Jucurutu weather in January

In January, Jucurutu sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jucurutu's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jucurutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 65 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:28 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Jucurutu is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jucurutu reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24
31	34	24

How January really feels in Jucurutu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Jucurutu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 24°	65	9.2	12.3	2.8
Feb	34° / 24°	84	10.3	12.2	2.9
Mar	33° / 24°	138	14.7	12	3.0
Apr	33° / 23°	112	13.6	11.9	3.3
May	33° / 23°	46	7.7	11.7	3.8
Jun	32° / 22°	29	5	11.7	4.4
Jul	32° / 21°	17	3	11.7	4.5
Aug	34° / 21°	6	0.7	11.8	4.1
Sep	35° / 22°	1	0.3	12	3.3
Oct	36° / 23°	3	0.5	12.1	2.8
Nov	36° / 23°	2	0.4	12.3	2.7
Dec	35° / 24°	12	2.7	12.3	2.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	49
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jucurutu gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	22
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	33
31	32

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Muggy (%)	62	62	62	62	61	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	57	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	50
Oppressive (%)	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	23	24	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	26	62	12
2	25	62	13
3	24	62	14
4	23	62	15
5	23	61	16
6	22	62	16
7	22	61	17
8	21	61	18
9	21	60	19
10	20	60	20
11	20	59	21
12	19	58	23
13	19	57	24
14	19	55	26
15	18	54	28
16	18	53	29
17	17	52	31
18	17	51	32
19	17	50	33
20	16	49	34
21	16	49	35
22	16	48	36
23	15	48	37
24	15	47	37
25	15	47	38
26	15	47	38
27	15	47	38
28	15	48	37
29	15	48	37
30	15	49	36
31	15	50	35

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:21	5:42
2	12.3	5:21	5:42
3	12.3	5:22	5:42
4	12.3	5:22	5:43
5	12.3	5:23	5:43
6	12.3	5:23	5:44
7	12.3	5:24	5:44
8	12.3	5:24	5:44
9	12.3	5:25	5:45
10	12.3	5:25	5:45
11	12.3	5:26	5:45
12	12.3	5:26	5:46
13	12.3	5:27	5:46
14	12.3	5:27	5:46
15	12.3	5:27	5:47
16	12.3	5:28	5:47
17	12.3	5:28	5:47
18	12.3	5:29	5:47
19	12.3	5:29	5:48
20	12.3	5:30	5:48
21	12.3	5:30	5:48
22	12.3	5:30	5:48
23	12.3	5:31	5:48
24	12.3	5:31	5:49
25	12.3	5:32	5:49
26	12.3	5:32	5:49
27	12.3	5:32	5:49
28	12.3	5:33	5:49
29	12.3	5:33	5:49
30	12.3	5:33	5:49
31	12.3	5:33	5:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jucurutu

In seasonPeak

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

Jucurutu's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Jucurutu?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jucurutu.

What to pack for Jucurutu in January

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

In January, Jucurutu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jucurutu 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 Jucurutu peaks around March 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Jucurutu?

Jucurutu sits at 6.0°S, 37.0°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caicó, 48 km away.

Topography around Jucurutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jucurutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Jucurutu is covered by shrubs (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

shrubs 54%

16 km

695 m

shrubs 72%

80 km

745 m

shrubs 75%

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← December Jucurutu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Caicó 48 km · Açu 52 km · Lagoa Nova 61 km · Currais Novos 61 km · Caraúbas 65 km · Parelhas 83 km · São Bento 85 km · Catolé do Rocha 87 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

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 Jucurutu (-6.0339°, -37.0203°, elevation 73 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24
31	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	22
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	26	62	12
2	25	62	13
3	24	62	14
4	23	62	15
5	23	61	16
6	22	62	16
7	22	61	17
8	21	61	18
9	21	60	19
10	20	60	20
11	20	59	21
12	19	58	23
13	19	57	24
14	19	55	26
15	18	54	28
16	18	53	29
17	17	52	31
18	17	51	32
19	17	50	33
20	16	49	34
21	16	49	35
22	16	48	36
23	15	48	37
24	15	47	37
25	15	47	38
26	15	47	38
27	15	47	38
28	15	48	37
29	15	48	37
30	15	49	36
31	15	50	35

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24
31	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	22
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	26	62	12
2	25	62	13
3	24	62	14
4	23	62	15
5	23	61	16
6	22	62	16
7	22	61	17
8	21	61	18
9	21	60	19
10	20	60	20
11	20	59	21
12	19	58	23
13	19	57	24
14	19	55	26
15	18	54	28
16	18	53	29
17	17	52	31
18	17	51	32
19	17	50	33
20	16	49	34
21	16	49	35
22	16	48	36
23	15	48	37
24	15	47	37
25	15	47	38
26	15	47	38
27	15	47	38
28	15	48	37
29	15	48	37
30	15	49	36
31	15	50	35

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24
31	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	22
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	28
13	29
14	30
15	32
16	33
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34
29	34
30	33
31	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	26	62	12
2	25	62	13
3	24	62	14
4	23	62	15
5	23	61	16
6	22	62	16
7	22	61	17
8	21	61	18
9	21	60	19
10	20	60	20
11	20	59	21
12	19	58	23
13	19	57	24
14	19	55	26
15	18	54	28
16	18	53	29
17	17	52	31
18	17	51	32
19	17	50	33
20	16	49	34
21	16	49	35
22	16	48	36
23	15	48	37
24	15	47	37
25	15	47	38
26	15	47	38
27	15	47	38
28	15	48	37
29	15	48	37
30	15	49	36
31	15	50	35