Climate averages 1991–2020
Araruama weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Araruama: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 128 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes February a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 52 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saquarema (13 km away). In February its highs average 28.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Araruama, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Araruama ranks joint 283rd of 448 for the warmest February highs and joint 116th of 448 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Araruama is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 128 mm to 162 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Araruama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 178 | 15.5 | 13.413 h |
| February, selected | 28.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 128 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 162 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 85 | 11.6 | 11.612 h |
| May | 24.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 73 | 10.7 | 11.011 h |
| June | 23.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 43 | 6.9 | 10.811 h |
| July | 23.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 45 | 7.6 | 10.911 h |
| August | 23.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 42 | 7.2 | 11.311 h |
| September | 23.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 74 | 9.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 94 | 11.1 | 12.613 h |
| November | 25.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 172 | 15.9 | 13.213 h |
| December | 26.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 189 | 16.8 | 13.514 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Saquarema in FebruaryBrazil · 13 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 82 mm rain
- São Pedro da Aldeia in FebruaryBrazil · 25 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 88 mm rain
- Cabo Frio in FebruaryBrazil · 32 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Maricá in FebruaryBrazil · 49 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Itaboraí in FebruaryBrazil · 55 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 203 mm rain
- Rio das Ostras in FebruaryBrazil · 56 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 141 mm rain
- Nova Friburgo in FebruaryBrazil · 68 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 234 mm rain
- São Gonçalo in FebruaryBrazil · 73 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 183 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Araruama) is explained once on the Araruama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.