Dormentes weather in January

In January, Dormentes sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 99 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dormentes's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dormentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 Dormentes 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 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
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How January really feels in Dormentes

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.

Dormentes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°9911.612.43.8
Feb31° / 22°9812.512.33.9
Mar31° / 22°10713.412.14.0
Apr31° / 22°557.911.84.6
May31° / 21°183.411.65.3
Jun30° / 20°51.311.56.1
Jul30° / 19°30.511.66.3
Aug31° / 19°20.211.75.8
Sep33° / 20°20.3124.7
Oct34° / 22°111.412.23.8
Nov34° / 23°344.112.43.6
Dec33° / 23°516.112.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104258
114258
124159
134060
144060
153961
163961
173961
183961
194060
204060
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dormentes gets around 99 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
431
532
632
732
833
933
1034
1135
1235
1336
1437
1538
1640
1741
1841
1942
2043
2143
2243
2343
2444
2544
2644
2744
2843
2943
3043
3142

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1115353811
2114343812
3114343912
4114333913
5114333913
6114323914
7114323914
8114313915
9114313915
10114313916
11114303916
12114303917
13113303917
14113294018
15112294018
16012294019
17011284020
18011284021
19010284021
20010284122
2109274122
2209274222
2308274322
2408264422
2507264522
2607264621
2707264621
2806254721
2906254821
3006254821
3106254921

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:32 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:326:01
212.55:326:01
312.55:336:02
412.55:336:02
512.55:346:02
612.55:346:03
712.55:356:03
812.55:356:03
912.55:366:04
1012.55:366:04
1112.55:376:04
1212.55:376:05
1312.55:386:05
1412.55:386:05
1512.45:396:05
1612.45:396:06
1712.45:406:06
1812.45:406:06
1912.45:406:06
2012.45:416:06
2112.45:416:07
2212.45:426:07
2312.45:426:07
2412.45:436:07
2512.45:436:07
2612.45:436:07
2712.45:446:07
2812.45:446:07
2912.45:456:07
3012.45:456:08
3112.45:456:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dormentes?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dormentes in January

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

In January, Dormentes sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dormentes 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 Dormentes peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 10UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dormentes?

Dormentes sits at 8.4°S, 40.8°W, 486 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 27 km away.

Topography around Dormentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dormentes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m.

The land around Dormentes is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Afrânio 27 km · Paulistana 54 km · Lagoa Grande 82 km · Casa Nova 84 km · Trindade 94 km · Ouricuri 98 km · Araripina 101 km · Petrolina 110 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 Dormentes (-8.4472°, -40.7711°, elevation 486 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).