Água Branca weather in January

In January, Água Branca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Água Branca's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Água Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Água Branca is human settlement in Alagoas, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Água Branca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Água Branca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Água Branca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°44612.53.3
Feb34° / 23°477.312.33.4
Mar33° / 23°618.812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°388.511.84.1
May30° / 22°399.611.65.1
Jun28° / 20°3210.511.56.0
Jul27° / 20°289.911.56.4
Aug28° / 19°217.611.76.3
Sep31° / 20°103.611.95.4
Oct33° / 21°112.112.24.3
Nov34° / 22°142.312.43.5
Dec34° / 23°233.312.53.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55743
65743
75743
85743
95545
105545
115446
125347
135248
145149
155149
165149
175050
185149
195050
205149
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225248
235347
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255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Água Branca gets around 44 mm of rain over 6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
413
513
614
714
815
915
1016
1117
1217
1318
1419
1520
1621
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1139555
2139555
3138556
4138556
5138547
6137548
7137548
8137539
91365310
101355410
111355311
121345312
131335412
141325413
151315414
161315414
171305415
181305316
191295416
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:195:51
212.55:195:51
312.55:205:52
412.55:205:52
512.55:215:52
612.55:215:53
712.55:225:53
812.55:235:53
912.55:235:54
1012.55:245:54
1112.55:245:54
1212.55:255:55
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1512.55:265:55
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1712.55:275:56
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1912.55:285:56
2012.55:285:56
2112.55:295:57
2212.55:295:57
2312.55:305:57
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2612.45:315:57
2712.45:315:57
2812.45:325:57
2912.45:325:57
3012.45:325:57
3112.45:335:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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106.4Intense
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286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Água Branca?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Água Branca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Água Branca in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Água Branca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Água Branca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Água Branca peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Água Branca?

Água Branca sits at 9.3°S, 37.9°W, 569 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Delmiro Gouveia, 16 km away.

Topography around Água Branca

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Água Branca.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Água Branca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m.

The land around Água Branca is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Delmiro Gouveia 16 km · Inhapi 21 km · Mata Grande 27 km · Tacaratu 29 km · Paulo Afonso 35 km · Glória 36 km · Canapi 40 km · Inajá 42 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Água Branca (-9.2608°, -37.9361°, elevation 569 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).