Pombal weather in January

In January, Pombal sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pombal's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Pombal 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pombal reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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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23524
33524
43524
53524
63524
73524
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93524
103524
113524
123524
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203524
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283524
293524
303524
313524

How January really feels in Pombal

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.

Pombal 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
Jan35° / 24°688.612.32.6
Feb34° / 24°8510.212.22.7
Mar34° / 24°13314122.9
Apr33° / 24°8111.111.93.3
May33° / 23°426.911.73.8
Jun32° / 22°173.611.64.4
Jul33° / 21°9211.64.5
Aug34° / 21°50.511.84.0
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.3
Oct36° / 23°50.612.22.7
Nov36° / 24°30.712.32.5
Dec36° / 24°172.612.42.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45842
55842
65644
75644
85545
95347
105248
115248
125149
135050
144951
154951
164852
174753
184753
194753
204852
214753
224852
234951
244852
254852
264951
274951
284951
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pombal gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
517
618
719
820
921
1022
1124
1225
1327
1429
1531
1632
1733
1834
1935
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2734
2833
2932
3031
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1346429
23454210
33444210
42444311
52434312
62434312
72424313
82414314
92404314
102394415
112384416
122374417
132354418
142344519
152334521
162314522
172304523
182294524
192284525
202274526
212274427
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232264428
242264428
252264329
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272264329
282274329
292274328
302274428
312274427

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
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3110calm

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 5:46 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:235:46
212.45:235:46
312.45:245:47
412.45:245:47
512.45:255:48
612.45:255:48
712.45:265:48
812.45:265:49
912.45:275:49
1012.45:275:49
1112.45:285:50
1212.45:285:50
1312.45:295:50
1412.45:295:51
1512.45:295:51
1612.45:305:51
1712.45:305:51
1812.35:315:52
1912.35:315:52
2012.35:325:52
2112.35:325:52
2212.35:325:52
2312.35:335:53
2412.35:335:53
2512.35:345:53
2612.35:345:53
2712.35:345:53
2812.35:355:53
2912.35:355:53
3012.35:355:53
3112.35:365:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pombal?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pombal.

What to pack for Pombal in January

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

In January, Pombal sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pombal 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 Pombal peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pombal 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 Pombal is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2418 µg/m³Jul 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pombal?

Pombal sits at 6.8°S, 37.8°W, 185 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sousa, 47 km away.

Topography around Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Pombal is covered by shrubs (45%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
439 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sousa 47 km · Catolé do Rocha 48 km · Piancó 50 km · São Bento 54 km · Patos 64 km · Itaporanga 71 km · São João do Rio do Peixe 72 km · Cajazeiras 84 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 Pombal (-6.7703°, -37.8017°, elevation 185 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).