Icapuí weather in January

In January, Icapuí sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Icapuí's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icapuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 90 mm; 13.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:31 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 9th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Icapuí reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

Icapuí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	90	13.9	12.2	6.0
Feb	28° / 26°	125	16.3	12.2	5.3
Mar	28° / 26°	199	21.8	12	4.7
Apr	28° / 26°	202	21.1	11.9	4.7
May	28° / 26°	96	13.6	11.8	5.7
Jun	28° / 25°	50	8.4	11.7	7.0
Jul	27° / 25°	28	4.1	11.8	7.8
Aug	27° / 24°	3	0.9	11.8	8.6
Sep	27° / 25°	1	0.3	12	8.8
Oct	27° / 25°	2	0.6	12.1	8.6
Nov	27° / 26°	4	1.1	12.2	8.3
Dec	27° / 26°	18	5.5	12.3	7.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	58	58	57	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	42	42	43	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Icapuí gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	42	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	42
12	43
13	44
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	50
30	49
31	49

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86
Miserable (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	26	breezy
2	26	breezy
3	26	breezy
4	26	breezy
5	26	breezy
6	25	breezy
7	25	breezy
8	25	breezy
9	25	breezy
10	25	breezy
11	25	breezy
12	25	breezy
13	24	breezy
14	24	breezy
15	24	breezy
16	24	breezy
17	24	breezy
18	24	breezy
19	24	breezy
20	24	breezy
21	24	breezy
22	24	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	24	breezy
26	24	breezy
27	24	breezy
28	24	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy
31	24	breezy

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 5:25 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:25	5:41
2	12.3	5:25	5:41
3	12.3	5:25	5:41
4	12.3	5:26	5:42
5	12.3	5:26	5:42
6	12.3	5:27	5:43
7	12.3	5:27	5:43
8	12.3	5:28	5:43
9	12.3	5:28	5:44
10	12.3	5:29	5:44
11	12.3	5:29	5:45
12	12.3	5:30	5:45
13	12.3	5:30	5:45
14	12.2	5:30	5:45
15	12.2	5:31	5:46
16	12.2	5:31	5:46
17	12.2	5:32	5:46
18	12.2	5:32	5:47
19	12.2	5:33	5:47
20	12.2	5:33	5:47
21	12.2	5:33	5:47
22	12.2	5:34	5:48
23	12.2	5:34	5:48
24	12.2	5:34	5:48
25	12.2	5:35	5:48
26	12.2	5:35	5:48
27	12.2	5:35	5:48
28	12.2	5:36	5:49
29	12.2	5:36	5:49
30	12.2	5:36	5:49
31	12.2	5:37	5:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Icapuí

In seasonPeak

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

Icapuí's monsoon runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Icapuí?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Icapuí in January

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

In January, Icapuí sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Icapuí 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 offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Icapuí 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 Icapuí peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Icapuí?

Icapuí sits at 4.7°S, 37.4°W, 9 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Areia Branca, 36 km away.

Topography around Icapuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icapuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Icapuí is covered by grassland (27%), shrubs (23%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

grassland 27%

16 km

105 m

water 49%

80 km

271 m

water 38%

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← December Icapuí year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Areia Branca 36 km · Aracati 49 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 50 km · Mossoró 53 km · Fortim 57 km · Russas 73 km · Quixeré 81 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

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 Icapuí (-4.7131°, -37.3553°, elevation 9 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	42
12	43
13	44
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	50
30	49
31	49

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	42
12	43
13	44
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	50
30	49
31	49

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	35
6	36
7	37
8	38
9	39
10	40
11	42
12	43
13	44
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	50
30	49
31	49

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14