Currais Novos weather in January

In January, Currais Novos sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 28% 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 Currais Novos's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Currais Novos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Currais Novos 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 30°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)
13322
23222
33222
43222
53222
63222
73222
83222
93222
103222
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How January really feels in Currais Novos

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.

Currais Novos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°478.212.34.1
Feb32° / 22°589.212.24.0
Mar32° / 22°9513.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°8012.311.94.2
May31° / 21°417.211.75.0
Jun30° / 20°275.211.65.8
Jul29° / 19°193.511.76.2
Aug30° / 19°7111.86.0
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.3
Oct33° / 20°20.312.14.7
Nov33° / 21°30.512.34.6
Dec33° / 22°112.212.44.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55545
65446
75347
85347
95248
105149
114951
124852
134852
144753
154654
164654
174654
184654
194753
204753
214852
224852
234852
244951
254951
264951
275050
285050
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Currais Novos gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
318
418
519
619
720
821
921
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1528
1628
1729
1830
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2731
2831
2930
3029
3128

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
130673
229674
329674
428675
527685
627676
726686
826677
925687
1025678
1124679
1224679
13236710
14236611
15226711
16226612
17216613
18216613
19206614
20206515
21206515
22196516
23196516
24196417
25186418
26186418
27186418
28186319
29186319
30186418
31186418

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 5:19 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:195:40
212.45:195:40
312.45:195:41
412.45:205:41
512.45:205:42
612.45:215:42
712.35:215:42
812.35:225:43
912.35:225:43
1012.35:235:43
1112.35:235:44
1212.35:245:44
1312.35:245:44
1412.35:255:45
1512.35:255:45
1612.35:265:45
1712.35:265:45
1812.35:265:46
1912.35:275:46
2012.35:275:46
2112.35:285:46
2212.35:285:47
2312.35:285:47
2412.35:295:47
2512.35:295:47
2612.35:305:47
2712.35:305:47
2812.35:305:47
2912.35:315:47
3012.35:315:48
3112.35:315:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Currais Novos?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Currais Novos in January

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

In January, Currais Novos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Currais Novos 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 Currais Novos peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Currais Novos?

Currais Novos sits at 6.3°S, 36.5°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa Nova, 19 km away.

Topography around Currais Novos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Currais Novos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Currais Novos is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lagoa Nova 19 km · Picuí 34 km · Cuité 47 km · Parelhas 50 km · Santa Cruz 55 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Caicó 68 km · Açu 87 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 Currais Novos (-6.2608°, -36.5178°, elevation 361 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).