Parelhas weather in January

In January, Parelhas sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 48 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Parelhas's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parelhas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:25 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Parelhas 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Parelhas reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13422
23422
33422
43422
53422
63423
73423
83423
93423
103423
113423
123423
133423
143423
153423
163323
173323
183323
193323
203323
213323
223323
233323
243323
253323
263323
273323
283323
293323
303323
313323

How January really feels in Parelhas

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.

Parelhas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°486.112.33.5
Feb33° / 23°517.912.23.4
Mar33° / 23°8711.1123.4
Apr32° / 22°719.211.93.9
May32° / 22°315.711.74.6
Jun30° / 21°18311.65.6
Jul30° / 20°122.111.75.9
Aug31° / 20°50.411.85.6
Sep33° / 20°10.2124.7
Oct34° / 21°30.312.14.0
Nov34° / 22°20.312.33.6
Dec34° / 22°101.912.43.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55743
65743
75644
85545
95545
105446
115347
125248
135050
144951
154951
164852
174852
184753
194753
204753
214753
224951
234951
244951
254852
264951
274951
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Parelhas gets around 48 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
514
614
714
815
915
1016
1117
1218
1319
1420
1521
1621
1722
1823
1924
2024
2124
2225
2325
2425
2524
2624
2724
2823
2922
3022
3121

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1151462
2150472
3150472
4149483
5148483
6147493
7146494
8145504
9044515
10043516
11042526
12041527
13040528
14039538
15038539
160375310
170365311
180355411
190345412
200335413
210335413
220325513
230325414
240325414
250325414
260325414
270325414
280325414
290335314
300335413
310335413

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:185:41
212.45:195:42
312.45:195:42
412.45:205:42
512.45:205:43
612.45:215:43
712.45:215:44
812.45:225:44
912.45:225:44
1012.45:235:45
1112.45:235:45
1212.45:245:45
1312.45:245:46
1412.45:255:46
1512.45:255:46
1612.35:255:46
1712.35:265:47
1812.35:265:47
1912.35:275:47
2012.35:275:47
2112.35:285:48
2212.35:285:48
2312.35:285:48
2412.35:295:48
2512.35:295:48
2612.35:295:48
2712.35:305:48
2812.35:305:49
2912.35:315:49
3012.35:315:49
3112.35:315:49

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 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 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
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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 Parelhas?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Parelhas in January

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

In January, Parelhas sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Parelhas 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 Parelhas peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 12UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Parelhas 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 Parelhas is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1421 µg/m³Jul 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parelhas?

Parelhas sits at 6.7°S, 36.7°W, 274 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Picuí, 40 km away.

Topography around Parelhas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parelhas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Parelhas is covered by shrubs (60%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Picuí 40 km · Currais Novos 50 km · Caicó 55 km · Cuité 60 km · Lagoa Nova 69 km · Patos 78 km · Pocinhos 79 km · Jucurutu 83 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 Parelhas (-6.6878°, -36.6575°, elevation 274 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).