Barra do Corda weather in January

In January, Barra do Corda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 213 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Barra do Corda's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Corda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 213 mm; 26.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:02 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

← December Barra do Corda year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 Barra do Corda reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How January really feels in Barra do Corda

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Barra do Corda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	213	26.2	12.3	2.9
Feb	30° / 23°	207	23.9	12.2	2.9
Mar	30° / 23°	225	27.1	12	2.9
Apr	30° / 23°	162	22.9	11.9	3.2
May	31° / 22°	84	12.7	11.8	4.2
Jun	32° / 22°	11	2.6	11.7	4.9
Jul	33° / 21°	7	0.9	11.7	4.6
Aug	34° / 22°	3	0.4	11.8	3.9
Sep	35° / 23°	10	1.9	12	3.2
Oct	35° / 24°	33	5.3	12.1	3.1
Nov	33° / 24°	86	11.8	12.3	3.3
Dec	32° / 23°	134	17.7	12.3	3.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	81	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barra do Corda gets around 213 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	82	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	84
31	83

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88
Miserable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
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5	6	calm
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31	5	calm

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 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:55	6:14
2	12.3	5:55	6:14
3	12.3	5:56	6:14
4	12.3	5:56	6:15
5	12.3	5:57	6:15
6	12.3	5:57	6:16
7	12.3	5:58	6:16
8	12.3	5:58	6:16
9	12.3	5:59	6:17
10	12.3	5:59	6:17
11	12.3	5:59	6:17
12	12.3	6:00	6:18
13	12.3	6:00	6:18
14	12.3	6:01	6:18
15	12.3	6:01	6:19
16	12.3	6:02	6:19
17	12.3	6:02	6:19
18	12.3	6:02	6:19
19	12.3	6:03	6:20
20	12.3	6:03	6:20
21	12.3	6:04	6:20
22	12.3	6:04	6:20
23	12.3	6:04	6:20
24	12.3	6:05	6:21
25	12.3	6:05	6:21
26	12.3	6:06	6:21
27	12.3	6:06	6:21
28	12.3	6:06	6:21
29	12.2	6:06	6:21
30	12.2	6:07	6:21
31	12.2	6:07	6:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
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17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barra do Corda

In seasonPeak

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

Barra do Corda's monsoon runs December–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 Barra do Corda?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barra do Corda.

What to pack for Barra do Corda in January

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

In January, Barra do Corda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barra do Corda 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 Barra do Corda peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Barra do Corda 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 Barra do Corda is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	13	12	9	7	8	16	22	36	27	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Corda?

Barra do Corda sits at 5.5°S, 45.2°W, 148 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jenipapo dos Vieiras, 46 km away.

Topography around Barra do Corda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Corda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Barra do Corda is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

trees 59%

16 km

231 m

trees 71%

80 km

431 m

trees 64%

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← December Barra do Corda year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Jenipapo dos Vieiras 46 km · Tuntum 71 km · Esperantinópolis 81 km · Presidente Dutra 87 km · Poção de Pedras 90 km · São Domingos do Maranhão 95 km · Dom Pedro 103 km · Grajaú 105 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

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 Barra do Corda (-5.5056°, -45.2433°, elevation 148 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12