América Dourada weather in January

In January, América Dourada sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 87 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is América Dourada's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see América Dourada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

América Dourada 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 América Dourada reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
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92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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222919
232919
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252919
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283019
293019
303019
313019

América Dourada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°878.212.65.4
Feb30° / 20°527.312.45.4
Mar30° / 20°697.712.15.5
Apr29° / 19°284.811.86.2
May28° / 18°91.911.57.5
Jun26° / 17°30.611.38.0
Jul26° / 16°20.311.48.3
Aug27° / 16°10.111.68.2
Sep29° / 17°30.411.97.3
Oct30° / 18°202.312.36.0
Nov30° / 19°687.112.55.5
Dec29° / 19°747.512.75.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124654
134555
144555
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204654
214654
224654
234753
244753
254852
264753
274852
284852
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

América Dourada gets around 87 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
525
625
725
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1327
1427
1528
1628
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2428
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3027
3126

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1146323
2136423
3136324
4136324
5126424
6126325
7126325
8126226
9126226
10126127
11126127
12126028
13126028
14125929
15125830
16125731
17125632
18125632
19135433
20135433
21135433
22135433
23135532
24135532
25135631
26125830
27125830
28125929
29116029
30116128
31116128

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:296:09
212.75:306:09
312.75:306:09
412.75:316:10
512.75:316:10
612.65:326:11
712.65:326:11
812.65:336:11
912.65:336:11
1012.65:346:12
1112.65:346:12
1212.65:356:12
1312.65:356:13
1412.65:366:13
1512.65:366:13
1612.65:376:13
1712.65:376:13
1812.65:386:14
1912.65:386:14
2012.65:396:14
2112.65:396:14
2212.65:406:14
2312.65:406:14
2412.65:416:14
2512.55:416:14
2612.55:426:14
2712.55:426:14
2812.55:436:14
2912.55:436:14
3012.55:436:14
3112.55:446:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit América Dourada?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit América Dourada for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for América Dourada in January

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

In January, América Dourada sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in América Dourada 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 América Dourada peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is América Dourada?

América Dourada sits at 11.5°S, 41.4°W, 665 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cafarnaum, 27 km away.

Topography around América Dourada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around América Dourada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around América Dourada is covered by shrubs (59%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
860 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Cafarnaum 27 km · João Dourado 28 km · Morro do Chapéu 32 km · Lapão 44 km · Canarana 44 km · Irecê 49 km · São Gabriel 54 km · Ibititá 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 América Dourada (-11.4553°, -41.4361°, elevation 665 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).