Canarana weather in January

In January, Canarana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 81 mm of rain across 7.7 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Canarana's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canarana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Canarana 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Canarana reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Canarana 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
Jan30° / 20°817.712.65.4
Feb30° / 20°416.112.45.3
Mar30° / 20°596.912.15.4
Apr29° / 20°243.911.76.1
May28° / 18°71.511.57.2
Jun27° / 17°30.311.38.0
Jul26° / 16°20.211.48.2
Aug27° / 16°10.111.68.1
Sep29° / 17°30.411.96.9
Oct31° / 19°202.412.35.7
Nov30° / 19°707.612.55.3
Dec30° / 20°747.412.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114654
124654
134654
144753
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275149
285149
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305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Canarana gets around 81 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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523
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724
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1025
1125
1225
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1727
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2028
2128
2227
2327
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2724
2824
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3023
3123

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1146224
2146224
3146224
4136225
5136225
6136126
7136126
8136027
9136027
10135928
11135928
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26135829
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29126127
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31126127

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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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 5:30 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:306:10
212.75:316:11
312.75:316:11
412.75:326:12
512.75:326:12
612.75:336:12
712.75:336:13
812.75:346:13
912.65:346:13
1012.65:356:13
1112.65:356:14
1212.65:366:14
1312.65:366:14
1412.65:376:14
1512.65:376:15
1612.65:386:15
1712.65:386:15
1812.65:396:15
1912.65:396:15
2012.65:406:15
2112.65:406:16
2212.65:416:16
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2612.65:436:16
2712.55:436:16
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Canarana?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canarana in January

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

In January, Canarana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canarana 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 Canarana 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 Canarana?

Canarana sits at 11.7°S, 41.8°W, 696 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ibipeba, 27 km away.

Topography around Canarana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canarana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 720 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m.

The land around Canarana is covered by cropland (35%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (53%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
1,307 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ibipeba 27 km · Ibititá 27 km · Cafarnaum 33 km · Lapão 34 km · João Dourado 40 km · Irecê 43 km · América Dourada 44 km · Souto Soares 47 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 Canarana (-11.6847°, -41.7689°, elevation 696 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).