Paraipaba weather in January

In January, Paraipaba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 95 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Paraipaba's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraipaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Paraipaba 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Paraipaba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13125
23125
33125
43125
53125
63125
73125
83125
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103125
113125
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How January really feels in Paraipaba

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.

Paraipaba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°9518.412.23.6
Feb30° / 24°13621.112.13.3
Mar30° / 24°19825.7123.2
Apr30° / 24°2272511.93.2
May30° / 24°9917.611.84.1
Jun31° / 24°419.711.85.0
Jul31° / 24°204.711.85.2
Aug32° / 24°51.111.95.1
Sep32° / 24°20.6125.1
Oct32° / 25°41.112.15.0
Nov32° / 25°72.412.24.8
Dec32° / 25°267.912.24.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45149
54951
64852
74852
84753
94555
104456
114456
124258
134258
144258
154060
164060
174060
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193961
203961
213961
224060
234060
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254060
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274060
284060
294060
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paraipaba gets around 95 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
246
348
450
551
652
754
855
956
1057
1158
1259
1360
1461
1562
1662
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2364
2464
2564
2665
2765
2865
2965
3065
3166

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22953
32953
41963
51963
61963
71954
81954
91954
101954
111945
121945
131945
141945
151945
161936
171936
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201927
211927
221927
231927
240928
250928
260919
270919
2809010
2909010
3008911
3108812

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:345:46
212.25:345:46
312.25:355:46
412.25:355:47
512.25:365:47
612.25:365:48
712.25:375:48
812.25:375:48
912.25:385:49
1012.25:385:49
1112.25:385:50
1212.25:395:50
1312.25:395:50
1412.25:405:51
1512.25:405:51
1612.25:415:51
1712.25:415:52
1812.25:415:52
1912.25:425:52
2012.25:425:52
2112.25:425:53
2212.25:435:53
2312.25:435:53
2412.25:435:53
2512.25:445:54
2612.25:445:54
2712.25:445:54
2812.25:455:54
2912.25:455:54
3012.25:455:54
3112.25:455:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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135.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Paraipaba

In seasonPeak

None of Paraipaba's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Paraipaba's monsoon runs February–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Paraipaba?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraipaba.

What to pack for Paraipaba in January

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

In January, Paraipaba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Paraipaba in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Paraipaba 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 Paraipaba peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paraipaba?

Paraipaba sits at 3.4°S, 39.1°W, 34 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paracuru, 13 km away.

Topography around Paraipaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraipaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Paraipaba is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
1,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Paracuru 13 km · Trairi 22 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 27 km · Umirim 35 km · Turaru 36 km · Pentecoste 42 km · Uruburetama 45 km · Itapipoca 48 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 Paraipaba (-3.4394°, -39.1483°, elevation 34 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).