Piancó weather in January

In January, Piancó sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 82 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Piancó's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piancó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Piancó 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Piancó reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°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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43524
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How January really feels in Piancó

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.

Piancó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°829.512.42.8
Feb34° / 24°10110.812.23.0
Mar33° / 24°14214.1123.1
Apr33° / 23°9410.611.83.5
May33° / 23°436.611.74.0
Jun32° / 22°163.311.64.7
Jul32° / 21°61.411.64.8
Aug33° / 21°40.411.84.2
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.1
Oct36° / 23°60.812.22.5
Nov36° / 24°6112.32.4
Dec36° / 24°202.912.42.5

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 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55248
65248
75149
85050
95050
104951
114852
124852
134753
144555
154555
164456
174456
184654
194654
204555
214654
224753
234852
244951
254951
264951
274951
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Piancó gets around 82 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
219
320
421
522
623
724
825
926
1027
1128
1230
1331
1433
1534
1635
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2636
2736
2835
2935
3034
3134

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111483010
210483011
310483012
410473013
510463014
610463014
79453115
89443116
99433216
109413217
119403318
129393419
138373420
148363521
158343523
168323624
178313625
188303626
197293627
207283728
217273729
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:235:47
212.45:235:48
312.45:245:48
412.45:245:48
512.45:245:49
612.45:255:49
712.45:255:50
812.45:265:50
912.45:265:50
1012.45:275:51
1112.45:275:51
1212.45:285:51
1312.45:285:51
1412.45:295:52
1512.45:295:52
1612.45:305:52
1712.45:305:53
1812.45:315:53
1912.45:315:53
2012.45:315:53
2112.45:325:53
2212.45:325:54
2312.45:335:54
2412.35:335:54
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2612.35:345:54
2712.35:345:54
2812.35:355:54
2912.35:355:54
3012.35:355:54
3112.35:365:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Piancó

In seasonPeak

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

Piancó'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 Piancó?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piancó.

What to pack for Piancó in January

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

In January, Piancó sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Piancó 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 Piancó peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 14UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piancó?

Piancó sits at 7.2°S, 37.9°W, 268 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itaporanga, 27 km away.

Topography around Piancó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piancó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.

The land around Piancó is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,017 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Itaporanga 27 km · Pombal 50 km · Sousa 59 km · Princesa Isabel 60 km · Tabira 61 km · São José de Piranhas 64 km · Carnaíba 69 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 69 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 Piancó (-7.1981°, -37.9292°, elevation 268 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).