Xique-Xique weather in January

In January, Xique-Xique sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 102 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 29% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Xique-Xique's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xique-Xique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Xique-Xique 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 Xique-Xique reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Xique-Xique

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.

Xique-Xique weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°1021012.63.5
Feb33° / 23°709.412.43.4
Mar33° / 23°891012.13.5
Apr33° / 23°385.311.83.8
May33° / 22°81.411.54.3
Jun32° / 21°00.111.45.1
Jul32° / 20°0011.45.4
Aug33° / 20°0011.64.7
Sep35° / 21°10.311.93.5
Oct35° / 23°182.512.22.8
Nov34° / 24°767.212.53.2
Dec33° / 23°798.412.63.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84456
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144357
154357
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284456
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Xique-Xique gets around 102 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
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430
530
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730
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1030
1130
1231
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1734
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2035
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18373420
28373421
38363421
48363422
57363422
67363423
77363323
87363324
98363224
108363224
118363125
129363025
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269323227
278323327
288323426
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:356:13
212.65:366:13
312.65:366:14
412.65:376:14
512.65:376:14
612.65:386:15
712.65:386:15
812.65:396:15
912.65:406:16
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1312.65:426:17
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1512.65:436:17
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Xique-Xique?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xique-Xique. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Xique-Xique in January

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

In January, Xique-Xique sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Xique-Xique 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 Xique-Xique peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Xique-Xique?

Xique-Xique sits at 10.8°S, 42.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra, 54 km away.

Topography around Xique-Xique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xique-Xique has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m.

The land around Xique-Xique is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Barra 54 km · Central 76 km · Jussara 86 km · Pilão Arcado 95 km · Presidente Dutra 97 km · Buritirama 99 km · São Gabriel 103 km · Irecê 109 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 Xique-Xique (-10.8229°, -42.7281°, elevation 406 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).