Alexânia weather in January

In January, Alexânia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 231 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Alexânia's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexânia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Alexânia reaches about 27°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 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
132719
142719
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182719
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202719
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222819
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282819
292819
302819
312819

Alexânia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°2312312.94.4
Feb28° / 19°19220.212.54.4
Mar28° / 19°21122.312.14.5
Apr28° / 18°9213.111.65.9
May27° / 16°203.311.37.6
Jun27° / 15°50.811.18.3
Jul28° / 14°00.111.18.4
Aug29° / 16°71.511.56.9
Sep31° / 18°325.511.95.2
Oct30° / 19°12215.912.44.3
Nov28° / 19°2172312.84.1
Dec27° / 19°23924.412.94.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202278
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
262179
272377
282377
292377
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Alexânia gets around 231 mm of rain over 23 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
577
677
776
876
975
1075
1174
1274
1374
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2872
2972
3072
3172

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
142967
242967
342967
442967
542967
643066
743066
843165
943165
1043165
1153263
1253263
1353263
1463262
1563262
1663163
1763163
1863064
1962965
2072865
2172865
2272766
2372667
2462668
2562668
2662668
2762668
2862668
2952669
3052669
3152669

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 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:49 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:497:45
212.96:497:46
312.96:507:46
412.96:517:46
512.96:517:47
612.96:527:47
712.96:527:47
812.96:537:48
912.96:537:48
1012.96:547:48
1112.96:557:48
1212.96:557:48
1312.96:567:49
1412.96:567:49
1512.96:577:49
1612.96:577:49
1712.96:587:49
1812.86:597:49
1912.86:597:49
2012.87:007:49
2112.87:007:50
2212.87:017:50
2312.87:017:50
2412.87:027:50
2512.87:037:50
2612.87:037:49
2712.87:047:49
2812.87:047:49
2912.77:057:49
3012.77:057:49
3112.77:067:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Alexânia

In seasonPeak

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

Alexânia's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Alexânia?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Alexânia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alexânia in January

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

In January, Alexânia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alexânia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alexânia peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Alexânia in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alexânia is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1823 µg/m³Jan 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep24Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alexânia?

Alexânia sits at 16.1°S, 48.5°W, 1,089 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Descoberto, 31 km away.

Topography around Alexânia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexânia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,018 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m.

The land around Alexânia is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (30%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
760 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Descoberto 31 km · Cocalzinho de Goiás 43 km · Águas Lindas de Goiás 43 km · Gama 47 km · Pôr do Sol 48 km · Samambaia 48 km · Novo Gama 50 km · Ceilândia 50 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 Alexânia (-16.0822°, -48.5072°, elevation 1,089 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).