Icó weather in January

In January, Icó sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 128 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Icó's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:35 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Icó 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Icó reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123424
133424
143324
153324
163324
173324
183324
193324
203324
213324
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273324
283323
293323
303323
313323

How January really feels in Icó

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.

Icó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°12814.612.32.9
Feb32° / 23°14315.612.23.1
Mar32° / 23°18720.1123.2
Apr31° / 23°13416.311.93.6
May31° / 23°708.811.74.4
Jun31° / 22°243.611.65.0
Jul32° / 21°102.111.74.9
Aug33° / 22°30.511.84.3
Sep35° / 23°10.4123.4
Oct36° / 24°11112.12.9
Nov36° / 24°61.212.32.7
Dec35° / 24°304.612.42.8

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45248
55149
65050
75050
85050
94753
104753
114654
124555
134456
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254159
264159
274258
284357
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Icó gets around 128 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
332
433
535
636
738
839
941
1043
1144
1246
1348
1450
1551
1652
1753
1854
1955
2055
2156
2256
2356
2455
2555
2654
2754
2853
2952
3051
3151

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17314517
26304518
36294520
46284521
55284423
65274424
75264326
85254328
94244230
104234231
114224133
124214135
133204037
143193939
153183841
162183743
172173645
182163546
192163547
202153548
212143549
222143550
232133550
241133551
251133650
261133650
271123750
281123849
291123849
301123948
311124047

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:28 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:285:50
212.45:285:50
312.45:295:50
412.45:295:51
512.45:305:51
612.45:305:52
712.45:315:52
812.45:315:52
912.45:325:53
1012.35:325:53
1112.35:325:53
1212.35:335:54
1312.35:335:54
1412.35:345:54
1512.35:345:54
1612.35:355:55
1712.35:355:55
1812.35:365:55
1912.35:365:55
2012.35:365:56
2112.35:375:56
2212.35:375:56
2312.35:385:56
2412.35:385:56
2512.35:385:57
2612.35:395:57
2712.35:395:57
2812.35:395:57
2912.35:405:57
3012.35:405:57
3112.35:405:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Icó

In seasonPeak

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

Icó's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Icó?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Icó.

What to pack for Icó in January

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

In January, Icó sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Icó 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 Icó peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Icó?

Icó sits at 6.4°S, 38.9°W, 156 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Orós, 18 km away.

Topography around Icó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m.

The land around Icó is covered by grassland (39%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
552 m
80 km
772 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Orós 18 km · Cedro 32 km · Lavras da Mangabeira 41 km · Quixelô 41 km · São Miguel 46 km · Iguatu 48 km · São João do Rio do Peixe 58 km · Pereiro 60 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 Icó (-6.4011°, -38.8622°, elevation 156 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).