Bom Despacho weather in January

In January, Bom Despacho sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 236 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bom Despacho's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Despacho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bom Despacho 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 Bom Despacho reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
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22820
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Bom Despacho weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23619.213.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14214.412.74.5
Mar29° / 20°15517.412.14.6
Apr28° / 18°569.511.66.2
May26° / 16°304.611.17.6
Jun26° / 15°91.710.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.710.98.6
Aug28° / 15°91.911.37.9
Sep29° / 17°456.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°8210.812.55.0
Nov28° / 20°19719.112.94.4
Dec28° / 20°26422.513.24.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112476
122575
132575
142674
152674
162773
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182773
192773
202773
212872
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
273070
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bom Despacho gets around 236 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
268
367
466
565
665
764
863
962
1062
1161
1261
1360
1460
1560
1661
1761
1861
1962
2062
2162
2262
2361
2461
2560
2660
2759
2858
2958
3057
3156

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1117766
2118747
3118747
4119737
5119728
6120718
7120718
8120709
9121699
10221689
112216710
122226610
132226610
142226610
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162226610
173216610
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193216610
203206710
213206710
223196810
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24319699
25318709
26318709
27318709
28318709
29318718
30319708
31419698

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 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 6:29 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:297:39
213.26:307:40
313.26:307:40
413.26:317:40
513.26:317:41
613.16:327:41
713.16:337:41
813.16:337:41
913.16:347:42
1013.16:347:42
1113.16:357:42
1213.16:367:42
1313.16:367:42
1413.16:377:42
1513.16:377:42
1613.16:387:42
1713.16:397:43
1813.16:397:43
1913.06:407:43
2013.06:417:43
2113.06:417:43
2213.06:427:43
2313.06:437:42
2413.06:437:42
2513.06:447:42
2613.06:447:42
2713.06:457:42
2812.96:467:42
2912.96:467:42
3012.96:477:41
3112.96:477:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bom Despacho

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Despacho's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Bom Despacho?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bom Despacho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bom Despacho in January

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

In January, Bom Despacho sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bom Despacho in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bom Despacho peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Despacho?

Bom Despacho sits at 19.7°S, 45.3°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 32 km away.

Topography around Bom Despacho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Despacho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Bom Despacho is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
648 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Nova Serrana 32 km · Pitangui 38 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 39 km · Lagoa da Prata 44 km · Luz 46 km · Divinópolis 59 km · Pompéu 66 km · Abaeté 67 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 Bom Despacho (-19.7364°, -45.2522°, elevation 771 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).