Paulo Afonso weather in January

In January, Paulo Afonso sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 34% 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 Paulo Afonso's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulo Afonso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 38 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:27 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Paulo Afonso is village.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Paulo Afonso 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	34	23
10	34	23
11	34	23
12	34	23
13	34	23
14	34	23
15	34	23
16	34	23
17	34	23
18	34	23
19	34	23
20	34	23
21	34	23
22	34	23
23	34	23
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23
29	34	23
30	34	23
31	34	23

How January really feels in Paulo Afonso

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paulo Afonso weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 23°	38	5.3	12.5	3.4
Feb	34° / 23°	34	6.1	12.3	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	39	8	12.1	3.5
Apr	32° / 23°	29	7	11.8	4.2
May	30° / 22°	30	8.1	11.6	5.2
Jun	28° / 21°	24	8.4	11.5	6.2
Jul	27° / 20°	21	7.4	11.5	6.6
Aug	28° / 19°	18	6.6	11.7	6.3
Sep	31° / 20°	10	3.4	11.9	5.5
Oct	33° / 21°	11	1.6	12.2	4.4
Nov	34° / 22°	14	2.5	12.4	3.6
Dec	34° / 23°	19	2.9	12.5	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	55	55	55	55	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	53	54	55	55	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	45	45	45	45	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	47	47	46	47	46	45	45	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paulo Afonso gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	17
14	18
15	18
16	19
17	19
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17
Muggy (%)	66	67	66	65	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	60	61	60	60	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	64
Oppressive (%)	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	66	5
2	28	67	5
3	28	66	6
4	28	65	7
5	27	66	7
6	27	65	8
7	27	64	9
8	27	64	9
9	27	63	10
10	26	63	11
11	26	63	11
12	26	62	12
13	25	62	13
14	25	62	13
15	24	62	14
16	24	61	15
17	24	60	16
18	23	61	16
19	23	60	17
20	23	60	17
21	23	59	18
22	22	60	18
23	22	60	18
24	21	61	18
25	21	61	18
26	20	61	19
27	20	61	19
28	19	62	19
29	18	63	19
30	18	63	19
31	17	64	19

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
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10	14	light breeze
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18	14	light breeze
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23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

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 5:20 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:20	5:52
2	12.5	5:20	5:53
3	12.5	5:21	5:53
4	12.5	5:21	5:53
5	12.5	5:22	5:54
6	12.5	5:22	5:54
7	12.5	5:23	5:54
8	12.5	5:23	5:55
9	12.5	5:24	5:55
10	12.5	5:24	5:55
11	12.5	5:25	5:56
12	12.5	5:25	5:56
13	12.5	5:26	5:56
14	12.5	5:26	5:56
15	12.5	5:27	5:57
16	12.5	5:27	5:57
17	12.5	5:28	5:57
18	12.5	5:28	5:57
19	12.5	5:29	5:58
20	12.5	5:29	5:58
21	12.5	5:30	5:58
22	12.5	5:30	5:58
23	12.5	5:31	5:58
24	12.5	5:31	5:58
25	12.4	5:31	5:58
26	12.4	5:32	5:58
27	12.4	5:32	5:59
28	12.4	5:33	5:59
29	12.4	5:33	5:59
30	12.4	5:33	5:59
31	12.4	5:34	5:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Paulo Afonso?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paulo Afonso in January

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

In January, Paulo Afonso sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Paulo Afonso 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 Paulo Afonso peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paulo Afonso?

Paulo Afonso sits at 9.4°S, 38.2°W, 245 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Glória, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Paulo Afonso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulo Afonso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Paulo Afonso is covered by water (27%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

128 m

water 27%

16 km

520 m

shrubs 45%

80 km

833 m

shrubs 60%

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← December Paulo Afonso year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Glória 9.0 km · Delmiro Gouveia 24 km · Tacaratu 34 km · Água Branca 35 km · Petrolândia 47 km · Canindé de São Francisco 55 km · Inhapi 55 km · Piranhas 56 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
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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 Paulo Afonso (-9.4061°, -38.2147°, elevation 245 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	34	23
10	34	23
11	34	23
12	34	23
13	34	23
14	34	23
15	34	23
16	34	23
17	34	23
18	34	23
19	34	23
20	34	23
21	34	23
22	34	23
23	34	23
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23
29	34	23
30	34	23
31	34	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	17
14	18
15	18
16	19
17	19
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	66	5
2	28	67	5
3	28	66	6
4	28	65	7
5	27	66	7
6	27	65	8
7	27	64	9
8	27	64	9
9	27	63	10
10	26	63	11
11	26	63	11
12	26	62	12
13	25	62	13
14	25	62	13
15	24	62	14
16	24	61	15
17	24	60	16
18	23	61	16
19	23	60	17
20	23	60	17
21	23	59	18
22	22	60	18
23	22	60	18
24	21	61	18
25	21	61	18
26	20	61	19
27	20	61	19
28	19	62	19
29	18	63	19
30	18	63	19
31	17	64	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	34	23
10	34	23
11	34	23
12	34	23
13	34	23
14	34	23
15	34	23
16	34	23
17	34	23
18	34	23
19	34	23
20	34	23
21	34	23
22	34	23
23	34	23
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23
29	34	23
30	34	23
31	34	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	17
14	18
15	18
16	19
17	19
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	66	5
2	28	67	5
3	28	66	6
4	28	65	7
5	27	66	7
6	27	65	8
7	27	64	9
8	27	64	9
9	27	63	10
10	26	63	11
11	26	63	11
12	26	62	12
13	25	62	13
14	25	62	13
15	24	62	14
16	24	61	15
17	24	60	16
18	23	61	16
19	23	60	17
20	23	60	17
21	23	59	18
22	22	60	18
23	22	60	18
24	21	61	18
25	21	61	18
26	20	61	19
27	20	61	19
28	19	62	19
29	18	63	19
30	18	63	19
31	17	64	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	23
2	34	23
3	34	23
4	34	23
5	34	23
6	34	23
7	34	23
8	34	23
9	34	23
10	34	23
11	34	23
12	34	23
13	34	23
14	34	23
15	34	23
16	34	23
17	34	23
18	34	23
19	34	23
20	34	23
21	34	23
22	34	23
23	34	23
24	34	23
25	34	23
26	34	23
27	34	23
28	34	23
29	34	23
30	34	23
31	34	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	14
9	14
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	17
14	18
15	18
16	19
17	19
18	20
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	20
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	66	5
2	28	67	5
3	28	66	6
4	28	65	7
5	27	66	7
6	27	65	8
7	27	64	9
8	27	64	9
9	27	63	10
10	26	63	11
11	26	63	11
12	26	62	12
13	25	62	13
14	25	62	13
15	24	62	14
16	24	61	15
17	24	60	16
18	23	61	16
19	23	60	17
20	23	60	17
21	23	59	18
22	22	60	18
23	22	60	18
24	21	61	18
25	21	61	18
26	20	61	19
27	20	61	19
28	19	62	19
29	18	63	19
30	18	63	19
31	17	64	19