Uauá weather in January

In January, Uauá sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Uauá's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:32 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Uauá 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 Uauá reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
13322
23322
33322
43322
53322
63322
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How January really feels in Uauá

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.

Uauá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°607.312.53.8
Feb33° / 22°538.112.33.7
Mar33° / 22°648.812.13.8
Apr32° / 22°296.311.84.4
May30° / 21°184.611.65.4
Jun29° / 20°103.111.46.4
Jul28° / 19°82.311.56.8
Aug29° / 19°61.511.76.5
Sep31° / 19°30.611.95.5
Oct33° / 21°111.512.24.4
Nov33° / 21°273.712.53.9
Dec33° / 22°404.412.63.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44654
54654
64753
74654
84654
94654
104555
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164555
174654
184555
194654
204753
214753
224852
234852
244951
255050
265050
275050
285050
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Uauá gets around 60 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% 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 (%)
117
217
317
418
519
619
720
821
921
1022
1123
1224
1324
1425
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2926
3026
3126

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1552403
2552403
3552403
4651403
5650404
6651394
7651394
8650395
9651385
10650386
11650386
12650386
13549387
14549397
15549397
16548398
17448408
18448408
19447408
20447409
21447409
22447419
23347418
24347428
25346428
26346438
27345448
28345457
29345467
30344467
31344477

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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2114light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 5:24 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:245:58
212.65:255:58
312.65:255:59
412.65:265:59
512.65:266:00
612.65:276:00
712.65:276:00
812.55:286:01
912.55:286:01
1012.55:296:01
1112.55:296:01
1212.55:306:02
1312.55:306:02
1412.55:316:02
1512.55:316:03
1612.55:326:03
1712.55:326:03
1812.55:336:03
1912.55:336:03
2012.55:346:03
2112.55:346:04
2212.55:356:04
2312.55:356:04
2412.55:356:04
2512.55:366:04
2612.55:366:04
2712.55:376:04
2812.55:376:04
2912.45:376:04
3012.45:386:04
3112.45:386:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Uauá?

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

3.8
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 Uauá. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uauá in January

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

In January, Uauá sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uauá 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 Uauá peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Uauá?

Uauá sits at 9.8°S, 39.5°W, 440 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canudos, 50 km away.

Topography around Uauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 441 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Uauá is covered by shrubs (68%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (89%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Canudos 50 km · Andorinha 68 km · Monte Santo 68 km · Euclides da Cunha 90 km · Jaguarari 91 km · Cansanção 92 km · Itiúba 103 km · Senhor do Bonfim 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 Uauá (-9.8414°, -39.4817°, elevation 440 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).