Campina Grande weather in January

In January, Campina Grande sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Campina Grande's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campina Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Campina Grande 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Campina Grande reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153021
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193021
203021
213021
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253021
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273021
283021
293121
303121
313121

How January really feels in Campina Grande

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.

Campina Grande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°409.112.44.8
Feb31° / 21°4010.112.24.6
Mar30° / 21°6113.2124.5
Apr29° / 21°5912.911.84.8
May28° / 21°4611.311.75.7
Jun27° / 20°4710.911.66.3
Jul26° / 19°4010.811.66.5
Aug27° / 19°237.511.86.9
Sep28° / 19°134.7126.8
Oct30° / 20°103.212.26.0
Nov31° / 20°92.912.35.6
Dec31° / 21°165.112.45.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55545
65446
75347
85248
95248
105149
114951
124951
134852
144753
154753
164654
174654
184654
194555
204654
214654
224753
234753
244852
254852
264951
275050
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Campina Grande gets around 40 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
222
322
423
524
624
725
825
926
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1532
1632
1733
1833
1933
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2733
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118793
217803
316813
416804
516804
615814
715805
815805
914815
1014806
1113816
1213807
1312817
1412808
1512808
1611809
1711809
18117910
19117910
20117811
21117811
22117811
23107812
24107812
25107812
26107713
27107713
28107713
29107713
30107812
31107812

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
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2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:14 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:145:39
212.45:155:39
312.45:155:40
412.45:165:40
512.45:165:41
612.45:175:41
712.45:175:41
812.45:185:42
912.45:185:42
1012.45:195:42
1112.45:195:43
1212.45:205:43
1312.45:205:43
1412.45:215:44
1512.45:215:44
1612.45:215:44
1712.45:225:44
1812.45:225:45
1912.45:235:45
2012.45:235:45
2112.45:245:45
2212.45:245:45
2312.45:245:46
2412.35:255:46
2512.35:255:46
2612.35:265:46
2712.35:265:46
2812.35:265:46
2912.35:275:46
3012.35:275:46
3112.35:275:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Campina Grande?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Campina Grande in January

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

In January, Campina Grande sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Campina Grande 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 Campina Grande peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Campina Grande?

Campina Grande sits at 7.2°S, 35.9°W, 508 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa Seca, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Campina Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campina Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,002 m.

The land around Campina Grande is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
449 m
80 km
1,002 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lagoa Seca 7.0 km · Queimadas 14 km · Esperança 22 km · Alagoa Nova 22 km · Pocinhos 26 km · Remígio 31 km · Ingá 31 km · Alagoa Grande 35 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 Campina Grande (-7.2306°, -35.8811°, elevation 508 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).