Buíque weather in January

In January, Buíque sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Buíque's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buíque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Buíque reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13320
23321
33321
43321
53321
63321
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
163221
173221
183221
193221
203221
213221
223221
233221
243221
253221
263221
273221
283221
293221
303221
313221

How January really feels in Buíque

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.

Buíque weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°406.312.44.1
Feb32° / 21°506.912.34.2
Mar32° / 21°648.612.14.2
Apr30° / 20°558.111.84.9
May29° / 20°327.911.65.8
Jun27° / 19°21511.57.1
Jul27° / 18°134.111.57.4
Aug28° / 18°82.311.77.4
Sep30° / 18°30.811.96.2
Oct32° / 19°81.212.24.9
Nov33° / 20°121.712.44.3
Dec33° / 20°182.512.54.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104753
114654
124555
134456
144456
154357
164357
174357
184357
194456
204555
214555
224654
234753
244753
254753
264852
274852
284951
295050
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Buíque gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
313
414
514
615
715
816
917
1017
1118
1219
1320
1421
1522
1623
1724
1824
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2624
2724
2824
2923
3023
3122

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11965160
21866160
31865170
41865170
51765180
61764190
71764190
81664200
91662211
101562221
111561231
121461241
131460251
141359271
151357291
161257301
171256311
181254331
191253341
201252351
211252351
221251361
231251361
241250371
251251370
261251370
271251370
281251370
291152370
301153360
311153360

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:17 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:175:47
212.55:175:47
312.55:185:47
412.55:185:48
512.55:195:48
612.55:195:49
712.55:205:49
812.55:205:49
912.55:215:50
1012.55:215:50
1112.55:225:50
1212.55:225:50
1312.55:235:51
1412.55:235:51
1512.55:245:51
1612.55:245:51
1712.45:255:52
1812.45:255:52
1912.45:265:52
2012.45:265:52
2112.45:275:52
2212.45:275:53
2312.45:275:53
2412.45:285:53
2512.45:285:53
2612.45:295:53
2712.45:295:53
2812.45:295:53
2912.45:305:53
3012.45:305:53
3112.45:315:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Buíque?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Buíque for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Buíque in January

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

In January, Buíque sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buíque 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 Buíque peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buíque?

Buíque sits at 8.6°S, 37.2°W, 804 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tupanatinga, 25 km away.

Topography around Buíque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buíque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 786 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m.

The land around Buíque is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
943 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Tupanatinga 25 km · Arcoverde 25 km · Pedra 27 km · Venturosa 31 km · Itaíba 46 km · Águas Belas 54 km · Iati 58 km · Pesqueira 59 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 Buíque (-8.6231°, -37.1558°, elevation 804 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).