Caririaçu weather in January

In January, Caririaçu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 120 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. 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 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 Caririaçu's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caririaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:35 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Caririaçu is human 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Caririaçu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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 about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103323
113223
123223
133223
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293223
303223
313223

How January really feels in Caririaçu

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.

Caririaçu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°12015.612.43.4
Feb31° / 23°12515.512.23.6
Mar31° / 22°17020123.6
Apr31° / 22°10515.211.84.1
May31° / 22°437.111.75.0
Jun30° / 21°152.911.65.7
Jul31° / 20°61.511.65.7
Aug32° / 20°30.411.85.1
Sep34° / 22°20.5124.1
Oct35° / 23°61.412.23.4
Nov35° / 24°142.312.33.2
Dec34° / 24°35612.43.3

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
55149
65050
75050
84951
94753
104753
114654
124456
134357
144258
154159
164060
174060
184060
194060
204159
214060
224060
234060
244258
254258
264357
274357
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caririaçu gets around 120 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
236
337
438
539
641
742
843
944
1045
1147
1248
1350
1452
1553
1654
1755
1856
1956
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2656
2756
2855
2954
3053
3152

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110295110
210285111
39285112
49275014
59265015
68255017
78244918
88234920
98224822
107214824
117214725
126204627
136194629
146184531
155174433
165164435
175164337
184154239
194144240
204144141
214134142
223134143
233134143
243134243
253124243
262124343
272124342
282124442
292124541
302124640
312124739

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:285:52
212.45:295:53
312.45:295:53
412.45:305:54
512.45:305:54
612.45:315:54
712.45:315:55
812.45:325:55
912.45:325:55
1012.45:335:56
1112.45:335:56
1212.45:345:56
1312.45:345:57
1412.45:345:57
1512.45:355:57
1612.45:355:57
1712.45:365:58
1812.45:365:58
1912.45:375:58
2012.45:375:58
2112.45:385:59
2212.35:385:59
2312.35:385:59
2412.35:395:59
2512.35:395:59
2612.35:395:59
2712.35:405:59
2812.35:406:00
2912.35:416:00
3012.35:416:00
3112.35:416:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.66 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
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caririaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Caririaçu's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Caririaçu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caririaçu.

What to pack for Caririaçu in January

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

In January, Caririaçu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caririaçu 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 Caririaçu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caririaçu?

Caririaçu sits at 7.0°S, 39.3°W, 712 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro do Norte, 19 km away.

Topography around Caririaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caririaçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Caririaçu is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
853 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Juazeiro do Norte 19 km · Crato 25 km · Missão Velha 28 km · Várzea Alegre 28 km · Barbalha 30 km · Farias Brito 34 km · Aurora 37 km · Nova Olinda 44 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 Caririaçu (-7.0422°, -39.2836°, elevation 712 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).