Cafarnaum weather in January

In January, Cafarnaum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 90 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Cafarnaum's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cafarnaum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Cafarnaum is 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cafarnaum reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
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182919
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202919
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222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Cafarnaum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°908.712.65.6
Feb29° / 19°497.312.45.5
Mar29° / 20°708.112.15.6
Apr28° / 19°315.511.76.5
May27° / 18°112.511.57.5
Jun26° / 17°61.811.38.0
Jul25° / 16°51.411.48.2
Aug26° / 16°41.211.68.2
Sep28° / 17°4111.97.6
Oct30° / 18°212.612.36.2
Nov29° / 19°738.112.55.6
Dec29° / 19°828.112.75.6

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 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94555
104555
114555
124555
134456
144456
154357
164357
174357
184456
194456
204456
214456
224555
234555
244654
254753
264852
274753
284852
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cafarnaum gets around 90 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
427
527
627
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1329
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2230
2330
2429
2529
2628
2728
2827
2927
3026
3126

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1116524
2116524
3106624
4106525
5106525
6106426
7106426
8106327
9106327
10106228
11116128
12116029
13116029
14115930
15115930
16115831
17115732
18115732
19125533
20125533
21125533
22125533
23125632
24115831
25115831
26115930
27106030
28106030
2996229
3096229
3196229

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 5:29 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:296:09
212.75:296:10
312.75:306:10
412.75:306:10
512.75:316:11
612.75:316:11
712.75:326:11
812.75:326:12
912.75:336:12
1012.65:346:12
1112.65:346:13
1212.65:356:13
1312.65:356:13
1412.65:366:13
1512.65:366:13
1612.65:376:14
1712.65:376:14
1812.65:386:14
1912.65:386:14
2012.65:396:14
2112.65:396:14
2212.65:406:15
2312.65:406:15
2412.65:416:15
2512.65:416:15
2612.65:426:15
2712.55:426:15
2812.55:426:15
2912.55:436:15
3012.55:436:15
3112.55:446:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cafarnaum?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cafarnaum in January

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

In January, Cafarnaum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Cafarnaum 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 Cafarnaum peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cafarnaum?

Cafarnaum sits at 11.7°S, 41.5°W, 763 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is América Dourada, 27 km away.

Topography around Cafarnaum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cafarnaum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 768 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Cafarnaum is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: América Dourada 27 km · Canarana 33 km · Morro do Chapéu 37 km · Bonito 38 km · João Dourado 44 km · Souto Soares 48 km · Lapão 53 km · Ibititá 58 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 Cafarnaum (-11.6936°, -41.4683°, elevation 763 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).