Borba weather in January

In January, Borba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 305 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 1% 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 Borba's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 305 mm; 28.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:01 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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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 Borba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
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29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How January really feels in Borba

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.

Borba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	305	28.6	12.2	2.7
Feb	30° / 24°	286	26.3	12.1	2.6
Mar	30° / 24°	345	29	12	2.6
Apr	30° / 24°	315	28.6	11.9	2.6
May	30° / 23°	239	27.8	11.8	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	117	20.4	11.8	3.4
Jul	31° / 23°	81	16.1	11.8	3.8
Aug	32° / 24°	88	16.1	11.9	3.4
Sep	32° / 24°	131	19.4	12	2.9
Oct	32° / 24°	148	21.3	12.1	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	183	23.5	12.2	2.6
Dec	31° / 24°	263	27.7	12.2	2.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	93	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
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20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Borba gets around 305 mm of rain over 28.6 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

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 50% 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 (%)	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
Miserable (%)	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

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 5 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)	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	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	5	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 5:54 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:17 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:54	6:09
2	12.2	5:54	6:09
3	12.2	5:55	6:10
4	12.2	5:55	6:10
5	12.2	5:56	6:11
6	12.2	5:56	6:11
7	12.2	5:57	6:11
8	12.2	5:57	6:12
9	12.2	5:58	6:12
10	12.2	5:58	6:13
11	12.2	5:59	6:13
12	12.2	5:59	6:13
13	12.2	6:00	6:14
14	12.2	6:00	6:14
15	12.2	6:00	6:14
16	12.2	6:01	6:15
17	12.2	6:01	6:15
18	12.2	6:02	6:15
19	12.2	6:02	6:15
20	12.2	6:02	6:16
21	12.2	6:03	6:16
22	12.2	6:03	6:16
23	12.2	6:03	6:16
24	12.2	6:04	6:16
25	12.2	6:04	6:17
26	12.2	6:04	6:17
27	12.2	6:05	6:17
28	12.2	6:05	6:17
29	12.2	6:05	6:17
30	12.2	6:06	6:17
31	12.2	6:06	6:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.24 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
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15	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
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25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Borba

In seasonPeak

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

Borba's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Borba?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borba.

What to pack for Borba in January

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

In January, Borba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Borba 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 Borba peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	14	15	15	14	12	10	10	11	10	10	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme

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

Air quality in Borba 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 Borba is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 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	14	13	11	10	11	22	27	26	24	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Borba?

Borba sits at 4.4°S, 59.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olinda do Norte, 78 km away.

Topography around Borba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m.

The land around Borba is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

trees 69%

16 km

54 m

trees 89%

80 km

96 m

trees 93%

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← December Borba year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Nova Olinda do Norte 78 km · Autazes 104 km · Careiro 111 km · Novo Aripuanã 119 km · Careiro da Várzea 135 km · Iranduba 140 km · Manaquiri 144 km · Manaus 151 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 Borba (-4.3914°, -59.5886°, elevation 30 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	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	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	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	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	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	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	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50