Irará weather in January

In January, Irará sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 53 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Irará's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Irará's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Irará 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 Irará reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
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193223
203223
213223
223223
233223
243223
253323
263323
273323
283323
293323
303323
313323

How January really feels in Irará

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.

Irará weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°539.412.63.8
Feb32° / 23°4310.312.43.6
Mar32° / 23°5512.612.13.7
Apr31° / 22°5915.711.74.0
May28° / 21°6516.811.54.9
Jun27° / 20°5518.111.35.3
Jul26° / 19°4415.911.45.7
Aug27° / 19°3714.911.65.8
Sep29° / 20°291011.95.6
Oct31° / 21°307.212.34.9
Nov32° / 22°468.212.64.3
Dec32° / 22°407.512.74.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194951
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Irará gets around 53 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
428
529
629
730
830
930
1030
1130
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2130
2230
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
137324
227325
327325
427226
527127
627028
727028
826929
926830
1026830
1126731
1226632
1326632
1426533
1526533
1626533
1726434
1836334
1936334
2036334
2136334
2236334
2336334
2436334
2536235
2636235
2736235
2826335
2926335
3026236
3126236

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:175:59
212.75:185:59
312.75:186:00
412.75:196:00
512.75:196:01
612.75:206:01
712.75:216:01
812.75:216:02
912.75:226:02
1012.75:226:02
1112.75:236:02
1212.75:236:03
1312.75:246:03
1412.65:246:03
1512.65:256:03
1612.65:256:03
1712.65:266:04
1812.65:266:04
1912.65:276:04
2012.65:276:04
2112.65:286:04
2212.65:286:04
2312.65:296:04
2412.65:296:04
2512.65:306:04
2612.65:306:04
2712.65:316:05
2812.65:316:05
2912.55:326:04
3012.55:326:04
3112.55:326:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Irará?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Irará. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Irará in January

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

In January, Irará sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Irará 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 Irará peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Irará?

Irará sits at 12.1°S, 38.8°W, 274 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coração de Maria, 20 km away.

Topography around Irará

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irará has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Irará is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Coração de Maria 20 km · Santa Bárbara 25 km · Conceição do Jacuípe 30 km · Feira de Santana 32 km · Amélia Rodrigues 39 km · Alagoinhas 39 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 47 km · Biritinga 48 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 Irará (-12.05°, -38.7667°, elevation 274 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).