Climate averages 1991–2020
Fortaleza weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Fortaleza: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 134 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Caucaia (12 km away). In February its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Fortaleza, with 120 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Fortaleza ranks joint 183rd of 448 for the warmest February highs and joint 132nd of 448 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Fortaleza is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 134 mm to 194 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
Fortaleza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 94 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| February, selected | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 134 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 28.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 194 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 248 | 25.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 129 | 19.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 72 | 13.7 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 36 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 8.0 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 3.6 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 4.8 | 1.6 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 6.9 | 2.3 | 12.312 h |
| December | 30.0°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 27 | 8.5 | 12.312 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
- Caucaia in FebruaryBrazil · 12 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Maracanaú in FebruaryBrazil · 20 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 129 mm rain
- Eusébio in FebruaryBrazil · 22 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 135 mm rain
- Maranguape in FebruaryBrazil · 25 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 129 mm rain
- Pacatuba in FebruaryBrazil · 31 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 135 mm rain
- Horizonte in FebruaryBrazil · 43 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 135 mm rain
- Pacajus in FebruaryBrazil · 51 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 123 mm rain
- Cascavel, Brazil in FebruaryBrazil · 57 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 137 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 Fortaleza) is explained once on the Fortaleza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.