Euclides da Cunha weather in January

In January, Euclides da Cunha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 53 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Euclides da Cunha's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Euclides da Cunha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:29 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Euclides da Cunha 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Euclides da Cunha reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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How January really feels in Euclides da Cunha

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.

Euclides da Cunha weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°536.412.54.2
Feb32° / 22°427.512.34.1
Mar32° / 22°538.612.14.2
Apr31° / 21°368.511.84.8
May29° / 21°349.711.55.7
Jun27° / 19°2910.111.46.4
Jul26° / 18°238.811.46.7
Aug27° / 18°197.411.76.8
Sep29° / 19°124.211.96.3
Oct31° / 20°182.912.25.3
Nov32° / 21°334.712.54.6
Dec32° / 21°344.512.64.5

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
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34951
44951
54951
64852
74951
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94852
104852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Euclides da Cunha gets around 53 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
217
317
418
518
619
719
819
919
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1621
1721
1821
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2022
2122
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
129665
228675
328675
428666
528666
628657
728657
828648
928648
1029629
1129629
1229629
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14306010
15306010
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26296011
27286111
28276211
29266410
30256510
31246610

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:215:57
212.65:225:58
312.65:225:58
412.65:235:58
512.65:235:59
612.65:245:59
712.65:246:00
812.65:256:00
912.65:256:00
1012.65:266:00
1112.65:266:01
1212.65:276:01
1312.65:276:01
1412.65:286:01
1512.65:286:02
1612.65:296:02
1712.55:296:02
1812.55:306:02
1912.55:306:02
2012.55:316:03
2112.55:316:03
2212.55:326:03
2312.55:326:03
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2712.55:346:03
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2912.55:356:03
3012.55:356:03
3112.55:356:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.17 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
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Euclides da Cunha?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Euclides da Cunha in January

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

In January, Euclides da Cunha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Euclides da Cunha 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 Euclides da Cunha peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Euclides da Cunha?

Euclides da Cunha sits at 10.5°S, 39.0°W, 478 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quijingue, 34 km away.

Topography around Euclides da Cunha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Euclides da Cunha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Euclides da Cunha is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Quijingue 34 km · Monte Santo 36 km · Cansanção 56 km · Tucano 56 km · Nordestina 57 km · Ribeira do Pombal 64 km · Canudos 68 km · Cícero Dantas 70 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 Euclides da Cunha (-10.5075°, -39.0158°, elevation 478 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).