Boquira weather in January

In January, Boquira sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 125 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Boquira's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boquira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Boquira reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
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273121
283121
293121
303121
313121

How January really feels in Boquira

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.

Boquira weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°1259.312.74.5
Feb31° / 21°658.612.44.4
Mar31° / 21°929.812.14.4
Apr31° / 21°446.411.74.9
May31° / 19°112.111.45.6
Jun30° / 18°20.411.36.5
Jul30° / 17°10.111.36.7
Aug31° / 17°10.111.65.9
Sep33° / 19°81.211.94.6
Oct33° / 21°444.812.33.8
Nov31° / 21°1341112.64.1
Dec31° / 21°12910.412.74.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44159
54159
64159
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264258
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Boquira gets around 125 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1432
1532
1632
1733
1833
1933
2033
2132
2232
2331
2430
2530
2630
2729
2829
2929
3029
3128

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1850393
2850393
3850393
4850393
5850393
6849393
7849394
8848404
9947404
10947404
111046404
121145414
131144414
141143424
151242434
161241434
171240444
181239444
191339445
201338445
211339445
221339435
231340435
241341424
251242424
261243414
271243414
281144414
291145414
301146403
311046403

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:32 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:326:16
212.75:326:17
312.75:336:17
412.75:336:17
512.75:346:18
612.75:346:18
712.75:356:18
812.75:366:19
912.75:366:19
1012.75:376:19
1112.75:376:20
1212.75:386:20
1312.75:386:20
1412.75:396:20
1512.75:396:20
1612.75:406:21
1712.75:406:21
1812.75:416:21
1912.75:416:21
2012.75:426:21
2112.65:426:21
2212.65:436:21
2312.65:436:21
2412.65:446:21
2512.65:446:21
2612.65:456:21
2712.65:456:21
2812.65:466:21
2912.65:466:21
3012.65:476:21
3112.65:476:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boquira

In seasonPeak

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

Boquira's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Boquira?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Boquira for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boquira in January

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

In January, Boquira sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Boquira 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 Boquira peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Boquira?

Boquira sits at 12.8°S, 42.7°W, 645 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Macaúbas, 22 km away.

Topography around Boquira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boquira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m around an average of 703 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Boquira is covered by shrubs (41%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
505 m
16 km
692 m
80 km
1,130 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Macaúbas 22 km · Paratinga 51 km · Oliveira dos Brejinhos 59 km · Tanque Novo 84 km · Paramirim 87 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 89 km · Ibotirama 89 km · Riacho de Santana 90 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 Boquira (-12.8231°, -42.7306°, elevation 645 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).