Paulistana weather in January

In January, Paulistana sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 117 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Paulistana's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulistana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Paulistana reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°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)
13324
23324
33324
43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
143323
153323
163223
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293223
303223
313223

How January really feels in Paulistana

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.

Paulistana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°11713.912.43.3
Feb32° / 23°11412.912.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11614.412.13.6
Apr32° / 23°648.211.84.0
May32° / 23°152.911.64.5
Jun32° / 21°20.311.55.2
Jul32° / 20°10.111.65.4
Aug33° / 20°00.111.74.8
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.6
Oct35° / 24°111.712.22.9
Nov35° / 25°324.412.42.9
Dec34° / 24°527.112.53.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84357
94357
104357
114357
124060
134060
144060
154060
163763
173763
183763
193664
203664
213664
223664
233763
243664
253664
263763
273763
283862
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paulistana gets around 117 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. 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 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
439
539
640
740
841
941
1042
1143
1243
1344
1445
1546
1646
1747
1848
1949
2049
2149
2250
2350
2450
2549
2649
2749
2848
2948
3047
3146

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111294118
210294119
310294120
410294021
59294022
69283923
79283824
89283725
99283626
109273627
119273529
129273530
139263431
148263432
158253433
167253335
177243336
187233337
196233338
206223339
216213439
225213440
235203540
245203640
254193740
264193840
274183840
284183939
294174039
304174039
314174138

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
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2610calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:34 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:346:02
212.55:346:02
312.55:356:03
412.55:356:03
512.55:366:03
612.55:366:04
712.55:376:04
812.55:376:04
912.45:386:05
1012.45:386:05
1112.45:396:05
1212.45:396:06
1312.45:406:06
1412.45:406:06
1512.45:416:06
1612.45:416:07
1712.45:426:07
1812.45:426:07
1912.45:426:07
2012.45:436:08
2112.45:436:08
2212.45:446:08
2312.45:446:08
2412.45:456:08
2512.45:456:08
2612.45:456:08
2712.45:466:08
2812.45:466:09
2912.45:476:09
3012.45:476:09
3112.45:476:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Paulistana

In seasonPeak

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

Paulistana'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 Paulistana?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paulistana.

What to pack for Paulistana in January

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paulistana 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 Paulistana peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulistana?

Paulistana sits at 8.1°S, 41.1°W, 357 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 44 km away.

Topography around Paulistana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulistana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Paulistana is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Afrânio 44 km · Dormentes 54 km · Jaicós 87 km · Araripina 96 km · Trindade 106 km · Casa Nova 116 km · Ouricuri 121 km · Salitre 122 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 Paulistana (-8.1436°, -41.1497°, elevation 357 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).