Alvinópolis weather in January

In January, Alvinópolis sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 203 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 14% 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 Alvinópolis's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alvinópolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
203 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Alvinópolis 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 Alvinópolis 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 26°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)
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22920
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
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313020

Alvinópolis weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°20318.113.14.3
Feb30° / 20°11913.812.74.4
Mar29° / 20°15117.112.14.6
Apr28° / 18°6111.411.66.1
May26° / 16°295.411.17.4
Jun25° / 14°112.610.88.1
Jul25° / 14°71.810.98.3
Aug26° / 15°123.111.38.0
Sep27° / 17°467.111.96.9
Oct28° / 18°9011.812.55.7
Nov28° / 19°20519.1134.8
Dec28° / 20°2582113.24.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102575
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
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182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252872
263070
273169
283070
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Alvinópolis gets around 203 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
361
461
560
659
759
858
958
1057
1157
1257
1356
1456
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2058
2158
2258
2358
2457
2557
2657
2757
2856
2956
3055
3155

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 79% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1177310
2177310
3177310
4187210
5187111
6187111
7187012
8196912
9196912
10206713
11206713
12216613
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28226513
29226612
30226612
31226612

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 6:19 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:197:31
213.26:207:32
313.26:217:32
413.26:217:32
513.26:227:32
613.26:227:33
713.26:237:33
813.26:247:33
913.26:247:33
1013.16:257:34
1113.16:257:34
1213.16:267:34
1313.16:277:34
1413.16:277:34
1513.16:287:34
1613.16:297:34
1713.16:297:34
1813.16:307:34
1913.16:317:34
2013.16:317:34
2113.06:327:34
2213.06:327:34
2313.06:337:34
2413.06:347:34
2513.06:347:34
2613.06:357:34
2713.06:367:34
2813.06:367:34
2912.96:377:33
3012.96:377:33
3112.96:387:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Alvinópolis

In seasonPeak

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

Alvinópolis's monsoon runs November–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 Alvinópolis?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Alvinópolis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alvinópolis in January

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

In January, Alvinópolis sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alvinópolis 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 Alvinópolis peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Alvinópolis 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 Alvinópolis is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1916 µg/m³Jan 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alvinópolis?

Alvinópolis sits at 20.1°S, 43.0°W, 602 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Domingos do Prata, 28 km away.

Topography around Alvinópolis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alvinópolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 618 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,838 m.

The land around Alvinópolis is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
1,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: São Domingos do Prata 28 km · João Monlevade 35 km · Ponte Nova 37 km · Nova Era 40 km · Santa Bárbara 42 km · Mariana 49 km · Barão de Cocais 49 km · Itabira 57 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 Alvinópolis (-20.1067°, -43.0489°, elevation 602 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).