Tacaratu weather in January

In January, Tacaratu sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 51 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tacaratu's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tacaratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tacaratu reaches about 34°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 31°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)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
73423
83423
93423
103423
113423
123423
133423
143423
153423
163423
173423
183423
193423
203423
213423
223423
233423
243423
253423
263423
273423
283423
293423
303423
313423

How January really feels in Tacaratu

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.

Tacaratu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°516.512.53.4
Feb33° / 23°557.612.33.5
Mar33° / 23°61912.13.6
Apr32° / 22°346.911.84.3
May30° / 21°255.711.65.4
Jun28° / 20°175.211.56.6
Jul28° / 20°134.511.57.1
Aug29° / 19°103.211.76.6
Sep31° / 20°51.311.95.5
Oct33° / 21°91.312.24.2
Nov34° / 22°142.312.43.3
Dec34° / 23°253.112.53.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45842
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125446
135248
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225248
235248
245347
255347
265446
275446
285347
295446
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tacaratu gets around 51 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
414
514
615
715
816
917
1018
1118
1219
1321
1422
1523
1624
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2227
2327
2427
2526
2626
2726
2826
2925
3025
3124

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1244485
2344486
3344486
4343477
5343477
6343478
7342478
8341479
93414710
103404710
112394811
122384812
132374812
142364913
152354914
161354915
171344916
181334917
191324917
201324918
211324918
221314919
231314919
241314919
251314919
261304920
271304920
281304920
291295020
301295119
311295119

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:20 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:205:51
212.55:215:52
312.55:215:52
412.55:225:53
512.55:225:53
612.55:235:53
712.55:235:54
812.55:245:54
912.55:245:54
1012.55:255:55
1112.55:255:55
1212.55:265:55
1312.55:265:55
1412.55:275:56
1512.55:275:56
1612.55:285:56
1712.55:285:56
1812.55:285:57
1912.55:295:57
2012.55:295:57
2112.55:305:57
2212.55:305:57
2312.45:315:57
2412.45:315:58
2512.45:325:58
2612.45:325:58
2712.45:325:58
2812.45:335:58
2912.45:335:58
3012.45:345:58
3112.45:345:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tacaratu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tacaratu in January

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

In January, Tacaratu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tacaratu 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 Tacaratu peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tacaratu?

Tacaratu sits at 9.1°S, 38.1°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Petrolândia, 16 km away.

Topography around Tacaratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tacaratu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,058 m.

The land around Tacaratu is covered by trees (38%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
1,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Petrolândia 16 km · Glória 28 km · Água Branca 29 km · Paulo Afonso 34 km · Delmiro Gouveia 36 km · Inajá 42 km · Mata Grande 46 km · Inhapi 46 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 Tacaratu (-9.1053°, -38.1492°, elevation 516 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).