Bonito weather in January

In January, Bonito sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 218 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bonito's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Bonito 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bonito reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53022
63022
73022
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
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How January really feels in Bonito

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.

Bonito weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°2182213.13.4
Feb30° / 22°19620.612.73.5
Mar30° / 22°16318.312.14.0
Apr29° / 20°11311.111.55.6
May26° / 17°1109.1117.0
Jun25° / 16°71710.77.6
Jul25° / 15°575.510.87.9
Aug28° / 16°605.411.37.2
Sep30° / 19°1089.511.95.4
Oct30° / 20°16515.112.54.3
Nov30° / 21°18616.7134.0
Dec31° / 22°23420.913.33.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33664
43664
53664
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123763
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
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203961
213961
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234060
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294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bonito gets around 218 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1073
1173
1272
1372
1471
1570
1670
1769
1869
1968
2068
2168
2268
2368
2468
2568
2669
2769
2870
2971
3071
3172

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121978
2121879
3121879
4221878
5221878
6221977
7221977
8221977
9121978
10121978
11131977
12131977
13131977
14131878
15141877
16141877
17141877
18041878
19041977
20041977
21041977
22041977
23041977
24041977
25041977
26041977
27041977
28031879
29031879
30031879
31031879

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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 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 6:11 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:117:27
213.36:127:27
313.36:127:28
413.26:137:28
513.26:147:28
613.26:147:28
713.26:157:29
813.26:157:29
913.26:167:29
1013.26:177:29
1113.26:177:29
1213.26:187:30
1313.26:197:30
1413.26:197:30
1513.26:207:30
1613.26:217:30
1713.16:217:30
1813.16:227:30
1913.16:237:30
2013.16:237:30
2113.16:247:30
2213.16:247:30
2313.16:257:30
2413.16:267:30
2513.16:267:29
2613.06:277:29
2713.06:287:29
2813.06:287:29
2913.06:297:29
3013.06:307:29
3113.06:307:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bonito?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonito.

What to pack for Bonito in January

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bonito in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bonito peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeJan 19UV 16Sep 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep2Moderate
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Bonito 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 Bonito is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1726 µg/m³Apr 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bonito?

Bonito sits at 21.1°S, 56.5°W, 306 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jardim, 54 km away.

Topography around Bonito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Bonito is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Jardim 54 km · Miranda 98 km · Anastácio 100 km · Aquidauana 102 km · Bela Vista 110 km · Maracaju 147 km · Sidrolândia 159 km · Ponta Porã 176 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 Bonito (-21.1211°, -56.4819°, elevation 306 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).