Apodi weather in January

In January, Apodi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 63 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Apodi's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:32 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Apodi is human settlement in 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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Apodi reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13625
23625
33525
43525
53525
63525
73525
83525
93525
103525
113525
123525
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How January really feels in Apodi

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.

Apodi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°638.812.32.6
Feb34° / 24°7810.912.22.6
Mar34° / 24°10115.5122.8
Apr33° / 24°10213.711.93.1
May33° / 24°436.911.73.7
Jun33° / 23°204.211.74.0
Jul33° / 22°122.111.74.1
Aug34° / 22°40.511.83.6
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.0
Oct36° / 24°40.312.12.5
Nov36° / 24°20.312.32.5
Dec36° / 24°102.212.32.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85248
95149
105149
115050
124951
134852
144852
154852
164753
174753
184654
194654
204753
214753
224753
234654
244753
254852
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Apodi gets around 63 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
418
519
619
720
821
922
1024
1125
1226
1328
1429
1530
1631
1732
1833
1933
2034
2134
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2933
3032
3132

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1146422
2136522
3136423
4126424
5126325
6126226
7126127
8116128
9116029
10115930
11115732
12115534
13105436
14105238
15105139
16104941
1794843
1894744
1994645
2094546
2194447
2284448
2384348
2484349
2584349
2684349
2774449
2874448
2974548
3074647
3174647

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:25 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:255:44
212.35:255:44
312.35:265:45
412.35:265:45
512.35:275:46
612.35:275:46
712.35:285:46
812.35:285:47
912.35:285:47
1012.35:295:47
1112.35:295:48
1212.35:305:48
1312.35:305:48
1412.35:315:49
1512.35:315:49
1612.35:325:49
1712.35:325:50
1812.35:325:50
1912.35:335:50
2012.35:335:50
2112.35:345:51
2212.35:345:51
2312.35:345:51
2412.35:355:51
2512.35:355:51
2612.35:355:51
2712.35:365:52
2812.35:365:52
2912.35:365:52
3012.35:375:52
3112.25:375:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Apodi?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apodi.

What to pack for Apodi in January

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

In January, Apodi sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Apodi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apodi peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Apodi in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Apodi is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2016 µg/m³Jul 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apodi?

Apodi sits at 5.7°S, 37.8°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraúbas, 30 km away.

Topography around Apodi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m.

The land around Apodi is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
740 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Caraúbas 30 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 59 km · Limoeiro do Norte 67 km · Pau dos Ferros 67 km · Baraúna 68 km · Quixeré 69 km · São Bento 69 km · Mossoró 73 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 Apodi (-5.6642°, -37.7989°, elevation 73 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).