Crato weather in January

In January, Crato sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 126 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Crato's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Crato 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Crato reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113022
123022
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303021
313021

How January really feels in Crato

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Crato 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
Jan30° / 21°12616.112.44.1
Feb30° / 21°13416.612.24.2
Mar29° / 21°17520124.2
Apr29° / 21°10614.411.84.8
May29° / 21°448.111.75.8
Jun28° / 19°133.211.66.8
Jul28° / 19°71.911.67.0
Aug30° / 19°30.911.86.5
Sep32° / 20°20.6125.4
Oct33° / 21°91.812.24.5
Nov33° / 22°203.212.34.4
Dec32° / 22°366.212.44.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54456
64456
74456
84456
94258
104159
114060
123961
133862
143862
153664
163565
173664
183664
193664
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253961
263961
274060
284060
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Crato gets around 126 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
235
336
437
539
640
741
843
944
1046
1148
1250
1352
1453
1555
1657
1758
1859
1960
2060
2160
2261
2361
2460
2560
2659
2759
2858
2957
3055
3154

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 69% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11436491
21335502
31334512
41233532
51233523
61132543
71131544
81130554
91029565
101028575
111027576
12926596
13925597
14824617
15823627
16722638
17721648
18620668
19619678
20619678
21518698
22518698
23417718
24417718
25417718
26317737
27317737
28317737
29317737
30317737
31318727

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
127calm
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 5:53 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:285:53
212.45:295:54
312.45:295:54
412.45:305:54
512.45:305:55
612.45:315:55
712.45:315:56
812.45:325:56
912.45:325:56
1012.45:335:57
1112.45:335:57
1212.45:345:57
1312.45:345:57
1412.45:355:58
1512.45:355:58
1612.45:365:58
1712.45:365:59
1812.45:365:59
1912.45:375:59
2012.45:375:59
2112.45:385:59
2212.45:386:00
2312.45:396:00
2412.35:396:00
2512.35:396:00
2612.35:406:00
2712.35:406:00
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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Crato

In seasonPeak

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

Crato'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 Crato?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Crato for sightseeing.

What to pack for Crato in January

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

In January, Crato sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Crato 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 Crato peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Crato?

Crato sits at 7.2°S, 39.4°W, 430 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro do Norte, 11 km away.

Topography around Crato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m.

The land around Crato is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (47%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
605 m
80 km
778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Juazeiro do Norte 11 km · Barbalha 14 km · Caririaçu 25 km · Missão Velha 29 km · Nova Olinda 34 km · Santana do Cariri 36 km · Farias Brito 38 km · Jardim 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
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 Crato (-7.2342°, -39.4094°, elevation 430 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).