Espinosa weather in January

In January, Espinosa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 102 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Espinosa's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espinosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:37 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Espinosa 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Espinosa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
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202920
212920
222920
232920
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253020
263020
273020
283020
293020
303020
313020

Espinosa 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
Jan29° / 20°10210.212.85.2
Feb30° / 20°657.612.55.1
Mar30° / 20°9010.312.15.1
Apr29° / 19°415.611.76.0
May28° / 18°102.111.37.2
Jun27° / 16°20.511.18.1
Jul27° / 15°10.111.28.3
Aug28° / 15°1011.57.7
Sep30° / 17°101.611.96.1
Oct31° / 19°515.912.35.1
Nov29° / 19°12913.112.74.8
Dec29° / 20°1401312.95.0

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
224060
234258
244258
254258
264357
274357
284357
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Espinosa gets around 102 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
535
635
735
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2333
2432
2531
2631
2730
2829
2929
3029
3128

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195140
295140
395140
495041
595041
694941
7104941
8104841
9104841
10104842
11114741
12114742
13124642
14124542
15124542
16134442
17134443
18144343
19144343
20144243
21154342
22154342
23154441
24154440
25154539
26154638
27154737
28154837
29154836
30154936
31155035

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:28 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:287:21
212.96:297:21
312.96:297:21
412.96:307:22
512.96:317:22
612.96:317:22
712.86:327:22
812.86:327:23
912.86:337:23
1012.86:337:23
1112.86:347:24
1212.86:347:24
1312.86:357:24
1412.86:367:24
1512.86:367:24
1612.86:377:24
1712.86:377:25
1812.86:387:25
1912.86:387:25
2012.86:397:25
2112.86:397:25
2212.76:407:25
2312.76:417:25
2412.76:417:25
2512.76:427:25
2612.76:427:25
2712.76:437:25
2812.76:437:25
2912.76:447:25
3012.76:447:25
3112.76:457:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Espinosa

In seasonPeak

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

Espinosa's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Espinosa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Espinosa in January

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

In January, Espinosa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Espinosa 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 Espinosa peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Espinosa?

Espinosa sits at 14.9°S, 42.8°W, 567 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urandi, 25 km away.

Topography around Espinosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espinosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m.

The land around Espinosa is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
664 m
80 km
1,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Urandi 25 km · Monte Azul 26 km · Guanambi 78 km · Caculé 80 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 82 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 82 km · Condeúba 91 km · Porteirinha 94 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 Espinosa (-14.9261°, -42.8192°, elevation 567 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).