Nova Russas weather in January

In January, Nova Russas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 105 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Nova Russas's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Russas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:44 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Nova Russas 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nova Russas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73423
83423
93423
103423
113423
123323
133323
143323
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How January really feels in Nova Russas

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.

Nova Russas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°1051412.22.9
Feb32° / 23°11615.712.23.1
Mar32° / 23°16920.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°15919.611.93.4
May31° / 22°7411.211.84.2
Jun32° / 22°254.711.74.8
Jul32° / 21°132.211.84.8
Aug33° / 21°40.711.84.4
Sep34° / 22°10.3123.7
Oct35° / 23°90.512.13.2
Nov35° / 23°61.112.23.0
Dec35° / 24°233.512.33.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34456
44258
54060
63961
73961
83763
93664
103466
113466
123367
133268
143169
153070
163070
173070
183169
193070
203169
213169
223268
233268
243268
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nova Russas gets around 105 mm of rain over 14 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 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
229
331
432
534
635
737
838
940
1041
1143
1244
1346
1447
1548
1649
1750
1850
1951
2051
2151
2251
2352
2452
2552
2651
2751
2850
2950
3049
3148

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11235818
21225819
31215820
41205722
51195723
61185625
71175626
81175527
90165529
100165430
110155332
120155233
130145135
140145036
150134938
160134839
170134740
180124642
190124543
200114544
210114445
220114445
230104446
24094447
25094447
26094447
27084547
28084547
29084646
30084646
31084746

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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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 5:37 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:375:53
212.35:385:54
312.35:385:54
412.35:395:55
512.35:395:55
612.35:405:55
712.35:405:56
812.35:415:56
912.35:415:57
1012.35:425:57
1112.35:425:57
1212.35:425:58
1312.35:435:58
1412.25:435:58
1512.25:445:59
1612.25:445:59
1712.25:455:59
1812.25:455:59
1912.25:456:00
2012.25:466:00
2112.25:466:00
2212.25:476:00
2312.25:476:01
2412.25:476:01
2512.25:486:01
2612.25:486:01
2712.25:486:01
2812.25:496:01
2912.25:496:02
3012.25:496:02
3112.25:496:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
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
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nova Russas

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Russas'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 Nova Russas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Russas in January

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

In January, Nova Russas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Russas 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 Nova Russas peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Russas?

Nova Russas sits at 4.7°S, 40.6°W, 239 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipueiras, 25 km away.

Topography around Nova Russas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Russas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Nova Russas is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ipueiras 25 km · Tamboril 30 km · Hidrolândia 38 km · Ipu 46 km · Croatá 50 km · Crateús 54 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 56 km · Varjota 58 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 Nova Russas (-4.7067°, -40.5631°, elevation 239 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).