Itapaci weather in January

In January, Itapaci sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 242 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Itapaci's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapaci's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:04 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Itapaci 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Itapaci reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
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282921
292921
302921
312921

How January really feels in Itapaci

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Itapaci weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24223.412.83.6
Feb29° / 21°18621.512.53.5
Mar30° / 21°18922.312.13.7
Apr30° / 20°8112.611.74.6
May31° / 19°122.211.35.7
Jun30° / 17°30.511.16.4
Jul31° / 17°00.211.26.3
Aug32° / 18°30.811.55.1
Sep34° / 21°204.411.93.7
Oct33° / 22°10214.512.33.3
Nov30° / 21°20022.212.73.4
Dec29° / 21°24023.512.93.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112377
122377
132476
142476
152476
162476
172575
182575
192575
202476
212476
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302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itapaci gets around 242 mm of rain over 23.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
775
875
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1575
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
2376
2476
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3075
3175

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145343
245244
345244
435344
535245
635245
735344
835344
935344
1045244
1145244
1245244
1345244
1445244
1545145
1655045
1754946
1854847
1954748
2054649
2144551
2244551
2344452
2444452
2544353
2644353
2744353
2844452
2944452
3044452
3144452

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:557:48
212.96:567:48
312.96:567:48
412.96:577:49
512.96:577:49
612.96:587:49
712.86:597:49
812.86:597:50
912.87:007:50
1012.87:007:50
1112.87:017:50
1212.87:017:51
1312.87:027:51
1412.87:027:51
1512.87:037:51
1612.87:047:51
1712.87:047:52
1812.87:057:52
1912.87:057:52
2012.87:067:52
2112.87:067:52
2212.87:077:52
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2612.77:097:52
2712.77:107:52
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2912.77:117:52
3012.77:117:52
3112.77:127:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Itapaci

In seasonPeak

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

Itapaci'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 Itapaci?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itapaci.

What to pack for Itapaci in January

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

In January, Itapaci sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itapaci in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itapaci peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 13UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Itapaci in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Itapaci is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1923 µg/m³Jun 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep24Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itapaci?

Itapaci sits at 15.0°S, 49.5°W, 555 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rubiataba, 36 km away.

Topography around Itapaci

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapaci has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 559 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Itapaci is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Rubiataba 36 km · Ceres 40 km · Goianésia 62 km · Crixás 64 km · Uruaçu 65 km · Itapuranga 80 km · Jaraguá 93 km · Pirenópolis 118 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 Itapaci (-14.9508°, -49.5494°, elevation 555 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).