Ribeira do Pombal weather in January

In January, Ribeira do Pombal sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 29% 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 Ribeira do Pombal's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribeira do Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
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 Ribeira do Pombal reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 Ribeira do 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.

Ribeira do Pombal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°44612.63.6
Feb33° / 23°367.512.43.5
Mar33° / 23°42912.13.5
Apr32° / 22°429.911.84.1
May30° / 21°5011.711.55.0
Jun28° / 20°4313.311.45.8
Jul27° / 19°3211.611.46.2
Aug28° / 19°269.411.66.3
Sep30° / 20°196.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°194.312.24.7
Nov33° / 22°304.812.54.1
Dec33° / 22°264.312.63.8

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 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115347
125347
135248
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275446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ribeira do Pombal gets around 44 mm of rain over 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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216
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417
517
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717
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1219
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1419
1519
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1720
1820
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2121
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2321
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3122

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
188111
288111
388111
478112
578112
678013
778013
877914
977914
1077815
1177815
1277716
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1467816
1567717
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2067519
2167519
2267420
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2457520
2557520
2657421
2757421
2857421
2957322
3057322
3157322

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
512light breeze
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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 5:19 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:195:56
212.65:195:56
312.65:205:57
412.65:205:57
512.65:215:57
612.65:215:58
712.65:225:58
812.65:225:58
912.65:235:59
1012.65:235:59
1112.65:245:59
1212.65:246:00
1312.65:256:00
1412.65:256:00
1512.65:266:00
1612.65:266:01
1712.65:276:01
1812.65:276:01
1912.65:286:01
2012.55:286:01
2112.55:296:01
2212.55:296:01
2312.55:306:02
2412.55:306:02
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2612.55:316:02
2712.55:316:02
2812.55:326:02
2912.55:326:02
3012.55:336:02
3112.55:336:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
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66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ribeira do Pombal?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ribeira do Pombal in January

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

In January, Ribeira do Pombal sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ribeira do Pombal 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 Ribeira do Pombal peaks around February 16 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 16UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ribeira do Pombal?

Ribeira do Pombal sits at 10.8°S, 38.5°W, 221 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cipó, 30 km away.

Topography around Ribeira do Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribeira do Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Ribeira do Pombal is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Cipó 30 km · Cícero Dantas 31 km · Tucano 31 km · Poço Verde 41 km · Fátima 44 km · Nova Soure 45 km · Itapicuru 63 km · Olindina 63 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 Ribeira do Pombal (-10.8344°, -38.5358°, elevation 221 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).