Extremoz weather in January

In January, Extremoz sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 75 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Extremoz's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Extremoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:22 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Extremoz 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Extremoz reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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Extremoz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°7519.112.34.9
Feb28° / 25°10119.212.24.5
Mar28° / 25°15023.3124.2
Apr28° / 25°18324.511.94.0
May28° / 25°14822.311.74.8
Jun27° / 24°15521.911.74.9
Jul26° / 23°1302111.75.3
Aug27° / 23°5115.111.86.2
Sep27° / 24°3111.5126.7
Oct27° / 25°2410.312.16.8
Nov28° / 25°2510.512.36.5
Dec28° / 25°4014.812.35.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66139
76139
86040
95941
105842
115743
125743
135545
145545
155545
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195545
205644
215743
225743
235842
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255941
266040
276040
286139
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Extremoz gets around 75 mm of rain over 19.1 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
355
456
557
657
758
859
960
1061
1161
1262
1363
1463
1564
1664
1764
1864
1964
2063
2163
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2762
2862
2962
3062
3162

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13970
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
81981
91981
101981
111981
121972
131972
141972
151972
161972
171972
181972
191963
201963
211963
222953
232953
242944
252944
262944
272935
282935
292926
302917
312917

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
520breezy
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920breezy
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:15 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:155:34
212.35:155:35
312.35:165:35
412.35:165:35
512.35:175:36
612.35:175:36
712.35:185:37
812.35:185:37
912.35:185:37
1012.35:195:38
1112.35:195:38
1212.35:205:38
1312.35:205:39
1412.35:215:39
1512.35:215:39
1612.35:225:39
1712.35:225:40
1812.35:225:40
1912.35:235:40
2012.35:235:40
2112.35:245:41
2212.35:245:41
2312.35:245:41
2412.35:255:41
2512.35:255:41
2612.35:255:42
2712.35:265:42
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2912.35:265:42
3012.35:275:42
3112.25:275:42

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 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 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
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
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286.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Extremoz

In seasonPeak

None of Extremoz's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Extremoz's rainy season runs February–July, 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 Extremoz?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Extremoz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Extremoz in January

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

In January, Extremoz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Extremoz in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Extremoz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Extremoz peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Extremoz?

Extremoz sits at 5.7°S, 35.3°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 10 km away.

Topography around Extremoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Extremoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Extremoz is covered by grassland (32%), trees (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
453 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: São Gonçalo do Amarante 10 km · Natal 15 km · Ceará-Mirim 15 km · Macaíba 18 km · Parnamirim 24 km · Monte Alegre 40 km · São José de Mipibu 42 km · Nísia Floresta 44 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 Extremoz (-5.7056°, -35.3072°, elevation 48 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).