Nanuque weather in January

In January, Nanuque sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 83 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nanuque's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanuque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:22 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Nanuque 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nanuque reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer 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 Nanuque

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.

Nanuque weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°8311.212.93.9
Feb32° / 22°6010.212.63.6
Mar32° / 22°10615.412.13.6
Apr30° / 21°6113.511.64.5
May29° / 19°349.111.25.8
Jun28° / 18°217.4116.8
Jul27° / 17°227.8116.9
Aug28° / 17°186.111.46.8
Sep29° / 19°256.111.95.9
Oct30° / 20°679.212.45.0
Nov30° / 21°13514.912.84.3
Dec31° / 22°13714134.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53862
63763
73862
83862
93961
103961
114159
124159
134258
144357
154357
164357
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234654
244555
254555
264753
274654
284753
294753
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nanuque gets around 83 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037
3136

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1136630
2136630
3136630
4135640
5135640
6135640
7135640
8135640
9135631
10135631
11135631
12135631
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16135631
17135640
18135640
19135640
20136630
21136630
22136630
23136630
24136630
25136630
26137620
27137620
28137620
29137620
30137620
31138601

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:137:16
213.06:147:16
313.06:147:17
413.06:157:17
513.06:157:17
613.06:167:18
713.06:167:18
813.06:177:18
913.06:187:18
1013.06:187:19
1113.06:197:19
1213.06:197:19
1313.06:207:19
1413.06:217:19
1513.06:217:19
1613.06:227:20
1713.06:227:20
1812.96:237:20
1912.96:247:20
2012.96:247:20
2112.96:257:20
2212.96:257:20
2312.96:267:20
2412.96:277:20
2512.96:277:20
2612.96:287:20
2712.96:287:19
2812.86:297:19
2912.86:297:19
3012.86:307:19
3112.86:317:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nanuque

In seasonPeak

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

Nanuque's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Nanuque?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nanuque. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nanuque in January

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

In January, Nanuque sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Nanuque 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 Nanuque peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nanuque?

Nanuque sits at 17.8°S, 40.4°W, 108 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedro Canário, 30 km away.

Topography around Nanuque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanuque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Nanuque is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pedro Canário 30 km · Montanha 32 km · Carlos Chagas 46 km · Posto da Mata 53 km · Medeiros Neto 54 km · Pinheiros 61 km · Teixeira de Freitas 73 km · Itanhém 75 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 Nanuque (-17.8392°, -40.3539°, elevation 108 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).