Álvares Machado weather in January

In January, Álvares Machado sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 215 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Álvares Machado's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Álvares Machado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
215 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Álvares Machado 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 Álvares Machado reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Álvares Machado

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.

Álvares Machado weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°21521.213.23.4
Feb31° / 22°16318.112.83.6
Mar31° / 21°12615.512.24.2
Apr30° / 20°637.611.55.6
May27° / 17°666.7117.2
Jun26° / 16°455.210.77.8
Jul26° / 15°283.510.88.0
Aug29° / 17°323.811.26.9
Sep30° / 19°857.811.95.3
Oct31° / 20°12912.812.54.3
Nov31° / 21°13213.613.14.1
Dec31° / 22°16518.213.33.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52971
62872
72872
82872
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112872
122971
132971
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153070
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313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Álvares Machado gets around 215 mm of rain over 21.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3165

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10731620
20731620
30631630
41631620
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251727650
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312823670

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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:498:09
213.36:508:09
313.36:508:09
413.36:518:10
513.36:528:10
613.36:528:10
713.36:538:10
813.36:548:11
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2213.17:038:11
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Álvares Machado

In seasonPeak

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

Álvares Machado'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 Álvares Machado?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Álvares Machado.

What to pack for Álvares Machado in January

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

In January, Álvares Machado sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Álvares Machado 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 Álvares Machado peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Álvares Machado 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 Álvares Machado is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Mar 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Álvares Machado?

Álvares Machado sits at 22.1°S, 51.5°W, 484 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Prudente, 10 km away.

Topography around Álvares Machado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Álvares Machado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Álvares Machado is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Presidente Prudente 10 km · Santo Anastácio 22 km · Pirapozinho 22 km · Regente Feijó 24 km · Martinópolis 32 km · Presidente Venceslau 45 km · Mirante do Paranapanema 51 km · Adamantina 60 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 Álvares Machado (-22.0794°, -51.4719°, elevation 484 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).