Águas Formosas weather in January

In January, Águas Formosas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 98 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Águas Formosas's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Águas Formosas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Águas Formosas 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Águas Formosas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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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How January really feels in Águas Formosas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Águas Formosas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°9811.112.94.4
Feb31° / 21°689.612.64.2
Mar30° / 21°11514.612.14.3
Apr29° / 20°7512.911.65.3
May27° / 18°4310.511.26.4
Jun26° / 17°328.5116.9
Jul25° / 16°349.511.17.0
Aug26° / 16°277.411.47.1
Sep28° / 17°387.411.96.4
Oct29° / 19°8010.212.45.3
Nov29° / 20°1601512.84.6
Dec30° / 21°15414134.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103961
114060
124060
134060
144258
154258
164258
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184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
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274357
284258
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304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Águas Formosas gets around 98 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2934
3034
3134

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11176715
21186615
31186516
41186516
51186417
61186417
71186318
81186318
91186219
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121186120
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151195921
161205821
170205921
180205921
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220225820
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250225919
260226018
270226117
280226117
290226216
300226315
310226315

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:177:17
213.06:177:17
313.06:187:18
413.06:187:18
513.06:197:18
613.06:207:19
713.06:207:19
813.06:217:19
913.06:217:19
1013.06:227:20
1113.06:237:20
1212.96:237:20
1312.96:247:20
1412.96:247:20
1512.96:257:20
1612.96:267:21
1712.96:267:21
1812.96:277:21
1912.96:277:21
2012.96:287:21
2112.96:287:21
2212.96:297:21
2312.96:307:21
2412.86:307:21
2512.86:317:21
2612.86:317:21
2712.86:327:21
2812.86:327:21
2912.86:337:20
3012.86:337:20
3112.86:347:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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186.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Águas Formosas

In seasonPeak

In January, Águas Formosas sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Águas Formosas's rainy season runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Águas Formosas?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Águas Formosas in January

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

In January, Águas Formosas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Águas Formosas?

Águas Formosas sits at 17.1°S, 40.9°W, 260 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Padre Paraíso, 58 km away.

Topography around Águas Formosas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Águas Formosas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m.

The land around Águas Formosas is covered by grassland (73%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
722 m
80 km
1,071 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Padre Paraíso 58 km · Itanhém 65 km · Carlos Chagas 71 km · Jequitinhonha 72 km · Caraí 82 km · Medeiros Neto 83 km · Itaobim 84 km · Almenara 103 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 Águas Formosas (-17.0822°, -40.9358°, elevation 260 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).