Belmonte weather in January

In January, Belmonte sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 87 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Belmonte's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belmonte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:19 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Belmonte 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 Belmonte reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
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How January really feels in Belmonte

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 2 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
2
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.

Belmonte weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°8717.812.84.8
Feb29° / 24°7516.912.54.6
Mar29° / 24°12220.912.14.3
Apr28° / 23°12820.711.74.6
May27° / 22°10217.911.35.5
Jun26° / 21°8716.911.15.8
Jul25° / 20°7918.911.25.7
Aug25° / 20°611611.56.0
Sep26° / 21°561411.96.2
Oct27° / 22°10015.112.45.9
Nov27° / 23°15716.912.75.3
Dec28° / 24°11715.512.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95446
105446
115347
125347
135446
145446
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315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Belmonte gets around 87 mm of rain over 17.8 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 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
456
556
657
757
857
957
1058
1158
1258
1358
1458
1559
1659
1759
1859
1959
2058
2158
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
32953
42953
52953
62953
72944
82944
92944
102944
112944
122944
131945
141945
151945
162935
172926
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202926
212926
222926
232926
242926
252926
261927
271927
281927
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301927
311927

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 5:11 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:116:07
212.95:116:07
312.95:126:07
412.95:136:08
512.95:136:08
612.95:146:08
712.95:146:08
812.95:156:09
912.95:156:09
1012.95:166:09
1112.95:166:09
1212.95:176:10
1312.95:186:10
1412.95:186:10
1512.95:196:10
1612.85:196:10
1712.85:206:10
1812.85:216:10
1912.85:216:11
2012.85:226:11
2112.85:226:11
2212.85:236:11
2312.85:236:11
2412.85:246:11
2512.85:246:11
2612.85:256:11
2712.85:256:11
2812.75:266:11
2912.75:276:10
3012.75:276:10
3112.75:286:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
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286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Belmonte?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Belmonte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belmonte in January

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

In January, Belmonte sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Belmonte in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Belmonte in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belmonte peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belmonte?

Belmonte sits at 15.9°S, 38.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canavieiras, 22 km away.

Topography around Belmonte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belmonte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Belmonte is covered by trees (33%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Canavieiras 22 km · Santa Cruz Cabrália 49 km · Una 67 km · Porto Seguro 68 km · Camacan 82 km · Eunápolis 94 km · Itabela 107 km · Ilhéus 119 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 Belmonte (-15.8613°, -38.8798°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).