Paraty weather in February
February in Paraty: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 25 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#11 of 12 months in Paraty · #1253 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 50/100 (tier D)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 23°C
- Wet days
- 25
- Sun
- 9.9 h
- Humidity
- 87%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Traveller notes on Paraty in February
Other months in Paraty
Paraty's forum is direct that December through March is both the hottest and wettest stretch of the year here, the opposite of the drier June-August winter. The typical pattern posters describe is a run of a few hot, sunny days good for beach-hopping around Ilha Grande, then a few days of rain - usually building through the afternoon rather than an all-day soak - though some visitors have hit genuinely extended wet stretches around the holidays. It's a real trade-off: peak heat and lushness against a real chance of your beach days getting interrupted.
Forum posters describe July as genuinely dry and sunny for Paraty - blue skies are the norm, with a real stretch of three consecutive rainy days called unlikely even if the odd cloudy day shows up. That said, posters are consistent this isn't beach weather: July is winter across most of Brazil outside the northeast, and the water around Paraty and nearby Ilha Grande runs distinctly cold and even colder than nearby Buzios' at the same time of year. The clear framing from posters: skip the beach plans and use July instead for exploring Paraty's well-preserved colonial old town and cobblestone streets, comfortable temperatures making it genuinely pleasant for walking around without summer's heat and humidity.
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Paraty climate normals — February
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Paraty in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsCarnival in the historic centre, Summer holidays in Brazil, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Paraty's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherParaty's weather peaks June–August, best around July.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Paraty in February
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Nature
Sea into the streets
1 Jan – 31 DecFlood seasonThe colonial centre was laid below the spring-tide line on purpose, so around the full and new moons the sea comes up through the seawall openings and drains back out, taking the day's dirt with it. Source ↗
- Festival
Carnival in the historic centre
5 Feb – 5 Mar · usuallyCrowdedBook earlyBlocos fill the cobbles for five days and the centre is closed to cars anyway. It is one of the two weeks a year the town charges what it likes, the other being Flip. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk25 rainy days and about 457 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Paraty — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Paraty in February — FAQ
- Is February a good time to visit Paraty?
- February in Paraty: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 25 rainy days. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Paraty on SeasonMap's comfort score (50/100).
- What is the weather like in Paraty in February?
- In February, Paraty averages a daily high of 28.6°C and a low of 23.4°C, with about 457.4 mm of rain over roughly 24.9 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Paraty in February?
- Paraty has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 47 in February.
Within 300 km: Rio de Janeiro's Carnival on 13–18 Feb, and São Paulo's Carnival on 13–18 Feb.