Biritinga weather in January

In January, Biritinga sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 52 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Biritinga's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biritinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Biritinga 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Biritinga reaches about 33°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 30°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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How January really feels in Biritinga

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.

Biritinga 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
Jan33° / 23°527.512.63.7
Feb33° / 23°378.512.43.6
Mar33° / 23°449.812.13.6
Apr31° / 22°4511.711.74.1
May29° / 21°5012.811.55.0
Jun28° / 20°3913.611.35.8
Jul27° / 19°3011.211.46.2
Aug28° / 19°251011.66.2
Sep30° / 20°207.311.95.4
Oct32° / 21°245.212.34.7
Nov32° / 22°386.512.54.1
Dec33° / 22°346.112.73.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
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315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Biritinga gets around 52 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
168014
268014
358015
458015
558015
657916
757916
857817
957817
1057817
1157718
1257718
1357619
1457619
1557520
1657520
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1857421
1957322
2067222
2167222
2267123
2367123
2467123
2567024
2657124
2757124
2857025
2957025
3057025
3157025

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:185:58
212.75:195:59
312.75:195:59
412.75:206:00
512.75:206:00
612.75:216:00
712.75:216:01
812.65:226:01
912.65:226:01
1012.65:236:01
1112.65:246:02
1212.65:246:02
1312.65:256:02
1412.65:256:02
1512.65:266:03
1612.65:266:03
1712.65:276:03
1812.65:276:03
1912.65:286:03
2012.65:286:04
2112.65:296:04
2212.65:296:04
2312.65:306:04
2412.65:306:04
2512.65:306:04
2612.65:316:04
2712.55:316:04
2812.55:326:04
2912.55:326:04
3012.55:336:04
3112.55:336:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
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216.0Intense
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266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Biritinga?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Biritinga in January

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

In January, Biritinga sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biritinga 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 Biritinga peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Biritinga?

Biritinga sits at 11.6°S, 38.8°W, 317 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Serrinha, 23 km away.

Topography around Biritinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biritinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Biritinga is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Serrinha 23 km · Sátiro Dias 24 km · Teofilândia 26 km · Barrocas 32 km · Araci 36 km · Santa Bárbara 42 km · Irará 48 km · Inhambupe 52 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 Biritinga (-11.6167°, -38.8°, elevation 317 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).