Canguaretama weather in January

In January, Canguaretama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 53 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Canguaretama's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canguaretama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Canguaretama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13024
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How January really feels in Canguaretama

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.

Canguaretama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°5316.212.34.3
Feb30° / 24°6716.912.23.9
Mar30° / 24°9120.5123.7
Apr30° / 24°11420.611.93.9
May29° / 23°9518.611.74.5
Jun28° / 22°971811.65.1
Jul27° / 21°8117.111.75.6
Aug28° / 21°3512.411.86.3
Sep28° / 22°239.7126.1
Oct29° / 23°177.412.15.9
Nov30° / 23°187.212.35.6
Dec30° / 23°301212.44.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55842
65743
75743
85644
95545
105446
115347
125248
135248
145149
155248
165149
175149
185149
195248
205347
215347
225446
235545
245545
255644
265743
275644
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Canguaretama gets around 53 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
445
546
646
747
847
948
1049
1149
1250
1352
1453
1554
1654
1755
1856
1956
2056
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2856
2956
3055
3155

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116840
216840
315841
414851
514851
613861
713861
812871
912871
1012871
1111881
1211881
1310891
1410891
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2610882
2710882
289892
299892
309892
319892

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
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413light breeze
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912light breeze
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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 5:13 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:135:35
212.45:135:35
312.45:145:35
412.45:145:36
512.45:155:36
612.45:155:37
712.45:165:37
812.45:165:37
912.45:175:38
1012.35:175:38
1112.35:185:38
1212.35:185:39
1312.35:185:39
1412.35:195:39
1512.35:195:40
1612.35:205:40
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1812.35:215:40
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2012.35:225:41
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2812.35:255:42
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3012.35:255:42
3112.35:255:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Canguaretama

In seasonPeak

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

Canguaretama's rainy season runs January–July, 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 Canguaretama?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Canguaretama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Canguaretama in January

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

In January, Canguaretama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Canguaretama in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Canguaretama in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canguaretama 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canguaretama?

Canguaretama sits at 6.4°S, 35.1°W, 6 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Goianinha, 15 km away.

Topography around Canguaretama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canguaretama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m.

The land around Canguaretama is covered by grassland (31%) and mangroves (22%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
634 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Goianinha 15 km · Tibau do Sul 22 km · Nísia Floresta 33 km · Nova Cruz 35 km · São José de Mipibu 36 km · Santo Antônio 39 km · Monte Alegre 41 km · Rio Tinto 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 Canguaretama (-6.38°, -35.1289°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).