Bom Jesus weather in January

In January, Bom Jesus sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 163 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bom Jesus's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Jesus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bom Jesus 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 Bom Jesus reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
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313122

How January really feels in Bom Jesus

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.

Bom Jesus weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°16318.912.53.5
Feb31° / 22°14717.912.33.5
Mar31° / 22°15318.412.13.7
Apr31° / 22°7510.911.84.2
May32° / 22°233.311.64.6
Jun32° / 21°00.111.55.2
Jul32° / 20°00.111.55.1
Aug34° / 21°0011.74.2
Sep35° / 23°40.611.92.9
Oct35° / 24°344.512.22.7
Nov33° / 23°9810.812.43.3
Dec32° / 22°11813.812.53.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163169
173169
183268
193268
203268
213268
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273070
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bom Jesus gets around 163 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
457
558
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1460
1560
1661
1762
1862
1962
2063
2163
2263
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3163

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12104345
2194346
3194347
4184348
5184249
6184249
7184250
8184150
9184051
10184051
11183952
12183853
13183853
14183754
15183655
16183556
17183556
18183457
19173359
20173359
21173260
22163261
23163261
24163261
25153262
26153262
27043363
28043363
29043462
30043462
31033562

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
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 5:45 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:456:16
212.55:456:17
312.55:466:17
412.55:466:17
512.55:476:18
612.55:486:18
712.55:486:18
812.55:496:19
912.55:496:19
1012.55:506:19
1112.55:506:20
1212.55:516:20
1312.55:516:20
1412.55:516:21
1512.55:526:21
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1712.55:536:21
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1912.55:546:22
2012.55:546:22
2112.55:556:22
2212.45:556:22
2312.45:566:22
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2612.45:576:23
2712.45:576:23
2812.45:586:23
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3012.45:586:23
3112.45:596:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bom Jesus

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Jesus's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Bom Jesus?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bom Jesus.

What to pack for Bom Jesus in January

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

In January, Bom Jesus sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bom Jesus 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 Bom Jesus peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 10UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bom Jesus 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 Bom Jesus is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1418 µg/m³Jul 92 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May4Good
Jun3Good
Jul2Good
Aug6Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Jesus?

Bom Jesus sits at 9.1°S, 44.4°W, 281 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campo Alegre de Lourdes, 156 km away.

Topography around Bom Jesus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Jesus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Bom Jesus is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Campo Alegre de Lourdes 156 km · Corrente 176 km · São Raimundo Nonato 182 km · Canto do Buriti 189 km · Buritirama 198 km · Uruçuí 206 km · Santa Rita de Cássia 216 km · Pilão Arcado 230 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 Jesus (-9.0744°, -44.3586°, elevation 281 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).