Itaobim weather in January

In January, Itaobim sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 83 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Itaobim's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaobim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Itaobim reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
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223121
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263121
273121
283121
293121
303121
313121

How January really feels in Itaobim

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.

Itaobim weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°83912.94.5
Feb32° / 21°536.612.64.4
Mar31° / 21°8210.312.14.5
Apr30° / 20°346.311.65.5
May28° / 18°15311.27.0
Jun27° / 17°61.5117.7
Jul27° / 16°61.811.17.8
Aug28° / 16°51.311.47.6
Sep30° / 18°132.211.96.2
Oct31° / 19°466.212.45.1
Nov30° / 20°12012.512.84.6
Dec30° / 21°13512.4134.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174357
184357
194357
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274555
284555
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itaobim gets around 83 mm of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
431
531
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2229
2328
2428
2527
2627
2726
2826
2925
3025
3124

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12325511
22325511
32325511
42315611
52315512
62315512
72315512
83315412
93315313
103315313
113315412
123315412
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143325312
153325312
163325312
173335311
183335311
193335311
203345211
213345211
222355310
232365210
242365210
25237529
26237529
27237529
28237529
29237529
30237529
31238519

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:207:18
213.06:217:19
313.06:217:19
413.06:227:19
513.06:227:20
613.06:237:20
712.96:237:20
812.96:247:20
912.96:257:21
1012.96:257:21
1112.96:267:21
1212.96:267:21
1312.96:277:22
1412.96:277:22
1512.96:287:22
1612.96:297:22
1712.96:297:22
1812.96:307:22
1912.96:307:22
2012.96:317:22
2112.86:327:22
2212.86:327:22
2312.86:337:22
2412.86:337:22
2512.86:347:22
2612.86:347:22
2712.86:357:22
2812.86:357:22
2912.86:367:22
3012.86:377:22
3112.76:377:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Itaobim

In seasonPeak

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

Itaobim's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Itaobim?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itaobim in January

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

In January, Itaobim sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Itaobim 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 Itaobim peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itaobim?

Itaobim sits at 16.6°S, 41.5°W, 273 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Medina, 38 km away.

Topography around Itaobim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaobim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m.

The land around Itaobim is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
325 m
16 km
655 m
80 km
973 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Medina 38 km · Jequitinhonha 55 km · Padre Paraíso 57 km · Pedra Azul 66 km · Araçuaí 68 km · Caraí 73 km · Águas Formosas 84 km · Salinas 95 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 Itaobim (-16.5617°, -41.5033°, elevation 273 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).