Macarani weather in January

In January, Macarani sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Macarani's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macarani's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 92 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:26 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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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 Macarani 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.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How January really feels in Macarani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Macarani weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-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	30° / 20°	92	13.3	12.8	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	62	12.3	12.5	4.5
Mar	30° / 21°	110	16.2	12.1	4.4
Apr	28° / 20°	67	14.8	11.7	5.1
May	27° / 18°	44	11.5	11.3	6.2
Jun	25° / 17°	36	11.2	11.1	6.5
Jul	25° / 16°	39	12.4	11.2	6.5
Aug	25° / 16°	34	11.3	11.5	6.5
Sep	27° / 17°	37	10.1	11.9	6.4
Oct	28° / 19°	70	11.1	12.4	5.6
Nov	29° / 20°	135	14.8	12.7	4.8
Dec	29° / 20°	117	13.6	12.9	4.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 58%.

	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 (%)	37	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	42	42	43	43	43	45	45	44	45	45	45	46	47	47	46	47	48
Cloudier (%)	63	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	58	58	57	57	57	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	53	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Macarani gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	41

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% 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 (%)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5
Muggy (%)	80	80	78	78	78	77	77	77	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	81	82
Oppressive (%)	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	80	12
2	8	80	12
3	9	78	13
4	9	78	13
5	9	78	13
6	9	77	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	75	15
10	10	75	15
11	10	75	15
12	10	75	15
13	10	75	15
14	10	74	16
15	10	74	16
16	9	74	17
17	9	74	17
18	9	73	18
19	9	73	18
20	9	73	18
21	8	74	18
22	8	74	18
23	8	75	17
24	7	76	17
25	7	76	17
26	7	77	16
27	6	78	16
28	6	79	15
29	6	80	14
30	5	81	14
31	5	82	13

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	8	calm
2	8	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:16 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)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:18	6:12
2	12.9	5:18	6:12
3	12.9	5:19	6:13
4	12.9	5:19	6:13
5	12.9	5:20	6:13
6	12.9	5:20	6:14
7	12.9	5:21	6:14
8	12.9	5:21	6:14
9	12.9	5:22	6:15
10	12.9	5:23	6:15
11	12.9	5:23	6:15
12	12.9	5:24	6:15
13	12.9	5:24	6:15
14	12.8	5:25	6:16
15	12.8	5:25	6:16
16	12.8	5:26	6:16
17	12.8	5:27	6:16
18	12.8	5:27	6:16
19	12.8	5:28	6:16
20	12.8	5:28	6:16
21	12.8	5:29	6:16
22	12.8	5:29	6:16
23	12.8	5:30	6:16
24	12.8	5:30	6:16
25	12.8	5:31	6:16
26	12.7	5:32	6:16
27	12.7	5:32	6:16
28	12.7	5:33	6:16
29	12.7	5:33	6:16
30	12.7	5:34	6:16
31	12.7	5:34	6:16

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.1	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	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Macarani?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macarani in January

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

In January, Macarani sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Macarani 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 Macarani peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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)	14	15	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Macarani?

Macarani sits at 15.6°S, 40.4°W, 315 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itarantim, 40 km away.

Topography around Macarani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macarani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Macarani is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

269 m

grassland 86%

16 km

754 m

grassland 68%

80 km

977 m

grassland 58%

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

January weather nearby: Itarantim 40 km · Itapetinga 40 km · Itambé 42 km · Encruzilhada 52 km · Itororó 63 km · Almenara 74 km · Barra do Choça 78 km · Cândido Sales 88 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 Macarani (-15.5683°, -40.4231°, elevation 315 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	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	80	12
2	8	80	12
3	9	78	13
4	9	78	13
5	9	78	13
6	9	77	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	75	15
10	10	75	15
11	10	75	15
12	10	75	15
13	10	75	15
14	10	74	16
15	10	74	16
16	9	74	17
17	9	74	17
18	9	73	18
19	9	73	18
20	9	73	18
21	8	74	18
22	8	74	18
23	8	75	17
24	7	76	17
25	7	76	17
26	7	77	16
27	6	78	16
28	6	79	15
29	6	80	14
30	5	81	14
31	5	82	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	80	12
2	8	80	12
3	9	78	13
4	9	78	13
5	9	78	13
6	9	77	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	75	15
10	10	75	15
11	10	75	15
12	10	75	15
13	10	75	15
14	10	74	16
15	10	74	16
16	9	74	17
17	9	74	17
18	9	73	18
19	9	73	18
20	9	73	18
21	8	74	18
22	8	74	18
23	8	75	17
24	7	76	17
25	7	76	17
26	7	77	16
27	6	78	16
28	6	79	15
29	6	80	14
30	5	81	14
31	5	82	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	42
5	42
6	43
7	44
8	44
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	44
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	80	12
2	8	80	12
3	9	78	13
4	9	78	13
5	9	78	13
6	9	77	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	75	15
10	10	75	15
11	10	75	15
12	10	75	15
13	10	75	15
14	10	74	16
15	10	74	16
16	9	74	17
17	9	74	17
18	9	73	18
19	9	73	18
20	9	73	18
21	8	74	18
22	8	74	18
23	8	75	17
24	7	76	17
25	7	76	17
26	7	77	16
27	6	78	16
28	6	79	15
29	6	80	14
30	5	81	14
31	5	82	13