Altos weather in January

In January, Altos sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 257 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Altos's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
257 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Altos 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Altos reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
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43324
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73324
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103324
113224
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313223

How January really feels in Altos

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.

Altos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°25722.412.32.7
Feb32° / 23°29922.512.22.7
Mar31° / 23°37127122.6
Apr31° / 23°29723.611.92.9
May32° / 23°12912.711.83.8
Jun33° / 23°183.511.74.2
Jul34° / 24°91.511.74.0
Aug35° / 24°20.511.83.2
Sep36° / 25°40.8122.3
Oct37° / 25°172.212.11.9
Nov36° / 25°375.512.22.1
Dec35° / 25°9711.212.32.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43070
52971
62872
72773
82773
92674
102575
112476
122476
132377
142377
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202377
212377
222377
232476
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302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Altos gets around 257 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
158
260
361
463
564
666
767
868
970
1071
1172
1273
1374
1475
1576
1677
1777
1877
1977
2077
2176
2276
2376
2476
2575
2675
2774
2873
2973
3072
3172

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1315802
2314803
3313813
4312823
5311833
6311824
7310834
8210844
929845
1029845
1129845
1218856
1318856
1418856
1517857
1607867
1707867
1806868
1906868
2006868
2106868
2205869
2305869
2405869
25058510
26058510
27058510
28058411
29058411
30058411
31058411

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:446:02
212.35:456:02
312.35:456:02
412.35:466:03
512.35:466:03
612.35:476:04
712.35:476:04
812.35:486:04
912.35:486:05
1012.35:496:05
1112.35:496:05
1212.35:506:06
1312.35:506:06
1412.35:506:06
1512.35:516:07
1612.35:516:07
1712.35:526:07
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1912.35:526:08
2012.35:536:08
2112.35:536:08
2212.25:546:08
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2712.25:556:09
2812.25:566:09
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3112.25:576:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Altos

In seasonPeak

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

Altos's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Altos?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Altos.

What to pack for Altos in January

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

In January, Altos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Altos in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Altos peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Altos 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 Altos is worst in October — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1633 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Altos?

Altos sits at 5.0°S, 42.5°W, 192 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is José de Freitas, 34 km away.

Topography around Altos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Altos is covered by trees (30%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: José de Freitas 34 km · Teresina 38 km · Campo Maior 40 km · Timon 42 km · Demerval Lobão 43 km · União 67 km · Barras 90 km · Água Branca 97 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 Altos (-5.0381°, -42.46°, elevation 192 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).