Toritama weather in January

In January, Toritama sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 26% 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 Toritama's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toritama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Toritama 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 Toritama reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13121
23121
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How January really feels in Toritama

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.

Toritama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°409.412.44.5
Feb31° / 22°369.312.34.3
Mar31° / 22°5011.612.14.3
Apr30° / 22°4811.211.84.7
May29° / 21°501011.65.6
Jun27° / 20°42911.56.5
Jul27° / 19°307.411.66.8
Aug27° / 19°175.511.77.0
Sep29° / 20°114126.4
Oct30° / 20°113.112.25.7
Nov31° / 21°92.912.45.2
Dec31° / 21°145.212.54.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75347
85248
95149
105149
115050
124951
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194951
205050
215050
225050
235149
245248
255248
265347
275347
285446
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Toritama gets around 40 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
324
424
525
625
726
826
927
1028
1129
1230
1331
1432
1532
1633
1734
1834
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2832
2931
3030
3129

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
119801
218811
317821
417812
516822
615823
715823
815814
914824
1014815
1114815
1213816
1313816
1412817
1512808
1612808
1711809
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20117910
21117910
22117910
23117910
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26107911
27107911
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29107911
30107911
31107911

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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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 5:14 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:145:41
212.55:145:42
312.55:155:42
412.55:155:42
512.55:165:43
612.45:165:43
712.45:175:43
812.45:175:44
912.45:185:44
1012.45:185:44
1112.45:195:45
1212.45:195:45
1312.45:205:45
1412.45:205:46
1512.45:205:46
1612.45:215:46
1712.45:215:46
1812.45:225:47
1912.45:225:47
2012.45:235:47
2112.45:235:47
2212.45:245:47
2312.45:245:47
2412.45:245:48
2512.45:255:48
2612.45:255:48
2712.45:265:48
2812.45:265:48
2912.45:265:48
3012.45:275:48
3112.45:275:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Toritama?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Toritama in January

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

In January, Toritama sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Toritama 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 Toritama peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toritama?

Toritama sits at 8.0°S, 36.1°W, 356 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taquaritinga do Norte, 12 km away.

Topography around Toritama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toritama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,101 m.

The land around Toritama is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
358 m
16 km
737 m
80 km
1,101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Taquaritinga do Norte 12 km · Vertentes 14 km · Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 17 km · Riacho das Almas 26 km · Caruaru 32 km · São Caitano 37 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 38 km · Bezerros 38 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 Toritama (-8.0067°, -36.0567°, elevation 356 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).