Climate averages 1991–2020
Crateús weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Crateús: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 90 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes February a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quixeramobim (152 km away). In February its highs average 32.1°C, 0.5°C warmer than Crateús, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Crateús ranks joint 17th of 448 for the warmest February highs and 76th of 448 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Crateús is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 90 mm to 134 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
Crateús climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.412 h |
| February, selected | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 90 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 94 | 16.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 8.4 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.6 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 12.412 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
- Quixeramobim in FebruaryBrazil · 152 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 97 mm rain
- Tianguá in FebruaryBrazil · 165 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 164 mm rain
- Sobral in FebruaryBrazil · 170 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 124 mm rain
- Canindé in FebruaryBrazil · 176 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 103 mm rain
- Quixadá in FebruaryBrazil · 185 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 96 mm rain
- Iguatu in FebruaryBrazil · 201 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 132 mm rain
- Itapipoca in FebruaryBrazil · 223 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 157 mm rain
- Picos in FebruaryBrazil · 229 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 141 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 Crateús) is explained once on the Crateús year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.