Macatuba weather in January

In January, Macatuba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 245 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Macatuba's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macatuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:47 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Macatuba 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Macatuba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Macatuba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24522.313.23.7
Feb30° / 21°17518.712.83.9
Mar29° / 20°12716.412.24.6
Apr28° / 18°567.111.56.5
May25° / 16°57610.97.6
Jun25° / 15°424.410.68.1
Jul25° / 14°313.710.88.2
Aug27° / 15°343.911.27.8
Sep29° / 17°667.611.96.2
Oct29° / 18°1121212.55.0
Nov29° / 19°14714.813.14.6
Dec30° / 20°18419.413.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52773
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132872
142872
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232971
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273268
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303367
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Macatuba gets around 245 mm of rain over 22.3 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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872
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2172
2271
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2571
2671
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3070
3170

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11156024
21146025
31136125
41136026
51126027
61126027
71116028
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314115233

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:377:59
213.46:387:59
313.36:397:59
413.36:398:00
513.36:408:00
613.36:408:00
713.36:418:00
813.36:428:00
913.36:428:01
1013.36:438:01
1113.36:448:01
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1313.36:458:01
1413.36:468:01
1513.36:468:01
1613.26:478:01
1713.26:488:01
1813.26:488:01
1913.26:498:01
2013.26:508:01
2113.26:508:01
2213.26:518:01
2313.26:528:01
2413.16:528:01
2513.16:538:01
2613.16:548:01
2713.16:548:00
2813.16:558:00
2913.16:568:00
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3113.06:577:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Macatuba

In seasonPeak

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

Macatuba's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Macatuba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macatuba.

What to pack for Macatuba in January

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

In January, Macatuba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Macatuba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macatuba peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Macatuba 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 Macatuba is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1022 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Macatuba?

Macatuba sits at 22.5°S, 48.7°W, 532 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lençóis Paulista, 14 km away.

Topography around Macatuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macatuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 547 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m.

The land around Macatuba is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
601 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lençóis Paulista 14 km · Barra Bonita 16 km · Igaraçu do Tietê 16 km · Pederneiras 18 km · Jaú 28 km · Agudos 29 km · São Manuel 29 km · Dois Córregos 37 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 Macatuba (-22.5022°, -48.7114°, elevation 532 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).