Pedra weather in January

In January, Pedra sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Pedra's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Pedra is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pedra reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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)
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How January really feels in Pedra

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.

Pedra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°335.412.44.5
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.5
Mar31° / 21°498.212.14.4
Apr30° / 20°517.811.85.1
May29° / 20°34811.66.0
Jun27° / 19°266.111.57.0
Jul26° / 18°175.411.67.2
Aug27° / 18°10311.77.4
Sep29° / 18°41.2126.5
Oct31° / 19°81.512.25.3
Nov32° / 20°111.512.44.8
Dec32° / 20°152.112.54.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65446
75248
85248
95149
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
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184852
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275248
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305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pedra gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
511
612
713
813
914
1014
1115
1216
1317
1418
1519
1620
1720
1821
1921
2021
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2821
2921
3021
3120

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11370170
21369180
31270180
41270180
51269190
61268200
71169200
81168210
91167220
101167220
111067230
121066240
131064260
14963271
15962281
16961291
17960301
18860311
19859321
20858331
21858331
22857341
23857341
24758350
25758350
26758350
27757360
28757360
29757360
30758350
31758350

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
1213light breeze
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3113light 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 5:16 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:165:46
212.55:175:46
312.55:175:46
412.55:185:47
512.55:185:47
612.55:195:47
712.55:195:48
812.55:205:48
912.55:205:48
1012.55:215:49
1112.55:215:49
1212.55:225:49
1312.55:225:50
1412.55:235:50
1512.45:235:50
1612.45:245:50
1712.45:245:51
1812.45:255:51
1912.45:255:51
2012.45:265:51
2112.45:265:51
2212.45:265:52
2312.45:275:52
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2512.45:285:52
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2712.45:285:52
2812.45:295:52
2912.45:295:52
3012.45:305:52
3112.45:305:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pedra?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pedra for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pedra in January

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

In January, Pedra sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra 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 Pedra peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra?

Pedra sits at 8.5°S, 36.9°W, 614 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Venturosa, 11 km away.

Topography around Pedra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Pedra is covered by grassland (47%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (33%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Venturosa 11 km · Arcoverde 15 km · Buíque 27 km · Pesqueira 31 km · Capoeiras 43 km · Sanharó 44 km · Caetés 47 km · Tupanatinga 52 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 Pedra (-8.4969°, -36.9408°, elevation 614 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).