Bom Sucesso weather in January

In January, Bom Sucesso sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 253 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bom Sucesso's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Sucesso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bom Sucesso is 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bom Sucesso reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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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Bom Sucesso weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°25321.713.14.6
Feb28° / 18°15516.912.75.0
Mar27° / 18°16818.412.15.2
Apr26° / 17°629.311.56.8
May24° / 14°385.9117.6
Jun23° / 12°172.610.78.3
Jul24° / 12°111.810.88.6
Aug25° / 13°17311.38.4
Sep27° / 15°647.411.97.1
Oct27° / 17°10413.212.55.9
Nov26° / 17°19719.7134.9
Dec27° / 18°26423.813.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71981
82080
92179
102179
112179
122179
132278
142278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bom Sucesso gets around 253 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
275
374
473
572
672
771
870
970
1069
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1269
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1869
1969
2070
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2270
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3166

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
144155
244155
344155
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544155
644155
744155
844254
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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
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88calm
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108calm
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128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:247:40
213.36:257:40
313.26:267:41
413.26:267:41
513.26:277:41
613.26:277:41
713.26:287:42
813.26:297:42
913.26:297:42
1013.26:307:42
1113.26:317:42
1213.26:317:42
1313.26:327:43
1413.26:337:43
1513.26:337:43
1613.16:347:43
1713.16:347:43
1813.16:357:43
1913.16:367:43
2013.16:367:43
2113.16:377:43
2213.16:387:43
2313.16:387:43
2413.16:397:43
2513.06:407:42
2613.06:407:42
2713.06:417:42
2813.06:427:42
2913.06:427:42
3013.06:437:41
3113.06:437:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bom Sucesso

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Sucesso'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 Sucesso?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bom Sucesso in January

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

In January, Bom Sucesso sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bom Sucesso 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 Sucesso peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bom Sucesso 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 Sucesso is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Sucesso?

Bom Sucesso sits at 21.0°S, 44.8°W, 941 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Amparo, 19 km away.

Topography around Bom Sucesso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Sucesso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m.

The land around Bom Sucesso is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Amparo 19 km · Lavras 34 km · Perdões 35 km · Oliveira 38 km · São João del Rei 53 km · Nepomuceno 54 km · Campo Belo 56 km · Carmópolis de Minas 56 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 Sucesso (-21.0331°, -44.7581°, elevation 941 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).