Catu weather in January

In January, Catu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 57 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Catu's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:23 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Catu is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Catu 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 on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How January really feels in Catu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Catu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	57	11	12.6	3.8
Feb	32° / 23°	52	11.9	12.4	3.6
Mar	32° / 23°	65	14.8	12.1	3.6
Apr	30° / 22°	81	18.8	11.7	3.9
May	28° / 21°	95	19.8	11.4	4.7
Jun	27° / 20°	78	20.1	11.3	5.1
Jul	26° / 19°	62	18	11.3	5.5
Aug	27° / 19°	49	16.5	11.6	5.6
Sep	28° / 20°	37	12	11.9	5.7
Oct	30° / 21°	37	8.4	12.3	5.1
Nov	31° / 22°	52	9.1	12.6	4.4
Dec	32° / 23°	45	8.1	12.7	4.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Catu gets around 57 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	31
4	32
5	33
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40
Oppressive (%)	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	49	51
2	0	49	51
3	0	48	52
4	0	48	52
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	46	54
8	0	46	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	45	54
12	1	44	55
13	1	44	55
14	1	44	55
15	1	43	56
16	1	43	56
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	43	56
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	43	57
25	0	42	58
26	0	42	58
27	0	42	58
28	0	41	59
29	0	41	59
30	0	41	59
31	0	40	60

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	10	calm
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24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:15 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:15	5:58
2	12.7	5:16	5:58
3	12.7	5:16	5:59
4	12.7	5:17	5:59
5	12.7	5:17	6:00
6	12.7	5:18	6:00
7	12.7	5:18	6:00
8	12.7	5:19	6:00
9	12.7	5:19	6:01
10	12.7	5:20	6:01
11	12.7	5:21	6:01
12	12.7	5:21	6:02
13	12.7	5:22	6:02
14	12.7	5:22	6:02
15	12.7	5:23	6:02
16	12.7	5:23	6:02
17	12.6	5:24	6:03
18	12.6	5:24	6:03
19	12.6	5:25	6:03
20	12.6	5:25	6:03
21	12.6	5:26	6:03
22	12.6	5:26	6:03
23	12.6	5:27	6:03
24	12.6	5:27	6:03
25	12.6	5:28	6:03
26	12.6	5:28	6:03
27	12.6	5:29	6:03
28	12.6	5:29	6:03
29	12.6	5:30	6:03
30	12.6	5:30	6:03
31	12.5	5:30	6:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Catu?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Catu in January

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

In January, Catu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Catu in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	28	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Catu 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 Catu peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Catu?

Catu sits at 12.4°S, 38.4°W, 79 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pojuca, 10 km away.

Topography around Catu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around Catu is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (34%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

trees 58%

16 km

220 m

trees 53%

80 km

602 m

grassland 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← December Catu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Pojuca 10 km · Mata de São João 22 km · São Sebastião do Passé 22 km · Alagoinhas 25 km · Dias d'Ávila 30 km · Camaçari 39 km · Candeias 40 km · Amélia Rodrigues 41 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

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 Catu (-12.3531°, -38.3789°, elevation 79 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	31
4	32
5	33
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	49	51
2	0	49	51
3	0	48	52
4	0	48	52
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	46	54
8	0	46	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	45	54
12	1	44	55
13	1	44	55
14	1	44	55
15	1	43	56
16	1	43	56
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	43	56
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	43	57
25	0	42	58
26	0	42	58
27	0	42	58
28	0	41	59
29	0	41	59
30	0	41	59
31	0	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	31
4	32
5	33
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	49	51
2	0	49	51
3	0	48	52
4	0	48	52
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	46	54
8	0	46	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	45	54
12	1	44	55
13	1	44	55
14	1	44	55
15	1	43	56
16	1	43	56
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	43	56
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	43	57
25	0	42	58
26	0	42	58
27	0	42	58
28	0	41	59
29	0	41	59
30	0	41	59
31	0	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	31
4	32
5	33
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	49	51
2	0	49	51
3	0	48	52
4	0	48	52
5	0	47	53
6	0	47	53
7	0	46	54
8	0	46	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	45	54
12	1	44	55
13	1	44	55
14	1	44	55
15	1	43	56
16	1	43	56
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	43	56
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	43	57
25	0	42	58
26	0	42	58
27	0	42	58
28	0	41	59
29	0	41	59
30	0	41	59
31	0	40	60