Itapororoca weather in January

In January, Itapororoca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 54 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Itapororoca's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapororoca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Itapororoca reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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How January really feels in Itapororoca

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.

Itapororoca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°5416.512.44.1
Feb31° / 24°6617.312.23.8
Mar31° / 24°8819.8123.7
Apr30° / 23°1082111.93.8
May29° / 23°9919.111.74.4
Jun28° / 22°931811.65.1
Jul27° / 21°801711.65.6
Aug28° / 21°3712.811.86.1
Sep29° / 22°2510.4125.8
Oct29° / 22°197.912.25.7
Nov30° / 23°208.112.35.4
Dec30° / 23°3212.312.44.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45941
55842
65743
75644
85644
95545
105446
115347
125347
135248
145149
155149
165248
175149
185149
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205347
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225446
235545
245545
255545
265644
275644
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itapororoca gets around 54 mm of rain over 16.5 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 53% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
447
547
648
748
849
950
1050
1151
1252
1353
1454
1555
1656
1756
1857
1957
2057
2158
2258
2358
2458
2558
2657
2757
2857
2956
3056
3156

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118820
218820
317830
417830
516840
616831
715841
815841
914851
1014851
1113861
1213861
1313861
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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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:125:36
212.45:135:36
312.45:135:37
412.45:145:37
512.45:145:37
612.45:155:38
712.45:155:38
812.45:165:39
912.45:165:39
1012.45:175:39
1112.45:175:40
1212.45:185:40
1312.45:185:40
1412.45:195:40
1512.45:195:41
1612.45:205:41
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1912.35:215:42
2012.35:215:42
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3112.35:255:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Itapororoca

In seasonPeak

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

Itapororoca's rainy season runs January–July, 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 Itapororoca?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Itapororoca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itapororoca in January

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

In January, Itapororoca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itapororoca in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Itapororoca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itapororoca peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itapororoca?

Itapororoca sits at 6.8°S, 35.2°W, 83 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mamanguape, 13 km away.

Topography around Itapororoca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapororoca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Itapororoca is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
729 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Mamanguape 13 km · Araçagi 15 km · Rio Tinto 19 km · Mari 27 km · Guarabira 27 km · Sapé 30 km · Belém 35 km · Cruz do Espírito Santo 39 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 Itapororoca (-6.8297°, -35.2472°, elevation 83 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).