Araçuaí weather in January

In January, Araçuaí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 83 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Araçuaí's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araçuaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:30 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Araçuaí 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Araçuaí reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°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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303322
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How January really feels in Araçuaí

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.

Araçuaí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°839.212.93.9
Feb33° / 22°606.812.63.8
Mar32° / 22°779.412.13.9
Apr31° / 21°325.111.65.0
May30° / 19°132.311.26.1
Jun28° / 17°41117.0
Jul28° / 17°30.911.17.2
Aug29° / 17°30.811.46.6
Sep31° / 19°11211.95.2
Oct32° / 21°485.912.44.2
Nov31° / 21°11511.912.84.0
Dec31° / 22°14213.1133.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134357
144258
154357
164357
174456
184456
194357
204357
214456
224357
234456
244357
254357
264456
274456
284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Araçuaí gets around 83 mm of rain over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
432
532
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2030
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
3126

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12255419
22255419
33265219
43265219
53265219
63265219
73265120
83265120
93265120
104265020
114265020
124265020
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:22 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:227:21
213.06:227:21
313.06:237:22
413.06:237:22
513.06:247:22
613.06:257:23
713.06:257:23
813.06:267:23
913.06:267:23
1012.96:277:24
1112.96:277:24
1212.96:287:24
1312.96:297:24
1412.96:297:24
1512.96:307:25
1612.96:307:25
1712.96:317:25
1812.96:327:25
1912.96:327:25
2012.96:337:25
2112.96:337:25
2212.96:347:25
2312.86:347:25
2412.86:357:25
2512.86:367:25
2612.86:367:25
2712.86:377:25
2812.86:377:25
2912.86:387:25
3012.86:387:24
3112.86:397:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
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146.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Araçuaí

In seasonPeak

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

Araçuaí's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Araçuaí?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Araçuaí. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araçuaí in January

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

In January, Araçuaí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Araçuaí 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 Araçuaí peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araçuaí?

Araçuaí sits at 16.8°S, 42.1°W, 316 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 55 km away.

Topography around Araçuaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araçuaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Araçuaí is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Caraí 55 km · Padre Paraíso 67 km · Itaobim 68 km · Minas Novas 69 km · Novo Cruzeiro 72 km · Salinas 79 km · Turmalina 85 km · Medina 94 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 Araçuaí (-16.8497°, -42.0703°, elevation 316 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).