Quaraí weather in January

In January, Quaraí sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Quaraí's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quaraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
7:02 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Quaraí 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Quaraí reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83120
93120
103120
113120
123120
133120
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313120

Quaraí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°12410.113.74.7
Feb30° / 20°1231013.15.1
Mar28° / 18°1169.312.26.2
Apr25° / 15°1669.511.37.1
May21° / 12°1167.810.56.8
Jun18° / 10°1258.910.16.1
Jul18° / 1027.810.26.3
Aug20° / 10°897.410.96.9
Sep22° / 12°1288.911.86.8
Oct24° / 14°17210.812.76.8
Nov27° / 16°1217.513.56.9
Dec30° / 18°1119.113.95.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76436
86337
96436
106436
116337
126436
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186436
196436
206436
216436
226337
236337
246337
256238
266238
276139
286139
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quaraí gets around 124 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1432
1532
1632
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2432
2532
2633
2734
2834
2935
3036
3136

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110162429201
210162329211
310152329211
410152330211
510152330211
610152330211
710152331211
810152431201
910142431201
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1110142531201
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218132732190
228142732190
237142732190
247142732200
257142732210
266142632210
276142632220
286142532230
296142532230
306142532240
316142431240

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2414light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:518:47
213.96:528:47
313.96:528:47
413.96:538:48
513.96:548:48
613.96:548:48
713.96:558:48
813.96:568:48
913.96:578:48
1013.86:578:48
1113.86:588:48
1213.86:598:48
1313.87:008:48
1413.87:018:48
1513.87:018:48
1613.87:028:48
1713.77:038:48
1813.77:048:48
1913.77:058:47
2013.77:068:47
2113.77:068:47
2213.77:078:47
2313.67:088:47
2413.67:098:46
2513.67:108:46
2613.67:118:46
2713.67:128:45
2813.57:128:45
2913.57:138:44
3013.57:148:44
3113.57:158:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Quaraí?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Quaraí for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Quaraí in January

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

In January, Quaraí sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Quaraí 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 Quaraí peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighHighExtremeJan 19UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Quaraí?

Quaraí sits at 30.4°S, 56.5°W, 115 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Artigas, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Quaraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quaraí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Quaraí is covered by grassland (47%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Artigas 3.0 km · Alegrete 92 km · Uruguaiana 93 km · Paso de los Libres 97 km · Rivera 104 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 104 km · Monte Caseros 115 km · Itaqui 141 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 Quaraí (-30.3875°, -56.4514°, elevation 115 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).