Amarante weather in January

In January, Amarante sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 218 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amarante's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amarante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Amarante 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 Amarante reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
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43224
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How January really feels in Amarante

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.

Amarante weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°21823.112.32.9
Feb31° / 23°21922.112.22.9
Mar31° / 23°24125.5122.9
Apr31° / 23°15918.911.93.4
May32° / 23°62811.74.2
Jun33° / 24°71.811.64.5
Jul33° / 24°50.611.74.4
Aug35° / 24°10.111.83.7
Sep36° / 25°50.6122.7
Oct36° / 26°252.912.12.4
Nov35° / 25°697.812.32.8
Dec33° / 24°10413.412.43.1

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 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
102872
112773
122773
132674
142575
152575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Amarante gets around 218 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
263
364
466
567
669
770
872
973
1074
1175
1276
1377
1478
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2078
2178
2278
2377
2477
2576
2676
2775
2875
2974
3073
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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1214831
2213841
3212851
4211861
5211861
6210871
729881
819891
918901
1018901
1117911
1217911
1316921
1406922
1505932
1605932
1705932
1804933
1904933
2004933
2103943
2203934
2303934
2402944
2502944
2602935
2702935
2802935
2902935
3002926
3102926

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
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:05
212.45:446:06
312.45:456:06
412.45:456:06
512.45:466:07
612.35:466:07
712.35:476:08
812.35:476:08
912.35:486:08
1012.35:486:09
1112.35:496:09
1212.35:496:09
1312.35:506:10
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1612.35:516:10
1712.35:516:11
1812.35:526:11
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2012.35:536:11
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2312.35:546:12
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2712.35:556:13
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3112.35:576:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.8Bright
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264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Amarante

In seasonPeak

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

Amarante'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 Amarante?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amarante.

What to pack for Amarante in January

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

In January, Amarante sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amarante 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 Amarante peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 12UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Amarante 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 Amarante is worst in October — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateOct 1639 µg/m³Jul 104 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Amarante?

Amarante sits at 6.2°S, 42.8°W, 102 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Regeneração, 18 km away.

Topography around Amarante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amarante has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Amarante is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Regeneração 18 km · Água Branca 45 km · Barão de Grajaú 60 km · Floriano 61 km · Parnarama 68 km · Matões 90 km · São João dos Patos 99 km · Demerval Lobão 100 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 Amarante (-6.2432°, -42.8454°, elevation 102 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).