Tapauá weather in January

In January, Tapauá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 318 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Tapauá's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tapauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
318 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tapauá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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 Tapauá

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.

Tapauá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°31828.812.32.6
Feb30° / 24°29125.812.22.6
Mar30° / 24°33429.1122.6
Apr30° / 24°29628.111.92.6
May30° / 24°22527.211.72.9
Jun30° / 23°10518.911.73.7
Jul31° / 23°6513.411.74.3
Aug32° / 24°8615.211.83.6
Sep32° / 24°14419.9123.0
Oct32° / 24°18423.712.12.7
Nov31° / 24°2302612.32.6
Dec31° / 24°29128.612.32.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
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31496

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tapauá gets around 318 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
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1693
1793
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3191

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22377
32377
42476
52575
62575
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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134calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:066:26
212.36:076:26
312.36:076:26
412.36:086:27
512.36:086:27
612.36:096:28
712.36:096:28
812.36:106:28
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1312.36:126:30
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tapauá?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tapauá.

What to pack for Tapauá in January

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

In January, Tapauá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tapauá in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tapauá peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 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 highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Sep 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tapauá 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 Tapauá is worst in August — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 2237 µg/m³Jun 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tapauá?

Tapauá sits at 5.6°S, 63.2°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canutama, 167 km away.

LábreaAnoriBeruri

Topography around Tapauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tapauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Tapauá is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

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50 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
70 m
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January weather nearby: Canutama 167 km · Coari 172 km · Manicoré 209 km · Humaitá 211 km · Codajás 235 km · Lábrea 255 km · Anori 268 km · Beruri 278 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 Tapauá (-5.6283°, -63.1833°, elevation 48 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).