Barreirinhas weather in January

In January, Barreirinhas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 140 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barreirinhas's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barreirinhas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:56 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Barreirinhas is principal settlement in Barreirinhas Municipality, Maranhão, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barreirinhas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
33125
43125
53125
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73125
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How January really feels in Barreirinhas

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.

Barreirinhas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°14021.612.13.4
Feb30° / 24°20424.212.13.1
Mar30° / 24°27829122.8
Apr30° / 24°30327.211.92.9
May30° / 25°19222.111.93.5
Jun31° / 25°6613.111.84.6
Jul31° / 25°386.811.95.1
Aug32° / 25°71.511.95.1
Sep32° / 25°30.8125.1
Oct32° / 25°60.812.15.1
Nov32° / 26°112.412.14.9
Dec32° / 25°378.412.24.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34159
44060
53862
63763
73565
83466
93367
103268
113070
122971
132872
142872
152674
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212773
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barreirinhas gets around 140 mm of rain over 21.6 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 70% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
253
355
457
558
660
761
863
964
1066
1168
1269
1371
1472
1573
1674
1775
1875
1976
2076
2176
2277
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2976
3076
3176

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88515
98515
108416
118416
128317
138317
148218
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207624
217525
227426
237327
247228
257129
267030
276931
286832
296832
306733
316634

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 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 5:50 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:505:59
212.25:506:00
312.25:516:00
412.25:516:00
512.25:526:01
612.25:526:01
712.25:536:02
812.25:536:02
912.25:536:02
1012.25:546:03
1112.15:546:03
1212.15:556:04
1312.15:556:04
1412.15:556:04
1512.15:566:05
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1712.15:576:05
1812.15:576:05
1912.15:576:06
2012.15:586:06
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
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295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barreirinhas

In seasonPeak

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

Barreirinhas's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Barreirinhas?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barreirinhas.

What to pack for Barreirinhas in January

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

In January, Barreirinhas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barreirinhas in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJul 1719 µg/m³May 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barreirinhas?

Barreirinhas sits at 2.8°S, 42.8°W, 5 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paulino Neves, 33 km away.

Topography around Barreirinhas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barreirinhas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Barreirinhas is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
138 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Paulino Neves 33 km · Tutóia 61 km · Humberto de Campos 73 km · São Bernardo 81 km · Urbano Santos 82 km · Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 87 km · Luzilândia 93 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 101 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 Barreirinhas (-2.7556°, -42.8259°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).