Capanema weather in January

In January, Capanema sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 152 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Capanema's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
7:01 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 Capanema reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 34°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
153121
163121
173121
183121
193121
203121
213121
223121
233121
243121
253121
263121
273121
283121
293121
303021
313021

How January really feels in Capanema

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.

Capanema weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°15215.913.44.1
Feb30° / 21°14415.212.94.2
Mar30° / 20°12512.512.25.0
Apr27° / 17°1319.511.46.5
May23° / 14°1589.410.87.1
Jun22° / 13°1509.610.46.8
Jul22° / 12°1168.410.67.1
Aug25° / 14°966.811.17.7
Sep26° / 15°15310.111.86.8
Oct28° / 17°20113.512.65.8
Nov29° / 18°15111.913.35.3
Dec30° / 20°17515.913.64.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44654
54654
64753
74852
84852
94852
104951
114852
124852
134951
144951
154951
164951
175050
185149
195149
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265347
275347
285347
295347
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Capanema gets around 152 mm of rain over 15.9 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 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
654
753
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1553
1653
1752
1852
1951
2051
2151
2251
2350
2450
2550
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14143745
24143746
33143746
43143746
53133746
63133746
73133746
83133846
93133845
103123945
113124045
123114045
133114144
143114244
153114344
162114343
172114443
182114443
192114442
202114442
212114442
222124442
232124442
242124343
252124343
262124343
271134343
281134343
291134243
302134243
312134243

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:518:26
213.66:528:26
313.66:528:26
413.66:538:26
513.66:548:27
613.56:548:27
713.56:558:27
813.56:568:27
913.56:568:27
1013.56:578:28
1113.56:588:28
1213.56:588:28
1313.56:598:28
1413.57:008:28
1513.57:018:28
1613.47:018:28
1713.47:028:28
1813.47:038:28
1913.47:048:28
2013.47:048:27
2113.47:058:27
2213.47:068:27
2313.37:068:27
2413.37:078:27
2513.37:088:27
2613.37:098:26
2713.37:098:26
2813.37:108:26
2913.27:118:25
3013.27:128:25
3113.27:128:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Capanema?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Capanema for sightseeing.

What to pack for Capanema in January

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

In January, Capanema sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Capanema 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 Capanema peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Capanema 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 Capanema is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Capanema?

Capanema sits at 25.7°S, 53.8°W, 372 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Realeza, 30 km away.

Topography around Capanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capanema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m.

The land around Capanema is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
852 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Realeza 30 km · Ampére 43 km · Santo Antônio do Sudoeste 45 km · Medianeira 51 km · Matelândia 51 km · Salto do Lontra 52 km · São Miguel do Iguaçu 56 km · Santa Terezinha de Itaipu 65 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 Capanema (-25.6719°, -53.8089°, elevation 372 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).