Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in January.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 33.5°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In January its highs average 32.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Paulo Afonso, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks 2nd of 448 for the warmest January highs and 4th of 448 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 448 cities is 28.5°C; Paulo Afonso is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 35 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
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 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 · 158 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Itabaiana in JanuaryBrazil · 166 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Arcoverde in JanuaryBrazil · 168 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Arapiraca in JanuaryBrazil · 175 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Lagarto in JanuaryBrazil · 179 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 47 mm rain
- Garanhuns in JanuaryBrazil · 197 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.2°C · 45 mm rain
- Aracaju in JanuaryBrazil · 209 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 52 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in JanuaryBrazil · 210 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 56 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 Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.