Sobral weather in January
In January, Sobral has daytime highs averaging 32 °C, nights around 24 °C, with 16 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 32.4°C Average high
- 23.9°C Average low
- 16days Wet days
- 100mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through January
How January develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 January | 33.0 °C | 24.2 °C | 42 % |
| 11–20 January | 32.3 °C | 23.9 °C | 56 % |
| 21–31 January | 31.8 °C | 23.7 °C | 54 % |
- Average highs fall from 33.0 °C early in January to 31.8 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 11–20 of January (56 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (42 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical January | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 26 of 31 | 84 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 16 of 31 | 51 % |
Conditions in January
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 27 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 38 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 21 °C |
| Relative humidity | 74 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 71 % |
Where Sobral ranks in January
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in January | 9th of 50 | 32 °C |
January compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4 °C | 100 mm | 71 % |
| February | 31.3 °C | 130 mm | 74 % |
| March | 30.6 °C | 187 mm | 77 % |
| November | 35.6 °C | 5 mm | 47 % |
| December | 34.5 °C | 28 mm | 55 % |
See all twelve months for Sobral
- January is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 9th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 9th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 16 of 31 days — 51 % of the month.
- Nights are about 8.5 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest January day on record since 1991 reached 38 °C, 6.0 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsJanuary in Sobral, answered
How warm is Sobral in January?
Daily highs average 32 °C and nights fall to about 24 °C, a spread of 8.5 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes January the 7th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Sobral in January?
January averages 100 mm of rain, spread over about 16 of the 31 days — 51 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 71 % of the sky.
How long are the days in January?
Sobral averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in January. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.