Pirapemas weather in January

In January, Pirapemas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 236 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 6% 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 Pirapemas's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirapemas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:00 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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 Pirapemas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
13324
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How January really feels in Pirapemas

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.

Pirapemas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°23623.312.22.6
Feb31° / 24°2602412.12.6
Mar31° / 23°31928.5122.5
Apr31° / 23°2982711.92.6
May31° / 23°14919.611.83.4
Jun32° / 23°468.911.84.4
Jul32° / 23°234.411.84.5
Aug34° / 24°51.211.93.9
Sep35° / 24°51123.1
Oct36° / 25°132.712.12.7
Nov35° / 25°406.112.22.6
Dec34° / 25°8912.712.22.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42575
52575
62377
72278
82179
92080
102080
111882
121882
131882
141684
151684
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pirapemas gets around 236 mm of rain over 23.3 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
265
366
467
568
669
770
871
972
1072
1173
1275
1376
1477
1578
1678
1779
1879
1979
2080
2180
2280
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3179

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18848
27858
37858
46868
56868
65869
75869
85869
94879
1048610
1148610
1248610
1338611
1438611
1538512
1638512
1738413
1828414
1928414
2028315
2128216
2228117
2328117
2418118
2518118
2618019
2718019
2817920
2917920
3017821
3117821

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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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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 5:54 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:546:06
212.25:546:07
312.25:556:07
412.25:556:08
512.25:566:08
612.25:566:08
712.25:566:09
812.25:576:09
912.25:576:10
1012.25:586:10
1112.25:586:10
1212.25:596:11
1312.25:596:11
1412.26:006:11
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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64.9Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pirapemas

In seasonPeak

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

Pirapemas's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Pirapemas?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pirapemas.

What to pack for Pirapemas in January

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

In January, Pirapemas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pirapemas 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 Pirapemas peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pirapemas 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 Pirapemas is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2125 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pirapemas?

Pirapemas sits at 3.7°S, 44.2°W, 36 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cantanhede, 20 km away.

Topography around Pirapemas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirapemas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m.

The land around Pirapemas is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
176 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Cantanhede 20 km · Matões do Norte 38 km · Vargem Grande 40 km · Itapecuru Mirim 40 km · Miranda do Norte 43 km · São Mateus do Maranhão 45 km · Coroatá 46 km · Alto Alegre do Maranhão 59 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 Pirapemas (-3.7267°, -44.2233°, elevation 36 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).