Quixadá weather in January

In January, Quixadá sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Quixadá's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quixadá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Quixadá 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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103324
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
163324
173324
183324
193324
203324
213324
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273324
283324
293324
303324
313324

How January really feels in Quixadá

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.

Quixadá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°8813.912.33.1
Feb32° / 23°951612.23.1
Mar32° / 23°14121123.1
Apr31° / 23°14420.111.93.4
May31° / 23°751411.84.1
Jun31° / 23°33811.74.6
Jul32° / 22°184.411.74.6
Aug33° / 23°71.111.84.2
Sep35° / 23°10.3123.6
Oct35° / 24°40.512.13.2
Nov35° / 24°40.912.23.2
Dec34° / 24°214.612.33.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
34951
44951
54951
64753
74654
84654
94456
104357
114357
124258
134060
144060
153961
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223862
233961
243961
253961
263961
274060
284060
294060
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quixadá gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
431
532
633
735
836
937
1039
1141
1242
1344
1446
1547
1649
1750
1851
1952
2052
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2654
2753
2853
2952
3051
3150

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1456400
2455410
3355420
4354430
5353440
6351460
7350470
8249480
9248500
10247510
11245530
12243550
13242560
14140590
15139600
16137620
17136630
18134650
19133660
20132670
21232660
22231670
23230680
24230680
25230680
26230680
27230680
28231670
29231670
30232660
31232651

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:315:48
212.35:315:48
312.35:325:49
412.35:325:49
512.35:335:49
612.35:335:50
712.35:345:50
812.35:345:51
912.35:345:51
1012.35:355:51
1112.35:355:52
1212.35:365:52
1312.35:365:52
1412.35:375:53
1512.35:375:53
1612.35:385:53
1712.35:385:53
1812.35:385:54
1912.35:395:54
2012.25:395:54
2112.25:405:54
2212.25:405:55
2312.25:405:55
2412.25:415:55
2512.25:415:55
2612.25:415:55
2712.25:425:55
2812.25:425:56
2912.25:425:56
3012.25:435:56
3112.25:435:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Quixadá

In seasonPeak

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

Quixadá's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Quixadá?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quixadá.

What to pack for Quixadá in January

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

In January, Quixadá sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Quixadá 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 Quixadá peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quixadá 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 Quixadá is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1416 µg/m³Jul 194 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep6Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quixadá?

Quixadá sits at 5.0°S, 39.0°W, 186 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Banabuiú, 39 km away.

Topography around Quixadá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quixadá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m.

The land around Quixadá is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Banabuiú 39 km · Quixeramobim 40 km · Itapiúna 46 km · Capistrano 57 km · Madalena 63 km · Aracoiaba 70 km · Ocara 71 km · Morada Nova 73 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 Quixadá (-4.9714°, -39.0153°, elevation 186 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).