Ruy Barbosa weather in January

In January, Ruy Barbosa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ruy Barbosa's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruy Barbosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:32 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Ruy Barbosa is human settlement in Bahia, 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 Ruy Barbosa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Ruy Barbosa

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.

Ruy Barbosa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°8811.212.64.4
Feb31° / 21°571112.44.2
Mar31° / 21°7613.412.14.2
Apr30° / 21°4812.611.74.8
May28° / 20°29911.46.1
Jun27° / 18°269.311.36.6
Jul26° / 17°279.711.46.7
Aug27° / 17°259.211.66.6
Sep29° / 18°227.811.96.0
Oct30° / 20°367.712.35.1
Nov31° / 21°741012.64.6
Dec31° / 21°739.512.74.6

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
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54852
64852
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84852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ruy Barbosa gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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735
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1147610
2147610
3137611
4137611
5137611
6137611
7137512
8137512
9137512
10137512
11147412
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26127612
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29127711
30117811
31117910

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:246:06
212.75:246:07
312.75:256:07
412.75:256:08
512.75:266:08
612.75:266:08
712.75:276:09
812.75:286:09
912.75:286:09
1012.75:296:09
1112.75:296:10
1212.75:306:10
1312.75:306:10
1412.75:316:10
1512.75:316:11
1612.65:326:11
1712.65:326:11
1812.65:336:11
1912.65:336:11
2012.65:346:11
2112.65:346:11
2212.65:356:12
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3012.65:396:12
3112.55:396:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ruy Barbosa?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruy Barbosa in January

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

In January, Ruy Barbosa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ruy Barbosa 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 Ruy Barbosa peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ruy Barbosa?

Ruy Barbosa sits at 12.3°S, 40.5°W, 344 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itaberaba, 34 km away.

Topography around Ruy Barbosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruy Barbosa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Ruy Barbosa is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), trees (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
663 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Itaberaba 34 km · Boa Vista do Tupim 44 km · Mundo Novo 47 km · Baixa Grande 51 km · Tapiramutá 58 km · Iaçu 62 km · Piritiba 62 km · Utinga 69 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 Ruy Barbosa (-12.2839°, -40.4939°, elevation 344 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).