Guaraciaba do Norte weather in January

In January, Guaraciaba do Norte sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 95 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Guaraciaba do Norte's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaraciaba do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:46 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Guaraciaba do Norte is 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guaraciaba do Norte reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
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How January really feels in Guaraciaba do Norte

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.

Guaraciaba do Norte weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9515.312.24.0
Feb30° / 21°9818.212.13.9
Mar29° / 21°15122.7123.7
Apr29° / 21°14822.311.93.9
May29° / 21°6613.811.85.1
Jun29° / 20°226.311.86.1
Jul29° / 20°11311.86.4
Aug31° / 20°51.211.96.0
Sep32° / 21°20.5125.4
Oct33° / 21°80.712.14.8
Nov33° / 21°81.512.24.6
Dec32° / 22°224.812.24.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34357
44159
54060
63961
73862
83763
93664
103565
113565
123367
133268
143268
153169
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
223268
233268
243169
253268
263268
273169
283268
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guaraciaba do Norte gets around 95 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
337
438
540
641
742
843
944
1046
1147
1248
1349
1450
1551
1652
1752
1853
1953
2054
2154
2255
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2456
2556
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3156

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1124714
2123715
3122725
4121726
5121726
6120727
7119728
8119719
91187110
101177111
111177012
121167013
131157014
141156915
151146916
161136917
171136818
181126819
191126819
201126720
210116821
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230106921
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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 12 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:395:53
212.25:405:54
312.25:405:54
412.25:405:55
512.25:415:55
612.25:415:55
712.25:425:56
812.25:425:56
912.25:435:56
1012.25:435:57
1112.25:445:57
1212.25:445:58
1312.25:455:58
1412.25:455:58
1512.25:455:58
1612.25:465:59
1712.25:465:59
1812.25:475:59
1912.25:476:00
2012.25:476:00
2112.25:486:00
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2712.25:506:01
2812.25:506:01
2912.25:506:02
3012.25:516:02
3112.25:516:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
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235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guaraciaba do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Guaraciaba do Norte's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Guaraciaba do Norte?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Guaraciaba do Norte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guaraciaba do Norte in January

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

In January, Guaraciaba do Norte sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guaraciaba do Norte 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 Guaraciaba do Norte peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guaraciaba do Norte?

Guaraciaba do Norte sits at 4.2°S, 40.7°W, 902 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipu, 18 km away.

Topography around Guaraciaba do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaraciaba do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 921 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Guaraciaba do Norte is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (35%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
854 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ipu 18 km · São Benedito 19 km · Reriutaba 19 km · Carnaubal 22 km · Varjota 30 km · Ibiapina 31 km · Croatá 33 km · Cariré 39 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 Guaraciaba do Norte (-4.1669°, -40.7475°, elevation 902 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).