Alegre weather in January

In January, Alegre sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 183 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Alegre's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:21 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Alegre 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Alegre reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
192920
202920
212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272920
283020
293020
303020
313020

Alegre 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
Jan29° / 20°18315.113.14.6
Feb30° / 20°13211.812.74.7
Mar29° / 19°19117.812.14.7
Apr27° / 18°10714.211.55.9
May25° / 16°589.8116.9
Jun24° / 14°306.410.87.6
Jul24° / 14°276.310.97.8
Aug25° / 14°306.511.37.6
Sep26° / 16°7810.911.96.6
Oct27° / 17°13013.812.55.8
Nov27° / 18°23418.7134.9
Dec28° / 20°27420.513.24.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
123268
133268
143268
153268
163367
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233565
243565
253664
263763
273763
283961
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Alegre gets around 183 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
652
751
851
950
1049
1149
1249
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2347
2447
2546
2646
2745
2845
2944
3044
3144

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1107515
2117415
3117415
4117415
5117415
6117316
7127216
8127216
9127216
10127216
11127216
12137116
13137116
14137017
15137017
16146917
17146917
18146818
19146818
20146818
21156718
22156718
23156718
24156817
25156817
26156916
27147016
28147016
29147115
30147115
31147115

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
237calm
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 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:127:27
213.26:137:27
313.26:137:27
413.26:147:27
513.26:147:28
613.26:157:28
713.26:167:28
813.26:167:28
913.26:177:29
1013.26:187:29
1113.26:187:29
1213.26:197:29
1313.26:197:29
1413.26:207:29
1513.16:217:29
1613.16:217:29
1713.16:227:29
1813.16:237:29
1913.16:237:29
2013.16:247:29
2113.16:257:29
2213.16:257:29
2313.16:267:29
2413.06:277:29
2513.06:277:29
2613.06:287:29
2713.06:287:29
2813.06:297:29
2913.06:307:28
3013.06:307:28
3112.96:317:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Alegre

In seasonPeak

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

Alegre's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Alegre?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alegre in January

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

In January, Alegre sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alegre 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 Alegre peaks around February 11 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 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alegre?

Alegre sits at 20.8°S, 41.5°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guaçuí, 15 km away.

Topography around Alegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,841 m.

The land around Alegre is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,146 m
80 km
2,841 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Guaçuí 15 km · Muniz Freire 36 km · Mimoso do Sul 38 km · Castelo 40 km · Espera Feliz 41 km · Bom Jesus do Itabapoana 44 km · Cachoeiro de Itapemirim 45 km · Iúna 46 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 Alegre (-20.7636°, -41.5331°, elevation 248 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).