Missão Velha weather in January

In January, Missão Velha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 113 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Missão Velha's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Missão Velha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Missão Velha 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Missão Velha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103222
113222
123222
133122
143122
153122
163122
173122
183122
193122
203122
213122
223122
233122
243122
253122
263122
273122
283122
293122
303122
313122

How January really feels in Missão Velha

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.

Missão Velha weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°11314.112.43.9
Feb31° / 22°1211412.24.1
Mar30° / 22°15218124.1
Apr30° / 22°9212.911.84.6
May30° / 21°376.711.75.5
Jun29° / 20°122.811.66.3
Jul29° / 19°61.411.66.4
Aug31° / 19°30.611.85.9
Sep33° / 21°20.4124.8
Oct34° / 22°81.512.23.9
Nov34° / 23°152.612.33.8
Dec33° / 23°335.312.43.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35050
45050
54951
64852
74852
84753
94654
104456
114456
124357
134159
144060
153961
163961
173862
183862
193862
203862
213961
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274357
284357
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Missão Velha gets around 113 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
432
533
635
736
837
939
1040
1142
1244
1345
1447
1549
1650
1752
1853
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2553
2652
2751
2850
2949
3048
3147

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11536445
21435456
31435456
41334457
51333468
61233468
71232479
811314710
911304811
1010294911
1110285012
129275113
139265114
148255215
158245216
167225417
177215418
186205519
196205420
206195520
215185621
225185621
234185721
244175821
254175821
264175821
273175921
283176020
293176020
303176119
313176218

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:275:52
212.45:285:53
312.45:285:53
412.45:295:53
512.45:295:54
612.45:305:54
712.45:305:54
812.45:315:55
912.45:315:55
1012.45:325:55
1112.45:325:56
1212.45:335:56
1312.45:335:56
1412.45:345:57
1512.45:345:57
1612.45:345:57
1712.45:355:57
1812.45:355:58
1912.45:365:58
2012.45:365:58
2112.45:375:58
2212.45:375:59
2312.45:375:59
2412.35:385:59
2512.35:385:59
2612.35:395:59
2712.35:395:59
2812.35:395:59
2912.35:405:59
3012.35:405:59
3112.35:405:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Missão Velha

In seasonPeak

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

Missão Velha'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 Missão Velha?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Missão Velha.

What to pack for Missão Velha in January

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

In January, Missão Velha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Missão Velha 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 Missão Velha peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Missão Velha?

Missão Velha sits at 7.2°S, 39.1°W, 364 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barbalha, 19 km away.

Topography around Missão Velha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Missão Velha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 373 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Missão Velha is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), grassland (32%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Barbalha 19 km · Juazeiro do Norte 19 km · Milagres 23 km · Caririaçu 28 km · Crato 29 km · Porteiras 32 km · Brejo Santo 32 km · Aurora 39 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 Missão Velha (-7.2497°, -39.1431°, elevation 364 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).