Climate averages 1991–2020
Crateús weather
in January.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Crateús: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 94 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes January a wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quixeramobim (152 km away). In January its highs average 32.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Crateús, with 93 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Crateús ranks joint 11th of 448 for the warmest January highs and joint 64th of 448 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Crateús is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 94 mm to 90 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Crateús climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.412 h |
| February | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 90 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 94 | 16.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 8.4 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| August | 32.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.6 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 12.412 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Quixeramobim in JanuaryBrazil · 152 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 93 mm rain
- Tianguá in JanuaryBrazil · 165 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 141 mm rain
- Sobral in JanuaryBrazil · 170 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 95 mm rain
- Canindé in JanuaryBrazil · 176 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 96 mm rain
- Quixadá in JanuaryBrazil · 185 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 88 mm rain
- Iguatu in JanuaryBrazil · 201 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Itapipoca in JanuaryBrazil · 223 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 113 mm rain
- Picos in JanuaryBrazil · 229 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 141 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Crateús) is explained once on the Crateús year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.