Araucária weather in January

In January, Araucária sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 219 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Araucária's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araucária's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Araucária is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18 µg/m³ · 2015

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Araucária reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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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Araucária weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°21922.313.44.7
Feb26° / 18°18819.512.94.8
Mar25° / 17°12616.612.25.7
Apr23° / 15°769.511.46.7
May20° / 12°898.510.86.4
Jun19° / 10°988.810.46.3
Jul19° / 10°887.610.66.5
Aug21° / 11°767.611.16.9
Sep22° / 12°13110.911.86.3
Oct23° / 14°14114.412.65.8
Nov24° / 15°13014.713.25.9
Dec26° / 17°17519.113.65.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
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52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112476
122476
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312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Araucária gets around 219 mm of rain over 22.3 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
571
671
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872
972
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1273
1373
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
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2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2970
3069
3169

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111335510
211335510
311235520
411135530
511136520
611036530
711036530
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2511034550
2611033560
2711033560
2801033561
290933571
300932581
310932581

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:348:08
213.66:348:08
313.66:358:08
413.66:368:09
513.56:368:09
613.56:378:09
713.56:388:09
813.56:388:09
913.56:398:10
1013.56:408:10
1113.56:408:10
1213.56:418:10
1313.56:428:10
1413.56:428:10
1513.46:438:10
1613.46:448:10
1713.46:458:10
1813.46:458:10
1913.46:468:10
2013.46:478:10
2113.46:488:10
2213.46:488:09
2313.36:498:09
2413.36:508:09
2513.36:518:09
2613.36:518:09
2713.36:528:08
2813.36:538:08
2913.26:538:08
3013.26:548:07
3113.26:558:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Araucária?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Araucária for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araucária in January

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

In January, Araucária sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Araucária 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 Araucária peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araucária 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 Araucária is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araucária?

Araucária sits at 25.6°S, 49.4°W, 886 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fazenda Rio Grande, 13 km away.

Topography around Araucária

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araucária has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m.

The land around Araucária is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Fazenda Rio Grande 13 km · Contenda 16 km · Campo Largo 19 km · São José dos Pinhais 21 km · Mandirituba 22 km · Curitiba 23 km · Campo Magro 25 km · Pinhais 27 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 Araucária (-25.5931°, -49.4103°, elevation 886 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).