Itaocara weather in January

In January, Itaocara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 184 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Itaocara's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaocara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Itaocara 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 Itaocara 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 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53022
63022
73022
83022
93022
103022
113022
123022
133022
143022
153022
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173122
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273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How January really feels in Itaocara

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.

Itaocara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°18417.513.23.8
Feb31° / 22°10013.112.74.0
Mar30° / 21°13516.312.24.2
Apr29° / 20°6810.811.55.6
May26° / 17°467.2117.0
Jun26° / 16°183.910.77.8
Jul25° / 16°163.810.88.0
Aug26° / 16°204.211.37.7
Sep27° / 17°547.511.96.8
Oct28° / 19°901112.55.7
Nov28° / 20°18217.2134.8
Dec29° / 21°21619.813.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103070
113070
123169
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213466
223367
233466
243466
253466
263565
273664
283565
293664
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itaocara gets around 184 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
262
361
461
560
659
759
858
957
1057
1156
1256
1356
1455
1555
1655
1755
1855
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2653
2753
2853
2953
3052
3152

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1134650
2135640
3135640
4136630
5136630
6137620
7138610
8138610
9139600
10139600
11140590
12140590
13141580
14141580
15141580
16141571
17141571
18141571
19240571
20240571
21240571
22239581
23239581
24238591
25238591
26137611
27137611
28137611
29136621
30136621
31136621

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:127:30
213.36:137:31
313.36:147:31
413.36:147:31
513.36:157:32
613.36:157:32
713.36:167:32
813.36:177:32
913.36:177:32
1013.26:187:33
1113.26:197:33
1213.26:197:33
1313.26:207:33
1413.26:217:33
1513.26:217:33
1613.26:227:33
1713.26:237:33
1813.26:237:33
1913.26:247:33
2013.16:257:33
2113.16:257:33
2213.16:267:33
2313.16:277:33
2413.16:277:33
2513.16:287:33
2613.16:297:33
2713.16:297:32
2813.06:307:32
2913.06:317:32
3013.06:317:32
3113.06:327:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
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
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Itaocara

In seasonPeak

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

Itaocara's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Itaocara?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itaocara.

What to pack for Itaocara in January

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

In January, Itaocara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itaocara 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 Itaocara peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itaocara?

Itaocara sits at 21.7°S, 42.1°W, 99 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio de Pádua, 18 km away.

Topography around Itaocara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaocara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,806 m.

The land around Itaocara is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
1,806 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Santo Antônio de Pádua 18 km · Cambuci 20 km · Miracema 31 km · São Fidélis 34 km · Cantagalo 46 km · Cordeiro 50 km · Conceição de Macabu 51 km · Itaperuna 55 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 Itaocara (-21.6692°, -42.0761°, elevation 99 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).