Viçosa do Ceará weather in January

In January, Viçosa do Ceará sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 119 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Viçosa do Ceará's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viçosa do Ceará's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:48 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Viçosa do Ceará 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Viçosa do Ceará reaches about 31°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 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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43223
53223
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73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133123
143123
153123
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173123
183123
193123
203123
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223123
233123
243123
253123
263123
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283123
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313123

How January really feels in Viçosa do Ceará

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.

Viçosa do Ceará weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°1191712.23.5
Feb30° / 23°1402012.13.4
Mar30° / 22°20825123.3
Apr29° / 22°20722.911.93.5
May30° / 22°7712.711.84.6
Jun31° / 22°143.511.85.5
Jul31° / 22°61.211.85.6
Aug32° / 22°20.311.95.1
Sep33° / 22°10.2124.5
Oct34° / 23°60.512.14.0
Nov34° / 23°50.812.23.8
Dec33° / 23°285.412.23.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
43961
53961
63763
73565
83466
93367
103169
113070
122971
132872
142872
152773
162773
172674
182674
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202674
212674
222674
232674
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282674
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Viçosa do Ceará gets around 119 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
240
342
443
545
646
747
849
950
1051
1152
1254
1355
1456
1557
1658
1758
1859
1959
2060
2160
2260
2361
2461
2561
2661
2761
2861
2961
3060
3160

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 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145838
245739
345541
445442
545343
645244
735146
835047
934948
1034750
1134651
1234552
1334354
1424256
1524157
1623959
1723860
1823761
1923662
2023563
2123464
2213366
2313267
2413168
2513069
2613069
2712970
2812871
2912772
3012673
3112673

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:415:54
212.25:425:54
312.25:425:54
412.25:435:55
512.25:435:55
612.25:445:56
712.25:445:56
812.25:455:56
912.25:455:57
1012.25:465:57
1112.25:465:58
1212.25:465:58
1312.25:475:58
1412.25:475:59
1512.25:485:59
1612.25:485:59
1712.25:486:00
1812.25:496:00
1912.25:496:00
2012.25:506:00
2112.25:506:01
2212.25:506:01
2312.25:516:01
2412.25:516:01
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2612.25:526:02
2712.25:526:02
2812.25:526:02
2912.25:536:02
3012.25:536:02
3112.25:536:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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215.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Viçosa do Ceará

In seasonPeak

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

Viçosa do Ceará'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 Viçosa do Ceará?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Viçosa do Ceará.

What to pack for Viçosa do Ceará in January

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

In January, Viçosa do Ceará sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Viçosa do Ceará in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viçosa do Ceará peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Viçosa do Ceará 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 Viçosa do Ceará is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Viçosa do Ceará?

Viçosa do Ceará sits at 3.6°S, 41.1°W, 719 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tianguá, 22 km away.

Topography around Viçosa do Ceará

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viçosa do Ceará has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Viçosa do Ceará is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
660 m
16 km
749 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tianguá 22 km · Ubajara 38 km · Frecheirinha 38 km · Ibiapina 46 km · Coreaú 48 km · Cocal 53 km · Granja 57 km · São Benedito 60 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 Viçosa do Ceará (-3.5622°, -41.0922°, elevation 719 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).