Petrópolis Weather in February
Petrópolis in February
The short of it: Petrópolis in February averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 231 mm (9.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 231 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Petrópolis an average February high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 231 mm of rain. The height of summer in Petrópolis, with afternoons near 27°. Wet spells are common — about 231 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 52 min in mid-February, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Petrópolis runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Guapimirim, 21 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
February in Petrópolis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 50 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuapimirimRio de Janeiro | 21 km E | 31° | 20° | 210 mm |
| MagéRio de Janeiro | 22 km SE | 32° | 21° | 191 mm |
| TeresópolisRio de Janeiro | 23 km ENE | 26° | 15° | 216 mm |
| São PedroRio de Janeiro | 24 km ENE | 26° | 15° | 216 mm |
| Paty do AlferesRio de Janeiro | 26 km WNW | 28° | 17° | 206 mm |
| Miguel PereiraRio de Janeiro | 30 km W | 28° | 17° | 203 mm |
| ArealRio de Janeiro | 31 km NNE | 29° | 18° | 209 mm |
| FreguesiaRio de Janeiro | 32 km S | 32° | 21° | 167 mm |