Jacobina weather in January

In January, Jacobina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 81 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jacobina's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jacobina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:34 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Jacobina 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jacobina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Jacobina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°8111.212.64.9
Feb30° / 20°6011.912.44.7
Mar30° / 21°741412.14.7
Apr28° / 20°551511.85.2
May26° / 19°4913.911.55.9
Jun25° / 18°4916.111.45.8
Jul24° / 17°4615.911.46.0
Aug25° / 17°4414.711.66.1
Sep27° / 18°3010.111.96.4
Oct29° / 19°326.712.36.0
Nov29° / 20°689.412.55.3
Dec30° / 20°658.912.65.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94654
104654
114753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jacobina gets around 81 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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2038
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2637
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2837
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3037
3138

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1145522
2144532
3144532
4143542
5142552
6142543
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28139564
29139573
30138583
31137593

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:266:05
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312.65:276:05
412.65:276:06
512.65:286:06
612.65:286:06
712.65:296:07
812.65:306:07
912.65:306:07
1012.65:316:08
1112.65:316:08
1212.65:326:08
1312.65:326:08
1412.65:336:09
1512.65:336:09
1612.65:346:09
1712.65:346:09
1812.65:356:09
1912.65:356:10
2012.65:366:10
2112.65:366:10
2212.65:376:10
2312.55:376:10
2412.55:386:10
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2612.55:386:10
2712.55:396:10
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2912.55:406:10
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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 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 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
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
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135.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jacobina?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jacobina in January

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

In January, Jacobina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jacobina 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 Jacobina peaks around February 19 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 19UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jacobina?

Jacobina sits at 11.2°S, 40.5°W, 476 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mirangaba, 26 km away.

Topography around Jacobina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacobina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Jacobina is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
499 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mirangaba 26 km · Miguel Calmon 29 km · Pindobaçu 52 km · Ponto Novo 55 km · Capim Grosso 59 km · Piritiba 61 km · Filadélfia 64 km · Ourolândia 66 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 Jacobina (-11.1814°, -40.5137°, elevation 476 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).