Canutama weather in January

In January, Canutama sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 309 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Canutama's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canutama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
309 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:17 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 Canutama reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83023
93023
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303123
313123

How January really feels in Canutama

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.

Canutama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°30929.512.32.5
Feb31° / 24°28626.212.22.5
Mar31° / 24°32329.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°27728.211.92.5
May30° / 23°19426.211.73.0
Jun30° / 23°9017.711.63.9
Jul31° / 22°5010.511.74.6
Aug32° / 23°6812.711.83.7
Sep33° / 24°11518.6123.0
Oct32° / 24°17123.412.12.7
Nov31° / 24°22426.112.32.5
Dec31° / 24°29628.712.42.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5397
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15397
16397
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22298
23298
24298
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Canutama gets around 309 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1495
1595
1695
1795
1895
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2894
2994
3094
3194

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13169
23169
33268
43367
53367
63466
73565
83664
93664
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183664
193565
203466
213367
223367
233268
243268
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
315calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:096:32
212.46:106:32
312.46:106:33
412.46:116:33
512.46:116:33
612.46:126:34
712.46:126:34
812.46:136:35
912.46:136:35
1012.46:146:35
1112.46:146:36
1212.46:156:36
1312.36:156:36
1412.36:166:37
1512.36:166:37
1612.36:176:37
1712.36:176:37
1812.36:176:38
1912.36:186:38
2012.36:186:38
2112.36:196:38
2212.36:196:38
2312.36:196:39
2412.36:206:39
2512.36:206:39
2612.36:216:39
2712.36:216:39
2812.36:216:39
2912.36:226:39
3012.36:226:39
3112.36:226:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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94.5Bright
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134.5Bright
144.5Bright
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304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Canutama

In seasonPeak

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

Canutama's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Canutama?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canutama.

What to pack for Canutama in January

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

In January, Canutama sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Canutama in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canutama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 24 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 24UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canutama in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Canutama is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 937 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Canutama?

Canutama sits at 6.5°S, 64.4°W, 49 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lábrea, 93 km away.

Porto VelhoCandeias do JamariCoariPauiniCarauari

Topography around Canutama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canutama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Canutama is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
82 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lábrea 93 km · Tapauá 167 km · Humaitá 185 km · Porto Velho 253 km · Candeias do Jamari 264 km · Coari 305 km · Pauini 315 km · Carauari 333 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 Canutama (-6.5339°, -64.3831°, elevation 49 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).