Lagoa Grande weather in January

In January, Lagoa Grande sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 82 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lagoa Grande's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:36 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Lagoa Grande reaches about 34°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123423
133423
143423
153423
163323
173323
183323
193323
203323
213323
223323
233323
243323
253323
263323
273323
283323
293323
303323
313323

How January really feels in Lagoa Grande

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.

Lagoa Grande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°829.512.53.2
Feb33° / 23°7410.712.33.3
Mar33° / 23°8911.512.13.4
Apr33° / 23°477.511.83.9
May32° / 22°183.911.64.6
Jun31° / 21°71.611.55.5
Jul30° / 20°50.811.55.8
Aug31° / 20°20.511.75.3
Sep33° / 21°20.411.94.2
Oct35° / 22°81.412.23.2
Nov35° / 23°263.912.43.0
Dec34° / 24°435.412.53.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114753
124654
134555
144555
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204555
214555
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lagoa Grande gets around 82 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
425
525
626
726
827
928
1028
1129
1230
1331
1432
1533
1634
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3034
3134

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112403612
212403612
312403613
412393613
512393613
612393514
712393514
812393415
912393415
1011393416
1111393316
1211393317
1310383318
1410383318
159383319
169383321
178373322
188373223
197373224
207363225
216363226
226363226
236363326
245353326
255353426
265353526
274343625
284343725
294343725
304333825
314333924

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:29 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:296:00
212.55:296:00
312.55:306:01
412.55:306:01
512.55:316:01
612.55:316:02
712.55:326:02
812.55:326:02
912.55:336:03
1012.55:336:03
1112.55:346:03
1212.55:346:04
1312.55:356:04
1412.55:356:04
1512.55:366:04
1612.55:366:05
1712.55:376:05
1812.55:376:05
1912.55:386:05
2012.55:386:05
2112.45:396:05
2212.45:396:06
2312.45:396:06
2412.45:406:06
2512.45:406:06
2612.45:416:06
2712.45:416:06
2812.45:416:06
2912.45:426:06
3012.45:426:06
3112.45:436:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lagoa Grande?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lagoa Grande in January

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

In January, Lagoa Grande sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lagoa Grande 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 Lagoa Grande peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Grande?

Lagoa Grande sits at 9.0°S, 40.3°W, 363 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curaçá, 40 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m.

The land around Lagoa Grande is covered by shrubs (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (80%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
494 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Curaçá 40 km · Petrolina 51 km · Juazeiro 52 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 53 km · Sobradinho 79 km · Casa Nova 80 km · Dormentes 82 km · Afrânio 97 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 Lagoa Grande (-8.9969°, -40.2719°, elevation 363 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).