's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Cabeceiras de Basto?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cabeceiras de Basto.

What to pack for Cabeceiras de Basto in February

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

In February, Cabeceiras de Basto sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cabeceiras de Basto in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 68 km away) is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	14	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Cabeceiras de Basto in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cabeceiras de Basto peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Cabeceiras de Basto 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 Cabeceiras de Basto is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 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	11	14	12	8	9	9	25	24	18	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	8	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cabeceiras de Basto?

Cabeceiras de Basto sits at 41.5°N, 8.0°W, 295 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Fafe, 17 km away.

Topography around Cabeceiras de Basto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabeceiras de Basto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,517 m.

The land around Cabeceiras de Basto is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

452 m

trees 55%

16 km

1,159 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,517 m

trees 44%

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← January Cabeceiras de Basto year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Fafe 17 km · Felgueiras 24 km · Guimarães 27 km · Vila Real 31 km · Bairro Novo 35 km · Braga 36 km · Baião 39 km · Paredes 45 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,082; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 8.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 612
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 Cabeceiras de Basto (41.5143°, -7.9894°, elevation 295 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. 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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	11	4
11	11	4
12	11	4
13	12	4
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	4
25	12	4
26	12	4
27	12	4
28	12	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	36	3
3	36	3
4	36	3
5	36	3
6	36	3
7	36	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	34	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	33	3
17	33	3
18	33	3
19	33	3
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	2
27	37	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	36	3
3	36	3
4	36	3
5	36	3
6	36	3
7	36	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	34	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	33	3
17	33	3
18	33	3
19	33	3
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	2
27	37	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	36	3
3	36	3
4	36	3
5	36	3
6	36	3
7	36	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	35	3
13	34	3
14	34	3
15	34	3
16	33	3
17	33	3
18	33	3
19	33	3
20	33	3
21	34	3
22	34	3
23	35	3
24	36	3
25	36	3
26	37	2
27	37	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100