Araçatuba weather in January

In January, Araçatuba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 256 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Araçatuba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araçatuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:56 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Araçatuba is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Araçatuba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93022
103022
113022
123122
133122
143122
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313122

How January really feels in Araçatuba

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.

Araçatuba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°25622.413.13.3
Feb31° / 22°18519.112.73.5
Mar31° / 22°14818.312.13.9
Apr30° / 20°607.811.55.5
May27° / 17°485.8117.2
Jun27° / 16°303.610.77.8
Jul28° / 16°202.510.87.8
Aug30° / 17°222.911.36.3
Sep31° / 19°617.111.94.9
Oct32° / 21°10712.112.54.0
Nov31° / 21°14915.5133.7
Dec31° / 22°1882113.33.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32674
42773
52674
62674
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152773
162773
172872
182872
192971
203070
213169
223169
233268
243268
253268
263367
273367
283466
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Araçatuba gets around 256 mm of rain over 22.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
574
674
774
874
974
1073
1173
1273
1372
1472
1571
1671
1771
1871
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3069
3169

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10428680
20427690
30426700
40426700
50425710
60425710
70425701
80425701
90425701
100425710
110326710
120326710
130326710
140326710
150327700
160327700
170327700
180326710
190326710
200326710
210425710
220424720
230423730
240423730
250422740
260421750
271520731
281519741
291519741
301518751
311518751

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:478:03
213.36:478:03
313.36:488:04
413.36:498:04
513.26:498:04
613.26:508:04
713.26:508:05
813.26:518:05
913.26:528:05
1013.26:528:05
1113.26:538:05
1213.26:548:05
1313.26:548:06
1413.26:558:06
1513.26:568:06
1613.26:568:06
1713.26:578:06
1813.16:588:06
1913.16:588:06
2013.16:598:06
2113.16:598:06
2213.17:008:06
2313.17:018:06
2413.17:018:06
2513.17:028:05
2613.07:038:05
2713.07:038:05
2813.07:048:05
2913.07:058:05
3013.07:058:04
3113.07:068:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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215.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Araçatuba

In seasonPeak

In January, Araçatuba sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Araçatuba's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Araçatuba?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Araçatuba.

What to pack for Araçatuba in January

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

In January, Araçatuba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Araçatuba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araçatuba peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Araçatuba 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 Araçatuba is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1620 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araçatuba?

Araçatuba sits at 21.2°S, 50.4°W, 392 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Birigui, 13 km away.

Topography around Araçatuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araçatuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Araçatuba is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Birigui 13 km · Guararapes 23 km · Buritama 34 km · Penápolis 44 km · Valparaíso 45 km · Promissão 70 km · Mirandópolis 70 km · Osvaldo Cruz 80 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 Araçatuba (-21.2089°, -50.4328°, elevation 392 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).