Uruaçu weather in January

In January, Uruaçu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 285 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Uruaçu's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uruaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:03 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Uruaçu 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Uruaçu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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How January really feels in Uruaçu

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.

Uruaçu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°28524.412.83.4
Feb30° / 21°2182212.53.3
Mar30° / 22°22923.212.13.4
Apr31° / 21°1031411.74.2
May31° / 20°172.811.35.3
Jun31° / 19°30.511.25.9
Jul31° / 18°00.111.25.9
Aug33° / 20°30.811.54.6
Sep34° / 22°224.211.93.3
Oct33° / 22°11514.212.33.1
Nov30° / 22°23322.112.73.3
Dec30° / 22°28123.812.83.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62080
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232278
242278
252278
262179
272179
282179
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Uruaçu gets around 285 mm of rain over 24.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
279
379
479
579
680
779
879
979
1079
1179
1278
1378
1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2178
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123959
223959
323860
423860
523761
623761
723761
823662
923662
1033661
1133562
1233562
1333463
1433463
1543363
1643264
1743165
1843066
1942967
2042967
2142868
2242769
2342769
2442769
2532770
2632770
2732770
2832869
2932869
3032869
3132968

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:54 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:547:45
212.86:557:45
312.86:557:46
412.86:567:46
512.86:577:46
612.86:577:47
712.86:587:47
812.86:587:47
912.86:597:48
1012.86:597:48
1112.87:007:48
1212.87:007:48
1312.87:017:49
1412.87:027:49
1512.87:027:49
1612.87:037:49
1712.87:037:49
1812.87:047:49
1912.87:047:49
2012.77:057:50
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2212.77:067:50
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3012.77:107:49
3112.67:107:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Uruaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Uruaçu's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Uruaçu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uruaçu.

What to pack for Uruaçu in January

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

In January, Uruaçu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uruaçu 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 Uruaçu peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Uruaçu 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 Uruaçu is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.8× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2021 µg/m³Jul 104 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug8Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uruaçu?

Uruaçu sits at 14.5°S, 49.1°W, 524 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapaci, 65 km away.

Topography around Uruaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uruaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 519 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,213 m.

The land around Uruaçu is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (31%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,213 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Itapaci 65 km · Niquelândia 74 km · Goianésia 88 km · Crixás 89 km · Ceres 100 km · Rubiataba 101 km · Padre Bernardo 116 km · Porangatu 121 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 Uruaçu (-14.5247°, -49.1408°, elevation 524 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).