Limoeiro do Norte weather in January

In January, Limoeiro do Norte sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Limoeiro do Norte's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoeiro do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Limoeiro do Norte is 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Limoeiro do Norte 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Limoeiro do Norte

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.

Limoeiro do Norte weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°8711.512.32.8
Feb33° / 24°10313.412.22.9
Mar33° / 24°16118.8123.0
Apr32° / 24°1521711.93.3
May32° / 24°641011.83.8
Jun33° / 23°265.811.74.1
Jul33° / 23°162.811.74.1
Aug34° / 23°40.611.83.5
Sep35° / 23°10.1123.0
Oct36° / 24°30.312.12.7
Nov36° / 24°20.512.22.8
Dec35° / 25°183.312.32.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 (%)
15347
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
74951
84852
94852
104753
114753
124555
134456
144456
154357
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Limoeiro do Norte gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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224
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425
526
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728
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930
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1133
1234
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1539
1640
1741
1842
1943
2043
2144
2245
2345
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2645
2745
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3042
3142

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1351460
2349480
3349490
4248500
5247510
6246520
7246520
8145531
9144541
10143551
11142561
12141571
13140572
14139582
15137602
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20132652
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:27 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:275:44
212.35:275:45
312.35:285:45
412.35:285:46
512.35:295:46
612.35:295:46
712.35:305:47
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912.35:315:47
1012.35:315:48
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1212.35:325:49
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1612.35:345:50
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3012.25:395:52
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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 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Limoeiro do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Limoeiro do Norte'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 Limoeiro do Norte?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Limoeiro do Norte.

What to pack for Limoeiro do Norte in January

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

In January, Limoeiro do Norte sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Limoeiro do Norte 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 Limoeiro do Norte peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 15UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Limoeiro do Norte in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Limoeiro do Norte is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1516 µg/m³Jul 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug5Good
Sep7Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Limoeiro do Norte?

Limoeiro do Norte sits at 5.1°S, 38.1°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tabuleiro do Norte, 12 km away.

Topography around Limoeiro do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoeiro do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Limoeiro do Norte is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tabuleiro do Norte 12 km · Quixeré 14 km · Russas 27 km · Morada Nova 31 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 54 km · Apodi 67 km · Aracati 74 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 Limoeiro do Norte (-5.1456°, -38.0981°, elevation 35 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).