Afonso Cláudio weather in January

In January, Afonso Cláudio sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 144 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Afonso Cláudio's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afonso Cláudio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:21 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Afonso Cláudio 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Afonso Cláudio reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32819
42819
52819
62819
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Afonso Cláudio weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14413.913.15.4
Feb29° / 19°7611.112.75.3
Mar28° / 19°11514.112.15.3
Apr27° / 18°621111.66.3
May25° / 16°28611.17.5
Jun24° / 15°112.810.88.3
Jul24° / 14°102.710.98.3
Aug25° / 14°154.411.38.0
Sep26° / 16°347.311.97.1
Oct26° / 17°8811.612.56.2
Nov26° / 18°17916.8135.2
Dec27° / 19°21218.413.25.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83169
93169
103070
113169
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173367
183367
193268
203268
213367
223367
233367
243466
253367
263565
273565
283565
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Afonso Cláudio gets around 144 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
249
348
447
547
646
746
845
945
1045
1145
1244
1344
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2544
2644
2744
2844
2943
3043
3142

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118766
218766
318766
418757
518757
618757
718748
818748
919738
1019738
1119738
1219738
1319738
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1620728
1720728
1820728
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2121727
2221727
2321727
2421736
2520746
2620746
2720755
2819765
2919765
3018775
3118775

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:127:24
213.26:127:24
313.26:137:24
413.26:147:24
513.26:147:25
613.26:157:25
713.26:157:25
813.26:167:25
913.26:177:26
1013.16:177:26
1113.16:187:26
1213.16:187:26
1313.16:197:26
1413.16:207:26
1513.16:207:26
1613.16:217:27
1713.16:227:27
1813.16:227:27
1913.16:237:27
2013.16:247:27
2113.06:247:27
2213.06:257:27
2313.06:257:27
2413.06:267:26
2513.06:277:26
2613.06:277:26
2713.06:287:26
2813.06:297:26
2912.96:297:26
3012.96:307:25
3112.96:307:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Afonso Cláudio

In seasonPeak

In January, Afonso Cláudio sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Afonso Cláudio's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Afonso Cláudio?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Afonso Cláudio for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afonso Cláudio in January

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

In January, Afonso Cláudio sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Afonso Cláudio 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 Afonso Cláudio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afonso Cláudio?

Afonso Cláudio sits at 20.1°S, 41.1°W, 368 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria de Jetibá, 40 km away.

Topography around Afonso Cláudio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afonso Cláudio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Afonso Cláudio is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Santa Maria de Jetibá 40 km · Ibatiba 44 km · Mutum 45 km · Iúna 53 km · Lajinha 53 km · Muniz Freire 53 km · Santa Teresa 57 km · Domingos Martins 58 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 Afonso Cláudio (-20.0742°, -41.1239°, elevation 368 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).