Ponta do Sol Weather in February
Ponta do Sol in February
The short of it: Ponta do Sol in February averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 17° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & May
Thirty years of records give Ponta do Sol an average February high of 21°, a low of 17° and some 6.0 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Ponta do Sol: highs scarcely reach 21°, nights fall to 17°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-February, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates February 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and May.
Against its neighbours, Ponta do Sol runs about middling and drier than most in February. Ribeira Grande, 4 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Ponta do Sol, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribeira GrandeOther | 4 km SE | 22° | 18° | 5.0 mm |
| Lugar de GueneOther | 4 km SSE | 22° | 18° | 5.0 mm |
| FigueiralOther | 5 km S | 21° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| PinhãoOther | 6 km SE | 20° | 16° | 8.0 mm |
| Fajã de Domingas BentoOther | 6 km SSE | 20° | 16° | 8.0 mm |
| CordaOther | 7 km S | 21° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| Chã de PedrasOther | 9 km SSW | 21° | 16° | 7.0 mm |
| Chã da IgrejaOther | 9 km WSW | 21° | 17° | 6.0 mm |