Passagem Franca weather in January

In January, Passagem Franca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 258 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Passagem Franca's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passagem Franca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Passagem Franca reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Passagem Franca

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.

Passagem Franca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25826.112.33.1
Feb30° / 22°24624.812.23.0
Mar30° / 22°27027.2123.0
Apr30° / 22°17521.411.93.4
May31° / 22°679.411.74.5
Jun32° / 22°81.511.65.0
Jul32° / 22°50.611.75.0
Aug34° / 23°10.111.84.2
Sep35° / 23°81.1123.3
Oct35° / 24°334.712.13.1
Nov33° / 23°9511.712.33.4
Dec31° / 23°15017.912.43.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32575
42476
52476
62278
72278
82278
92080
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111981
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Passagem Franca gets around 258 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
377
478
580
681
782
882
983
1083
1184
1284
1385
1486
1586
1686
1787
1887
1987
2086
2186
2286
2386
2486
2586
2686
2785
2885
2985
3084
3184

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16940
26940
35950
45950
54960
64960
73970
83970
93970
103961
112971
122971
132971
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201981
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

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 5:48 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:09
212.45:486:09
312.45:496:10
412.35:496:10
512.35:506:10
612.35:506:11
712.35:516:11
812.35:516:12
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Passagem Franca

In seasonPeak

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

Passagem Franca's monsoon runs December–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 Passagem Franca?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Passagem Franca.

What to pack for Passagem Franca in January

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

In January, Passagem Franca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Passagem Franca 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 Passagem Franca peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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 11UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Passagem Franca 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 Passagem Franca is worst in September — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2363 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Passagem Franca?

Passagem Franca sits at 6.2°S, 43.8°W, 237 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraibano, 36 km away.

Topography around Passagem Franca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passagem Franca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Passagem Franca is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Paraibano 36 km · São João dos Patos 36 km · Buriti Bravo 38 km · Colinas 54 km · Pastos Bons 57 km · Fortuna 65 km · Mirador 67 km · Parnarama 94 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 Passagem Franca (-6.1797°, -43.7836°, elevation 237 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).