Amambai weather in January

In January, Amambai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 154 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amambai's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amambai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Amambai 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 Amambai reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
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How January really feels in Amambai

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.

Amambai weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°15418.113.33.8
Feb30° / 21°14716.712.83.9
Mar30° / 21°10814.312.24.5
Apr28° / 18°879.311.56.1
May25° / 15°105910.97.2
Jun24° / 14°858.110.67.5
Jul24° / 13°716.610.77.8
Aug27° / 15°696.111.27.6
Sep28° / 17°1049.111.96.2
Oct30° / 19°15714.212.54.7
Nov30° / 20°15013.913.14.6
Dec30° / 21°16017.313.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64258
74357
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214357
224357
234456
244456
254456
264555
274555
284555
294555
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Amambai gets around 154 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
563
662
762
861
960
1059
1159
1259
1358
1458
1558
1658
1757
1857
1957
2057
2156
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1273952
2263953
3263854
4263854
5263854
6273853
7273853
8273853
9273952
10283951
11284050
12184051
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311103752

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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 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 6:02 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:027:26
213.46:037:26
313.46:037:27
413.46:047:27
513.46:057:27
613.46:057:27
713.46:067:28
813.46:077:28
913.36:077:28
1013.36:087:28
1113.36:087:28
1213.36:097:28
1313.36:107:28
1413.36:117:28
1513.36:117:28
1613.36:127:28
1713.36:137:28
1813.36:137:28
1913.26:147:28
2013.26:157:28
2113.26:157:28
2213.26:167:28
2313.26:177:28
2413.26:177:28
2513.26:187:28
2613.16:197:28
2713.16:197:27
2813.16:207:27
2913.16:217:27
3013.16:227:27
3113.16:227:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
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186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Amambai?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amambai.

What to pack for Amambai in January

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

In January, Amambai sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amambai in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amambai peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 16Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Amambai 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 Amambai is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1623 µg/m³Mar 245 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amambai?

Amambai sits at 23.1°S, 55.2°W, 479 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caarapó, 67 km away.

Topography around Amambai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amambai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m.

The land around Amambai is covered by grassland (32%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (54%), grassland (25%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (35%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
492 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Caarapó 67 km · Pedro Juan Caballero 81 km · Ponta Porã 81 km · Naviraí 106 km · Dourados 107 km · Fátima do Sul 109 km · Itaquiraí 114 km · Itaporã 122 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 Amambai (-23.1042°, -55.2258°, elevation 479 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).