Climate averages 1991–2020
São João del Rei weather
in February.
A warm, 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 warm month in São João del Rei: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 136 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes February a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barbacena (52 km away). In February its highs average 25.0°C, 1.8°C cooler than São João del Rei, with 188 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, São João del Rei ranks joint 375th of 448 for the warmest February highs and 138th of 448 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; São João del Rei is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 136 mm to 147 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
São João del Rei climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 228 | 20.5 | 13.313 h |
| February, selected | 26.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 136 | 15.8 | 12.813 h |
| March | 25.8°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 147 | 17.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 49 | 8.7 | 11.612 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 31 | 5.3 | 11.111 h |
| June | 22.1°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| July | 22.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| August | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 17 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 100 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| November | 25.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 186 | 18.9 | 13.113 h |
| December | 25.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 238 | 22.2 | 13.413 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
- Barbacena in FebruaryBrazil · 52 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.9°C · 188 mm rain
- Conselheiro Lafaiete in FebruaryBrazil · 72 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 143 mm rain
- Lavras in FebruaryBrazil · 77 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 133 mm rain
- Ouro Preto in FebruaryBrazil · 114 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 187 mm rain
- Juiz de Fora in FebruaryBrazil · 117 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 253 mm rain
- Três Corações in FebruaryBrazil · 120 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 179 mm rain
- Água Rasa in FebruaryBrazil · 122 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.8°C · 168 mm rain
- Itaúna in FebruaryBrazil · 122 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 139 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 São João del Rei) is explained once on the São João del Rei year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.