Barra weather in January

In January, Barra sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 114 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barra's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Barra 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barra reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°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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23223
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43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
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273223
283223
293223
303223
313223

How January really feels in Barra

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.

Barra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11410.412.63.8
Feb32° / 23°8210.612.43.7
Mar32° / 23°9710.812.13.8
Apr32° / 22°486.311.84.2
May32° / 22°91.611.54.7
Jun32° / 20°0011.45.4
Jul31° / 19°0011.45.6
Aug33° / 19°0011.64.9
Sep34° / 21°20.411.93.6
Oct35° / 23°233.212.22.9
Nov33° / 23°928.612.53.4
Dec33° / 23°929.412.63.7

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104456
114258
124258
134159
144258
154159
164159
174060
184060
194159
204159
214159
224258
234357
244456
254357
264456
274456
284456
294555
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barra gets around 114 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
432
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1534
1635
1735
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15344120
25344120
35334121
44334122
54334122
64324123
74324023
84324024
95323924
105313925
115313925
126303925
136293826
146293826
157283827
167273827
177273828
187263828
197263829
207263829
217263829
227253929
237254028
246254128
256254227
265254326
274254526
284254625
293254625
303254725
313254824

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:37 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:376:15
212.65:376:15
312.65:386:16
412.65:386:16
512.65:396:16
612.65:396:17
712.65:406:17
812.65:406:17
912.65:416:18
1012.65:416:18
1112.65:426:18
1212.65:426:18
1312.65:436:19
1412.65:436:19
1512.65:446:19
1612.65:446:19
1712.65:456:20
1812.65:456:20
1912.65:466:20
2012.65:466:20
2112.65:476:20
2212.65:476:20
2312.55:486:20
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2512.55:496:21
2612.55:496:21
2712.55:506:21
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3112.55:516:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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166.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barra

In seasonPeak

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

Barra's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Barra?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barra. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barra in January

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

In January, Barra sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Barra 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 Barra peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barra 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 is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.6× the cleanest month (June, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2317 µg/m³Jun 163 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May4Good
Jun3Good
Jul4Good
Aug4Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barra?

Barra sits at 11.1°S, 43.1°W, 411 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Xique-Xique, 54 km away.

Topography around Barra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,031 m.

The land around Barra is covered by grassland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
1,031 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Xique-Xique 54 km · Buritirama 68 km · Central 112 km · Ibotirama 122 km · Jussara 128 km · Presidente Dutra 128 km · Ibititá 137 km · Ibipeba 138 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 Barra (-11.0894°, -43.1417°, elevation 411 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).