Araripe weather in January

In January, Araripe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 131 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Araripe's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araripe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Araripe 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Araripe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63021
73021
83021
93021
103021
113021
123021
133021
143021
153021
163021
173021
183021
193021
202921
212921
222921
232921
242921
252921
262921
272921
282921
292921
302921
312921

How January really feels in Araripe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Araripe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13116.112.44.3
Feb29° / 21°13916.412.24.4
Mar29° / 21°18319124.4
Apr29° / 21°10512.711.85.1
May29° / 20°396.511.76.1
Jun28° / 19°92.111.67.1
Jul28° / 18°50.911.67.3
Aug30° / 18°20.411.86.6
Sep32° / 20°20.3125.4
Oct33° / 21°81.412.24.5
Nov32° / 22°203.412.34.4
Dec31° / 22°376.412.44.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54159
63961
73961
83961
93862
103664
113565
123565
133367
143367
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213268
223268
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283565
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Araripe gets around 131 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
237
338
439
541
642
743
845
946
1047
1149
1251
1352
1454
1555
1656
1757
1858
1959
2059
2160
2260
2360
2459
2559
2658
2758
2857
2955
3054
3153

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111539460
211437470
311436491
401335511
501334521
601333531
701232551
801231561
901130572
1001129582
1101128592
1201027603
1301026613
140925633
150924643
160823663
170822673
180721693
190721693
200720703
210619723
220619723
230518743
240518743
250518743
260417772
270417772
280418762
290418762
300318772
310319762

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:31 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:315:56
212.45:325:56
312.45:325:57
412.45:335:57
512.45:335:58
612.45:345:58
712.45:345:58
812.45:355:59
912.45:355:59
1012.45:365:59
1112.45:366:00
1212.45:376:00
1312.45:376:00
1412.45:386:01
1512.45:386:01
1612.45:396:01
1712.45:396:01
1812.45:396:02
1912.45:406:02
2012.45:406:02
2112.45:416:02
2212.45:416:02
2312.45:416:03
2412.35:426:03
2512.35:426:03
2612.35:436:03
2712.35:436:03
2812.35:436:03
2912.35:446:03
3012.35:446:03
3112.35:446:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Araripe

In seasonPeak

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

Araripe's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Araripe?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Araripe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araripe in January

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

In January, Araripe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Araripe 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 Araripe peaks around March 12 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 highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araripe?

Araripe sits at 7.2°S, 40.1°W, 610 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Sales, 31 km away.

Topography around Araripe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araripe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 640 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Araripe is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Campos Sales 31 km · Salitre 36 km · Ipueiras 40 km · Santana do Cariri 44 km · Assaré 48 km · Ipubi 49 km · Nova Olinda 52 km · Exu 56 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 Araripe (-7.2134°, -40.137°, elevation 610 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).