Monteiro weather in January

In January, Monteiro sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Monteiro's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monteiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Monteiro is capital city of the Monteiro municipality in Paraíba, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Monteiro reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
13321
23321
33321
43321
53321
63321
73321
83321
93321
103321
113321
123221
133221
143221
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293221
303221
313221

How January really feels in Monteiro

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.

Monteiro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°395.612.44.2
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.1
Mar32° / 21°518.512.14.1
Apr31° / 21°52811.84.5
May30° / 20°326.711.65.4
Jun28° / 19°204.711.66.5
Jul28° / 18°123.511.67.2
Aug29° / 18°51.111.76.7
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.7
Oct32° / 20°50.612.24.8
Nov33° / 20°60.712.44.4
Dec33° / 21°111.812.54.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45644
55545
65446
75347
85347
95248
105149
115050
124852
134852
144852
154753
164654
174654
184555
194654
204753
214852
224852
234852
244951
254951
264951
275050
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Monteiro gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
512
612
712
813
913
1014
1115
1216
1317
1418
1519
1620
1721
1821
1922
2022
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2622
2722
2821
2920
3019
3119

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11368190
21268200
31268200
41169200
51168210
61167220
71167220
81166230
91164241
101164241
111064251
121062271
131061281
141060291
151058311
16958321
17956341
18955351
19954361
20854371
21854371
22853381
23853381
24753391
25753391
26753391
27753391
28753391
29754381
30754381
31656371

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:185:45
212.55:195:46
312.45:195:46
412.45:205:46
512.45:205:47
612.45:215:47
712.45:215:47
812.45:225:48
912.45:225:48
1012.45:235:48
1112.45:235:49
1212.45:245:49
1312.45:245:49
1412.45:245:50
1512.45:255:50
1612.45:255:50
1712.45:265:50
1812.45:265:51
1912.45:275:51
2012.45:275:51
2112.45:285:51
2212.45:285:51
2312.45:285:52
2412.45:295:52
2512.45:295:52
2612.45:305:52
2712.45:305:52
2812.45:305:52
2912.45:315:52
3012.45:315:52
3112.35:315:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Monteiro?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monteiro in January

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

In January, Monteiro sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monteiro 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 Monteiro peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monteiro?

Monteiro sits at 7.9°S, 37.1°W, 600 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sertânia, 26 km away.

Topography around Monteiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Monteiro is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sertânia 26 km · Sumé 36 km · São José do Egito 49 km · Tabira 57 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 59 km · Arcoverde 59 km · Custódia 62 km · Jataúba 70 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 Monteiro (-7.8894°, -37.12°, elevation 600 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).