Canudos weather in January

In January, Canudos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Canudos's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canudos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Canudos reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
13322
23322
33322
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How January really feels in Canudos

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.

Canudos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°395.412.53.9
Feb33° / 22°33612.33.9
Mar33° / 22°436.812.14.0
Apr32° / 22°245.711.84.6
May30° / 21°19511.65.7
Jun28° / 20°133.911.46.9
Jul27° / 19°92.711.57.3
Aug28° / 19°72.111.77.0
Sep30° / 19°41.211.96.0
Oct32° / 20°111.512.24.9
Nov33° / 21°203.212.54.2
Dec33° / 22°243.312.64.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55050
65149
75050
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144753
154852
164852
174852
184852
194951
204951
215050
225050
235149
245248
255149
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Canudos gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
515
615
716
816
917
1017
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2219
2319
2419
2519
2619
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1245503
2244513
3244513
4244504
5244504
6244504
7244495
8244495
9244486
10244486
11244477
12244477
13244478
14144478
15144478
16144469
17144469
18144469
19144459
20145459
21145459
22145459
23145469
24144479
25044488
26043498
27042508
28041527
29040537
30039547
31038566

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1514light breeze
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2013light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:225:56
212.65:235:57
312.65:235:57
412.65:245:57
512.65:245:58
612.65:255:58
712.65:255:59
812.65:265:59
912.55:265:59
1012.55:275:59
1112.55:276:00
1212.55:286:00
1312.55:286:00
1412.55:296:01
1512.55:296:01
1612.55:306:01
1712.55:306:01
1812.55:316:01
1912.55:316:02
2012.55:326:02
2112.55:326:02
2212.55:336:02
2312.55:336:02
2412.55:336:02
2512.55:346:02
2612.55:346:02
2712.55:356:02
2812.55:356:02
2912.45:366:03
3012.45:366:03
3112.45:366:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Canudos?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canudos. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Canudos in January

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

In January, Canudos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canudos 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 Canudos peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canudos?

Canudos sits at 9.9°S, 39.0°W, 388 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uauá, 50 km away.

Topography around Canudos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canudos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Canudos is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Uauá 50 km · Euclides da Cunha 68 km · Monte Santo 69 km · Jeremoabo 77 km · Quijingue 97 km · Cansanção 100 km · Andorinha 102 km · Paulo Afonso 104 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 Canudos (-9.8967°, -39.0264°, elevation 388 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).