Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th 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 Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In February its highs average 32.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Paulo Afonso, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks 2nd of 448 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 448 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Paulo Afonso is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 39 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
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February, selected | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 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
- Serra Talhada in FebruaryBrazil · 158 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 85 mm rain
- Itabaiana in FebruaryBrazil · 166 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Arcoverde in FebruaryBrazil · 168 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Arapiraca in FebruaryBrazil · 175 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Lagarto in FebruaryBrazil · 179 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Garanhuns in FebruaryBrazil · 197 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Aracaju in FebruaryBrazil · 209 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 64 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in FebruaryBrazil · 210 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 64 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 Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.