Traipu weather in January

In January, Traipu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 37 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Traipu's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Traipu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Traipu 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Traipu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
13323
23323
33324
43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
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283324
293324
303324
313324

How January really feels in Traipu

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.

Traipu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°37812.53.6
Feb33° / 24°398.612.33.6
Mar33° / 24°4710.312.13.6
Apr32° / 23°5212.711.83.9
May30° / 22°6315.711.54.6
Jun28° / 21°5716.711.45.3
Jul27° / 20°5016.511.55.6
Aug28° / 20°3213.511.75.9
Sep29° / 21°239.311.95.5
Oct31° / 22°205.512.24.9
Nov33° / 23°234.412.54.1
Dec33° / 23°194.312.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145545
155545
165545
175545
185446
195446
205545
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265644
275545
285644
295644
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Traipu gets around 37 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
320
420
521
622
722
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1426
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3027
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55842
65743
75644
85545
95446
105446
115347
125248
135149
145050
154951
164951
174852
184753
194753
204654
214654
224555
234456
244456
254357
264258
274258
284159
294159
304060
314060

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
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:145:48
212.65:145:49
312.65:155:49
412.65:165:50
512.65:165:50
612.65:175:50
712.65:175:51
812.65:185:51
912.65:185:51
1012.55:195:51
1112.55:195:52
1212.55:205:52
1312.55:205:52
1412.55:215:53
1512.55:215:53
1612.55:225:53
1712.55:225:53
1812.55:235:53
1912.55:235:54
2012.55:235:54
2112.55:245:54
2212.55:245:54
2312.55:255:54
2412.55:255:54
2512.55:265:54
2612.55:265:54
2712.55:275:54
2812.55:275:55
2912.55:275:55
3012.45:285:55
3112.45:285:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Traipu?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Traipu in January

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

In January, Traipu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Traipu 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 Traipu peaks around February 19 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 19UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Traipu?

Traipu sits at 10.0°S, 37.0°W, 30 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Girau do Ponciano, 21 km away.

Topography around Traipu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Traipu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m.

The land around Traipu is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Girau do Ponciano 21 km · Porto Real do Colégio 30 km · Porto da Folha 31 km · Propriá 32 km · Lagoa da Canoa 33 km · Aquidabã 35 km · Batalha 35 km · Feira Grande 37 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 Traipu (-9.9706°, -37.0033°, elevation 30 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).