Penedo weather in January

In January, Penedo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 49 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Penedo's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:19 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Penedo 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Penedo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Penedo

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.

Penedo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°4913.312.54.2
Feb31° / 24°5413.712.34.0
Mar31° / 24°6615.812.14.0
Apr30° / 24°8117.311.84.1
May29° / 23°10219.911.54.5
Jun27° / 22°9521.211.44.9
Jul27° / 21°8521.111.55.1
Aug27° / 21°581811.75.5
Sep28° / 22°4013.211.95.9
Oct29° / 23°399.912.25.5
Nov30° / 23°297.712.55.1
Dec31° / 24°278.812.64.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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75842
85941
95941
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266040
276139
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Penedo gets around 49 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
537
637
738
839
940
1040
1141
1242
1343
1443
1544
1645
1745
1845
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2547
2647
2747
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56922
65932
75932
85932
95923
105923
115923
124933
134933
144933
154933
164924
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194924
204924
214924
224924
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254924
264924
274924
283934
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303934
313934

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:12 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:125:47
212.65:125:48
312.65:135:48
412.65:135:48
512.65:145:49
612.65:145:49
712.65:155:49
812.65:155:50
912.65:165:50
1012.65:165:50
1112.65:175:51
1212.65:175:51
1312.65:185:51
1412.65:185:51
1512.55:195:52
1612.55:195:52
1712.55:205:52
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1912.55:215:52
2012.55:215:53
2112.55:225:53
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2812.55:255:53
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3012.55:265:53
3112.55:265:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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146.2Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Penedo

In seasonPeak

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

Penedo's rainy season runs January–August, 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 Penedo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Penedo in January

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

In January, Penedo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Penedo in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Penedo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penedo peaks around February 17 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 14Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Penedo?

Penedo sits at 10.3°S, 36.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Neópolis, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Penedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Penedo is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
668 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Neópolis 3.0 km · Igreja Nova 20 km · Piaçabuçu 21 km · Propriá 29 km · Porto Real do Colégio 30 km · São Sebastião 40 km · Junqueiro 42 km · Feira Grande 44 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 Penedo (-10.2903°, -36.5864°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).