Capim Grosso weather in January

In January, Capim Grosso sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Capim Grosso's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capim Grosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Capim Grosso is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Capim Grosso reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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How January really feels in Capim Grosso

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.

Capim Grosso weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°719.112.64.0
Feb32° / 22°549.712.43.8
Mar32° / 22°7212.512.13.8
Apr30° / 22°4914.311.84.3
May29° / 21°4112.111.55.4
Jun27° / 19°3613.111.35.9
Jul27° / 19°3112.711.46.1
Aug27° / 18°2810.611.66.2
Sep30° / 19°186.811.95.6
Oct31° / 20°224.712.34.8
Nov32° / 21°507.112.54.4
Dec32° / 22°546.912.74.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54456
64555
74456
84555
94456
104456
114456
124357
134456
144555
154456
164456
174456
184456
194555
204654
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264654
274753
284654
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Capim Grosso gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
225
326
427
527
628
729
829
930
1030
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1026659
2025669
3025669
40246610
50246610
60236611
70236611
80236611
90236512
100236512
110236413
120236413
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170246214
180246115
190256015
200256015
210256015
220266014
230266014
240256114
250256114
260246214
270246313
280236413
291236313
301226413
311216513

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 5:24 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:246:03
212.75:246:03
312.75:256:04
412.65:256:04
512.65:266:04
612.65:266:05
712.65:276:05
812.65:276:05
912.65:286:06
1012.65:286:06
1112.65:296:06
1212.65:296:06
1312.65:306:07
1412.65:306:07
1512.65:316:07
1612.65:316:07
1712.65:326:08
1812.65:326:08
1912.65:336:08
2012.65:336:08
2112.65:346:08
2212.65:346:08
2312.65:356:08
2412.65:356:08
2512.55:366:08
2612.55:366:09
2712.55:376:09
2812.55:376:09
2912.55:376:09
3012.55:386:09
3112.55:386:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Capim Grosso?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Capim Grosso in January

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

In January, Capim Grosso sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Capim Grosso 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 Capim Grosso peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Capim Grosso?

Capim Grosso sits at 11.4°S, 40.0°W, 416 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mairi, 40 km away.

Topography around Capim Grosso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capim Grosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around Capim Grosso is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
1,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Mairi 40 km · Jacobina 59 km · Ponto Novo 59 km · Valente 60 km · Queimadas 62 km · Miguel Calmon 64 km · Baixa Grande 67 km · Piritiba 71 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 Capim Grosso (-11.3811°, -40.0128°, elevation 416 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).