Climate averages 1991–2020
Patos weather
in January.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Patos: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (155 km away). In January its highs average 32.8°C, 1.5°C cooler than Patos, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Patos ranks 1st of 448 for the warmest January highs and 36th of 448 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Patos is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 64 mm to 65 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
Patos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 34.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 64 | 7.1 | 12.512 h |
| February | 33.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 65 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| March | 33.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 111 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 69 | 8.8 | 12.012 h |
| May | 32.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 33 | 5.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| July | 31.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 6.4 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| August | 32.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 3.9 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 3.1 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 35.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| December | 35.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 13 | 1.8 | 12.513 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
- Serra Talhada in JanuaryBrazil · 155 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Campina Grande in JanuaryBrazil · 156 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Arcoverde in JanuaryBrazil · 157 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in JanuaryBrazil · 158 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Belo Jardim in JanuaryBrazil · 174 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Caruaru in JanuaryBrazil · 201 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Mossoró in JanuaryBrazil · 204 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 68 mm rain
- Garanhuns in JanuaryBrazil · 224 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.2°C · 45 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 Patos) is explained once on the Patos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.