Piracuruca weather in January

In January, Piracuruca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 158 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Piracuruca's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracuruca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:50 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Piracuruca 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Piracuruca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13525
23525
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43525
53525
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How January really feels in Piracuruca

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.

Piracuruca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 25°15816.612.22.4
Feb33° / 24°20818.612.12.6
Mar32° / 24°29523.7122.6
Apr32° / 24°28722.911.92.8
May33° / 24°12912.911.83.4
Jun33° / 24°204.411.83.8
Jul34° / 24°71.611.83.7
Aug36° / 24°20.311.93.0
Sep37° / 25°10.2122.1
Oct37° / 26°90.712.11.7
Nov37° / 26°91.912.21.6
Dec36° / 26°445.312.21.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33862
43763
53565
63565
73367
83268
93169
102971
112872
122872
132773
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192773
202773
212773
222773
232872
242971
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302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Piracuruca gets around 158 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
239
341
443
544
646
748
849
950
1051
1153
1254
1355
1456
1557
1657
1758
1858
1958
2058
2158
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
2757
2857
2956
3055
3155

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11139490
21038520
31036540
4935560
5933580
6832600
7831601
8729631
9728641
10727651
11626671
12625681
13624691
14522721
15521731
16521731
17520732
18519742
19418762
20417772
21417772
22416773
23415783
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26314803
27314803
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30313804
31313804

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:57
212.25:445:57
312.25:445:58
412.25:455:58
512.25:455:58
612.25:465:59
712.25:465:59
812.25:476:00
912.25:476:00
1012.25:476:00
1112.25:486:01
1212.25:486:01
1312.25:496:01
1412.25:496:02
1512.25:506:02
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2012.25:526:03
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2912.25:546:05
3012.25:556:05
3112.25:556:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Piracuruca

In seasonPeak

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

Piracuruca's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Piracuruca?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piracuruca.

What to pack for Piracuruca in January

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

In January, Piracuruca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piracuruca 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 Piracuruca peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Piracuruca in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Piracuruca is worst in November — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1822 µg/m³Aug 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piracuruca?

Piracuruca sits at 3.9°S, 41.7°W, 75 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piripiri, 39 km away.

Topography around Piracuruca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracuruca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m.

The land around Piracuruca is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
866 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Piripiri 39 km · Batalha 42 km · Cocal 53 km · Esperantina 58 km · Pedro II 62 km · Barras 74 km · Viçosa do Ceará 80 km · Tianguá 83 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 Piracuruca (-3.9281°, -41.7092°, elevation 75 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).