Queimadas weather in January

In January, Queimadas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Queimadas's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Queimadas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Queimadas 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Queimadas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Queimadas

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.

Queimadas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°547.312.63.6
Feb33° / 23°488.412.43.4
Mar33° / 23°639.812.13.5
Apr32° / 22°4311.411.84.0
May29° / 21°3410.111.55.1
Jun28° / 20°281011.46.0
Jul28° / 19°238.611.46.4
Aug29° / 19°19711.66.0
Sep31° / 20°12411.95.3
Oct33° / 21°172.912.24.4
Nov33° / 22°435.912.53.9
Dec33° / 22°435.512.63.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54555
64555
74555
84654
94654
104654
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
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194654
204654
214753
224753
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315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Queimadas gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
221
321
421
522
622
723
823
924
1024
1124
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1726
1826
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
2425
2524
2624
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1129619
21286110
31286110
41286011
51276111
61276111
71276012
81276012
91285813
101285813
111285714
121285714
131295614
141295515
151295515
161305316
171305316
181305217
191315117
201315117
211325017
221325017
231325017
241325017
251315117
261305217
271305217
281295317
291285417
301275517
311275616

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:236:01
212.65:236:01
312.65:246:01
412.65:246:02
512.65:256:02
612.65:256:02
712.65:266:03
812.65:266:03
912.65:276:03
1012.65:276:04
1112.65:286:04
1212.65:286:04
1312.65:296:04
1412.65:296:05
1512.65:306:05
1612.65:306:05
1712.65:316:05
1812.65:316:06
1912.65:326:06
2012.65:326:06
2112.65:336:06
2212.55:336:06
2312.55:346:06
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2612.55:356:06
2712.55:366:06
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3012.55:376:06
3112.55:376:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Queimadas?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Queimadas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Queimadas in January

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

In January, Queimadas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Queimadas 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 Queimadas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Queimadas?

Queimadas sits at 11.0°S, 39.6°W, 291 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nordestina, 28 km away.

Topography around Queimadas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Queimadas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m.

The land around Queimadas is covered by grassland (65%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Nordestina 28 km · Cansanção 37 km · Itiúba 40 km · Santaluz 41 km · Valente 51 km · Quijingue 52 km · Ponto Novo 57 km · Filadélfia 61 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 Queimadas (-10.9783°, -39.6264°, elevation 291 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).