Caniço weather in February

In February, Caniço sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Caniço's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caniço's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:58 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; 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 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Caniço reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Caniço weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 15°	47	8.3	10.1	5.2
Feb	16° / 14°	47	8.4	10.8	5.0
Mar	16° / 14°	43	8.6	11.8	5.3
Apr	17° / 15°	33	6.4	12.8	5.8
May	18° / 16°	18	4.9	13.7	6.6
Jun	20° / 18°	11	2.8	14.1	7.4
Jul	22° / 19°	5	1.9	13.9	8.1
Aug	23° / 20°	7	2.4	13.2	8.3
Sep	23° / 20°	23	6.6	12.2	7.4
Oct	21° / 19°	59	10.2	11.2	6.5
Nov	19° / 17°	57	11.2	10.3	5.8
Dec	17° / 16°	68	11.2	9.9	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	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 (%)	42	41	42	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	40	41	40	40	41	40	41	42	42	43
Cloudier (%)	58	59	58	57	57	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	59	59	60	60	60	61	60	59	60	60	59	60	59	58	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Caniço gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.4 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 31% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

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 82% 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 (%)	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	82	82
Comfortable (%)	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	82	17	1
3	81	18	1
4	81	18	1
5	80	19	1
6	80	19	1
7	79	20	1
8	79	20	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	20	0
13	81	19	0
14	81	19	0
15	81	19	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	82	18	0
19	83	17	0
20	83	17	0
21	84	16	0
22	84	16	0
23	84	16	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:57 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)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:08	6:33
2	10.4	8:08	6:34
3	10.5	8:07	6:35
4	10.5	8:07	6:36
5	10.5	8:06	6:37
6	10.5	8:05	6:38
7	10.6	8:04	6:39
8	10.6	8:04	6:40
9	10.6	8:03	6:41
10	10.7	8:02	6:42
11	10.7	8:01	6:42
12	10.7	8:01	6:43
13	10.7	8:00	6:44
14	10.8	7:59	6:45
15	10.8	7:58	6:46
16	10.8	7:57	6:47
17	10.9	7:56	6:48
18	10.9	7:55	6:49
19	10.9	7:54	6:50
20	11.0	7:53	6:50
21	11.0	7:52	6:51
22	11.0	7:51	6:52
23	11.1	7:50	6:53
24	11.1	7:49	6:54
25	11.1	7:48	6:55
26	11.1	7:47	6:55
27	11.2	7:46	6:56
28	11.2	7:44	6:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.66 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)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Caniço

In seasonPeak

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

Caniço sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Caniço?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Caniço for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caniço in February

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

In February, Caniço sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Caniço in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Dec 14 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	18	19	21	22	23	24	23	21	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Caniço in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caniço peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	8	9	10	11	10	8	7	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Caniço?

Caniço sits at 32.7°N, 16.8°W, 216 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Funchal, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Caniço

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caniço has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,780 m.

The land around Caniço is covered by water (37%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

744 m

water 37%

16 km

1,832 m

water 63%

80 km

1,780 m

water 93%

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

February weather nearby: Funchal 8.0 km · Santo António 9.0 km · São Martinho 9.0 km · Câmara de Lobos 13 km · Santa Cruz de la Palma 450 km · Los Llanos de Aridane 456 km · La Laguna 466 km · Tacoronte 466 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 Caniço (32.6508°, -16.8375°, elevation 216 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	82	17	1
3	81	18	1
4	81	18	1
5	80	19	1
6	80	19	1
7	79	20	1
8	79	20	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	20	0
13	81	19	0
14	81	19	0
15	81	19	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	82	18	0
19	83	17	0
20	83	17	0
21	84	16	0
22	84	16	0
23	84	16	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	82	17	1
3	81	18	1
4	81	18	1
5	80	19	1
6	80	19	1
7	79	20	1
8	79	20	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	20	0
13	81	19	0
14	81	19	0
15	81	19	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	82	18	0
19	83	17	0
20	83	17	0
21	84	16	0
22	84	16	0
23	84	16	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	82	17	1
3	81	18	1
4	81	18	1
5	80	19	1
6	80	19	1
7	79	20	1
8	79	20	1
9	79	20	1
10	79	20	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	20	0
13	81	19	0
14	81	19	0
15	81	19	0
16	82	18	0
17	82	18	0
18	82	18	0
19	83	17	0
20	83	17	0
21	84	16	0
22	84	16	0
23	84	16	0
24	84	16	0
25	84	16	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1