Morada Nova weather in January

In January, Morada Nova sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Morada Nova's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morada Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:35 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Morada Nova reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Morada Nova

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.

Morada Nova weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°7411.812.32.8
Feb33° / 24°9014.112.22.9
Mar33° / 24°15019.3122.9
Apr32° / 24°1351811.93.2
May32° / 24°6510.311.83.7
Jun33° / 23°276.111.74.1
Jul33° / 23°17311.74.0
Aug35° / 23°40.711.83.5
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.1
Oct36° / 24°30.412.12.9
Nov35° / 24°30.312.23.0
Dec35° / 25°163.412.32.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45446
55347
65248
75149
85050
94951
104852
114852
124753
134555
144456
154456
164357
174456
184258
194258
204258
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274456
284456
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Morada Nova gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
326
427
528
628
729
830
931
1033
1134
1236
1337
1439
1540
1642
1743
1844
1944
2045
2145
2246
2346
2447
2547
2647
2746
2846
2945
3044
3143

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1139600
2138610
3137620
4137620
5036640
6035650
7034660
8034651
9033661
10032671
11031681
12030682
13030682
14029692
15028702
16027712
17026722
18026722
19025723
20024733
21024733
22024742
23023752
24023752
25023752
26023752
27024742
28024742
29024733
30025723
31025723

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 5:28 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:285:45
212.35:285:46
312.35:295:46
412.35:295:47
512.35:305:47
612.35:305:47
712.35:315:48
812.35:315:48
912.35:325:49
1012.35:325:49
1112.35:335:49
1212.35:335:50
1312.35:335:50
1412.35:345:50
1512.35:345:50
1612.35:355:51
1712.35:355:51
1812.35:365:51
1912.35:365:52
2012.35:365:52
2112.35:375:52
2212.35:375:52
2312.25:385:52
2412.25:385:53
2512.25:385:53
2612.25:395:53
2712.25:395:53
2812.25:395:53
2912.25:405:53
3012.25:405:53
3112.25:405:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Morada Nova

In seasonPeak

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

Morada Nova'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 Morada Nova?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Morada Nova.

What to pack for Morada Nova in January

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

In January, Morada Nova sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Morada Nova in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morada Nova peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 14UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1516 µg/m³Jul 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug5Good
Sep7Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Morada Nova?

Morada Nova sits at 5.1°S, 38.4°W, 54 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Limoeiro do Norte, 31 km away.

Topography around Morada Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morada Nova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Morada Nova is covered by grassland (35%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Limoeiro do Norte 31 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 31 km · Quixeré 43 km · Russas 48 km · Banabuiú 65 km · Jaguaretama 71 km · Jaguaruana 72 km · Quixadá 73 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 Morada Nova (-5.1067°, -38.3725°, elevation 54 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).