Itapicuru weather in January

In January, Itapicuru sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 29% 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 Itapicuru's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapicuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Itapicuru 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 Itapicuru reaches about 33°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 30°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)
13323
23323
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103323
113323
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133323
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How January really feels in Itapicuru

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.

Itapicuru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°50812.63.7
Feb33° / 23°419.612.43.6
Mar33° / 23°4510.412.13.6
Apr31° / 23°5212.211.84.0
May29° / 22°5814.611.54.8
Jun28° / 20°5015.211.35.6
Jul27° / 19°3814.311.45.9
Aug28° / 19°3312.311.66.0
Sep29° / 20°248.911.95.5
Oct31° / 21°226.212.34.8
Nov32° / 22°34712.54.1
Dec33° / 23°316.212.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115446
125545
135446
145446
155545
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275644
285644
295743
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itapicuru gets around 50 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
524
625
725
825
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127028
227028
326929
426929
516930
616831
716831
816732
916633
1016633
1116534
1216534
1316435
1416435
1506436
1606436
1706337
1806337
1906337
2006238
2106238
2206139
2306139
2406040
2506040
2605941
2705842
2805842
2905743
3005644
3105644

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
1412calm
1512calm
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1712calm
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1911calm
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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 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:175:56
212.75:175:56
312.65:185:56
412.65:185:57
512.65:195:57
612.65:195:57
712.65:205:58
812.65:205:58
912.65:215:58
1012.65:215:59
1112.65:225:59
1212.65:225:59
1312.65:235:59
1412.65:236:00
1512.65:246:00
1612.65:246:00
1712.65:256:00
1812.65:256:00
1912.65:266:01
2012.65:266:01
2112.65:276:01
2212.65:276:01
2312.65:286:01
2412.55:286:01
2512.55:296:01
2612.55:296:01
2712.55:306:01
2812.55:306:01
2912.55:306:01
3012.55:316:01
3112.55:316:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Itapicuru?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itapicuru in January

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

In January, Itapicuru sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Itapicuru 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 Itapicuru peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itapicuru?

Itapicuru sits at 11.3°S, 38.2°W, 117 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olindina, 12 km away.

Topography around Itapicuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapicuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Itapicuru is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Olindina 12 km · Crisópolis 23 km · Nova Soure 29 km · Tobias Barreto 30 km · Rio Real 38 km · Cipó 39 km · Aporá 42 km · Itabaianinha 49 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 Itapicuru (-11.3167°, -38.2333°, elevation 117 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).