Utinga weather in January

In January, Utinga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 90 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Utinga's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:35 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Utinga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
152919
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
212919
222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Utinga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9011.912.65.3
Feb29° / 20°5911.912.45.2
Mar29° / 20°8314.312.15.1
Apr27° / 19°551411.75.6
May26° / 18°4012.611.56.2
Jun24° / 17°4014.111.36.2
Jul24° / 16°4013.211.46.3
Aug24° / 16°3712.611.66.5
Sep26° / 17°279.411.96.8
Oct28° / 18°36812.36.4
Nov28° / 19°9110.712.65.6
Dec29° / 19°8910.412.75.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164654
174753
184753
194753
204852
214852
224852
234951
244951
254951
264951
274852
284852
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Utinga gets around 90 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
536
637
737
838
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1153460
2152470
3151480
4151480
5149490
6148510
7148501
8147511
9146521
10145531
11145531
12244531
13244531
14243541
15243541
16242551
17242551
18242551
19242551
20242551
21242551
22243541
23243541
24244531
25244531
26244531
27244531
28243541
29243541
30243541
31143551

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:27 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:276:08
212.75:276:09
312.75:286:09
412.75:286:10
512.75:296:10
612.75:296:10
712.75:306:11
812.75:306:11
912.75:316:11
1012.75:316:11
1112.75:326:12
1212.75:326:12
1312.75:336:12
1412.65:336:12
1512.65:346:13
1612.65:356:13
1712.65:356:13
1812.65:366:13
1912.65:366:13
2012.65:376:13
2112.65:376:14
2212.65:386:14
2312.65:386:14
2412.65:396:14
2512.65:396:14
2612.65:396:14
2712.65:406:14
2812.65:406:14
2912.65:416:14
3012.55:416:14
3112.55:426:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Utinga?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Utinga in January

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

In January, Utinga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Utinga 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 Utinga peaks around February 18 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 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Utinga?

Utinga sits at 12.1°S, 41.1°W, 537 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bonito, 22 km away.

Topography around Utinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Utinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Utinga is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
1,301 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Bonito 22 km · Tapiramutá 42 km · Souto Soares 59 km · Cafarnaum 59 km · Morro do Chapéu 60 km · Iraquara 60 km · Ruy Barbosa 69 km · Piritiba 70 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 Utinga (-12.0817°, -41.0944°, elevation 537 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).