Brasília de Minas weather in January

In January, Brasília de Minas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 154 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Brasília de Minas's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brasília de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Brasília de Minas 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Brasília de Minas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132921
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202921
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222921
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253021
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273021
283021
293021
303021
313021

How January really feels in Brasília de Minas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Brasília de Minas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°15414.912.94.6
Feb30° / 21°12112.112.54.7
Mar29° / 21°14213.912.14.8
Apr29° / 20°547.911.65.7
May29° / 18°142.911.36.8
Jun28° / 17°30.611.18.0
Jul28° / 16°10.111.18.2
Aug29° / 17°20.411.57.0
Sep31° / 19°122.311.95.3
Oct32° / 21°69812.44.4
Nov29° / 21°18416.612.84.3
Dec29° / 21°20117.612.94.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113565
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253664
263664
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283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Brasília de Minas gets around 154 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
351
451
550
650
749
849
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1649
1749
1849
1949
2050
2149
2249
2348
2448
2547
2646
2746
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10629605
20628615
30628615
40627616
50627616
60727597
70727597
80727588
90827578
100827569
110827569
120827569
1309275410
1409275410
1509275410
1619275310
1719275310
1819275310
1919275310
2018275410
211827559
221827559
231827559
241828558
251728568
261728568
271729567
281729567
291729567
301729567
311630567

Wind in January

Winds average 9 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:327:29
212.96:337:30
312.96:347:30
412.96:347:30
512.96:357:31
612.96:357:31
712.96:367:31
812.96:367:32
912.96:377:32
1012.96:387:32
1112.96:387:32
1212.96:397:32
1312.96:397:33
1412.96:407:33
1512.96:407:33
1612.96:417:33
1712.96:427:33
1812.96:427:33
1912.86:437:33
2012.86:437:33
2112.86:447:33
2212.86:447:33
2312.86:457:33
2412.86:467:33
2512.86:467:33
2612.86:477:33
2712.86:477:33
2812.86:487:33
2912.76:487:33
3012.76:497:33
3112.76:497:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Brasília de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Brasília de Minas'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 Brasília de Minas?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brasília de Minas in January

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

In January, Brasília de Minas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brasília de Minas 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 Brasília de Minas peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Brasília de Minas?

Brasília de Minas sits at 16.2°S, 44.4°W, 728 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coração de Jesus, 54 km away.

Topography around Brasília de Minas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brasília de Minas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 745 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m.

The land around Brasília de Minas is covered by trees (37%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (36%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Coração de Jesus 54 km · São Francisco 54 km · São João da Ponte 55 km · Varzelândia 71 km · Januária 81 km · Montes Claros 85 km · Francisco Sá 105 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 111 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 Brasília de Minas (-16.2064°, -44.4333°, elevation 728 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).