Macaúbas weather in January

In January, Macaúbas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 156 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Macaúbas's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Macaúbas 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Macaúbas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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313020

How January really feels in Macaúbas

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Macaúbas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15610.812.74.8
Feb30° / 20°889.712.44.8
Mar30° / 20°12611.112.14.7
Apr30° / 20°597.111.75.4
May29° / 18°152.611.46.2
Jun29° / 17°30.511.27.2
Jul29° / 16°10.211.37.4
Aug30° / 16°10.111.66.6
Sep32° / 18°111.511.95.1
Oct32° / 20°605.812.34.3
Nov30° / 20°17312.612.64.4
Dec30° / 20°16211.812.84.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
224159
234258
244258
254159
264159
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Macaúbas gets around 156 mm of rain over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833
2932
3032
3132

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11051381
21049391
31049391
41049401
51049401
61048401
71148401
81147401
91147401
101247401
111246411
121345411
131345411
141344411
151443421
161443421
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181442422
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201442422
211442422
221442412
231443412
241443402
251444402
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271346392
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301247392
311248392

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:31 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:316:17
212.85:326:17
312.75:326:17
412.75:336:18
512.75:336:18
612.75:346:18
712.75:356:19
812.75:356:19
912.75:366:19
1012.75:366:19
1112.75:376:20
1212.75:376:20
1312.75:386:20
1412.75:386:20
1512.75:396:21
1612.75:396:21
1712.75:406:21
1812.75:406:21
1912.75:416:21
2012.75:416:21
2112.75:426:21
2212.75:436:22
2312.65:436:22
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2712.65:456:22
2812.65:456:22
2912.65:466:22
3012.65:466:22
3112.65:476:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
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136.2Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Macaúbas

In seasonPeak

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

Macaúbas's rainy season runs November–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 Macaúbas?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macaúbas in January

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

In January, Macaúbas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Macaúbas 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 Macaúbas peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaúbas?

Macaúbas sits at 13.0°S, 42.7°W, 695 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boquira, 22 km away.

Topography around Macaúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaúbas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Macaúbas is covered by shrubs (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Boquira 22 km · Tanque Novo 63 km · Paratinga 64 km · Paramirim 68 km · Riacho de Santana 71 km · Oliveira dos Brejinhos 81 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 82 km · Igaporã 84 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 Macaúbas (-13.0194°, -42.6986°, elevation 695 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).