Tanhaçu weather in January

In January, Tanhaçu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tanhaçu's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanhaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:32 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Tanhaçu is human 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tanhaçu 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 34°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)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53121
63121
73121
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93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
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How January really feels in Tanhaçu

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.

Tanhaçu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°79812.74.7
Feb31° / 21°486.512.54.6
Mar31° / 21°809.512.14.6
Apr30° / 20°417.911.75.2
May29° / 19°215.711.46.2
Jun27° / 17°18511.27.2
Jul27° / 16°154.911.37.3
Aug28° / 16°123.511.57.2
Sep30° / 18°132.911.96.1
Oct31° / 19°416.112.35.1
Nov30° / 20°11410.312.64.7
Dec30° / 20°999.712.84.8

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 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44951
54852
64852
74951
84852
94951
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194852
204852
214852
224852
234951
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanhaçu gets around 79 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
527
627
727
827
927
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2226
2326
2425
2525
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1128647
2128647
3128647
4128638
5128638
6127648
7127639
8127639
91276210
101276210
111276210
121276210
131276111
141276111
151276111
161276012
171276012
181276012
191276012
201276012
211285912
221295911
231295911
241305910
251305910
261305910
27130609
28130609
29130609
30130618
31131608

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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:246:13
212.85:246:13
312.85:256:13
412.85:256:14
512.85:266:14
612.85:266:14
712.85:276:15
812.85:286:15
912.85:286:15
1012.85:296:15
1112.85:296:16
1212.85:306:16
1312.85:306:16
1412.85:316:16
1512.85:316:16
1612.75:326:17
1712.75:326:17
1812.75:336:17
1912.75:346:17
2012.75:346:17
2112.75:356:17
2212.75:356:17
2312.75:366:17
2412.75:366:17
2512.75:376:17
2612.75:376:17
2712.75:386:17
2812.75:386:17
2912.65:396:17
3012.65:396:17
3112.65:406:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tanhaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Tanhaçu's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Tanhaçu?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanhaçu in January

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

In January, Tanhaçu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tanhaçu 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 Tanhaçu peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tanhaçu?

Tanhaçu sits at 14.0°S, 41.2°W, 433 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ituaçu, 24 km away.

Topography around Tanhaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanhaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,352 m.

The land around Tanhaçu is covered by shrubs (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,352 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ituaçu 24 km · Barra da Estiva 45 km · Brumado 49 km · Anagé 67 km · Ibicoara 68 km · Livramento do Brumado 77 km · Livramento de Nossa Senhora 77 km · Vitória da Conquista 104 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 Tanhaçu (-14.0214°, -41.2481°, elevation 433 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).