Piripiri weather in January

In January, Piripiri sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 208 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Piripiri's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piripiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:50 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Piripiri 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Piripiri reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°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)
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How January really feels in Piripiri

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.

Piripiri 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
Jan33° / 24°20818.212.22.7
Feb32° / 23°25619.512.12.9
Mar31° / 23°36224.7122.8
Apr31° / 23°31722.911.93.0
May32° / 23°13813.411.83.7
Jun33° / 23°234.811.84.2
Jul33° / 23°9211.84.1
Aug35° / 24°20.311.93.4
Sep36° / 24°10.5122.6
Oct37° / 25°140.912.12.1
Nov37° / 25°172.412.22.1
Dec36° / 25°596.512.22.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23664
33565
43565
53367
63268
73169
82971
92773
102674
112575
122575
132476
142377
152377
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312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Piripiri gets around 208 mm of rain over 18.2 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 58% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
245
347
449
551
652
754
855
956
1057
1158
1259
1360
1461
1562
1663
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2363
2463
2562
2662
2762
2861
2960
3060
3159

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 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111536480
211435500
311334520
401233550
501232560
601131580
701029610
801028620
90927640
100926650
110825670
120824680
130722710
140721720
150720730
160619750
170618760
180618760
191617760
201516780
211516780
221515790
231515790
241415800
251415800
261414810
271414801
281414801
291414801
301314811
311314811

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
247calm
257calm
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 5:58 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:58
212.25:435:58
312.25:445:58
412.25:445:59
512.25:455:59
612.25:456:00
712.25:466:00
812.25:466:00
912.25:476:01
1012.25:476:01
1112.25:486:01
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1312.25:486:02
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2712.25:546:06
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3012.25:556:06
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.4Bright
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155.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Piripiri

In seasonPeak

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

Piripiri'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 Piripiri?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piripiri.

What to pack for Piripiri in January

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

In January, Piripiri sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piripiri 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 Piripiri 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 Piripiri 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 Piripiri is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1816 µg/m³Jul 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piripiri?

Piripiri sits at 4.3°S, 41.8°W, 164 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedro II, 39 km away.

Topography around Piripiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piripiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Piripiri is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pedro II 39 km · Piracuruca 39 km · Batalha 43 km · Barras 57 km · Esperantina 65 km · Campo Maior 75 km · Cocal 92 km · Carnaubal 93 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 Piripiri (-4.2733°, -41.7769°, elevation 164 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).