Valença do Piauí weather in January

In January, Valença do Piauí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 196 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Valença do Piauí's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valença do Piauí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Valença do Piauí 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Valença do Piauí reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23224
33224
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153123
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183123
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223123
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273123
283123
293123
303123
313123

How January really feels in Valença do Piauí

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.

Valença do Piauí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°19620.312.33.1
Feb31° / 22°18919.912.23.2
Mar31° / 22°21823.5123.2
Apr31° / 22°13716.611.93.7
May32° / 23°476.811.74.4
Jun32° / 22°81.211.64.8
Jul33° / 22°40.611.74.6
Aug34° / 22°10.211.83.9
Sep36° / 24°30.3122.9
Oct36° / 25°14212.12.4
Nov35° / 25°345.912.32.6
Dec34° / 24°7310.212.43.1

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 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53169
63070
73070
83070
93070
102872
112773
122773
132674
142575
152575
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222674
232674
242674
252773
262773
272773
282773
292773
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Valença do Piauí gets around 196 mm of rain over 20.3 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 65% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
253
354
455
557
658
759
860
961
1062
1163
1265
1366
1467
1568
1668
1769
1869
1970
2070
2170
2270
2371
2471
2571
2670
2770
2869
2968
3067
3167

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12144639
22134540
32124542
42114443
52114444
61104346
71104247
81104148
9194049
10193951
11193852
12193753
13193654
14093556
15083458
16083359
17083161
18083161
19083062
20072964
21072865
22072865
23062866
24062866
25062767
26052867
27052867
28052867
29052867
30052867
31052966

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:39 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:396:01
212.45:406:02
312.45:406:02
412.45:416:02
512.45:416:03
612.45:426:03
712.45:426:03
812.45:436:04
912.45:436:04
1012.45:446:05
1112.35:446:05
1212.35:446:05
1312.35:456:05
1412.35:456:06
1512.35:466:06
1612.35:466:06
1712.35:476:07
1812.35:476:07
1912.35:486:07
2012.35:486:07
2112.35:486:07
2212.35:496:08
2312.35:496:08
2412.35:496:08
2512.35:506:08
2612.35:506:08
2712.35:516:08
2812.35:516:09
2912.35:516:09
3012.35:526:09
3112.35:526:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Valença do Piauí

In seasonPeak

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

Valença do Piauí's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Valença do Piauí?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valença do Piauí.

What to pack for Valença do Piauí in January

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

In January, Valença do Piauí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Valença do Piauí 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 Valença do Piauí peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 11UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Valença do Piauí?

Valença do Piauí sits at 6.4°S, 41.7°W, 336 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Picos, 81 km away.

Topography around Valença do Piauí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valença do Piauí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Valença do Piauí is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Picos 81 km · Oeiras 81 km · Regeneração 106 km · São Miguel do Tapuio 111 km · Água Branca 114 km · Parambu 118 km · Castelo do Piauí 123 km · Amarante 123 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 Valença do Piauí (-6.4075°, -41.7456°, elevation 336 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).