Breves weather in January

In January, Breves sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 250 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Breves's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Breves's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
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 Breves reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13124
23124
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53124
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How January really feels in Breves

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.

Breves weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°25028.112.12.7
Feb30° / 24°32326.812.12.7
Mar30° / 24°39730122.6
Apr30° / 24°37328.9122.6
May31° / 24°28627.811.92.8
Jun31° / 24°14421.611.93.3
Jul31° / 24°8416.411.93.9
Aug32° / 25°399.511.94.1
Sep33° / 25°256.6124.0
Oct33° / 25°337.7123.7
Nov33° / 25°549.312.13.6
Dec32° / 25°12519.812.13.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42080
52080
61882
71882
81882
91684
101684
111684
121486
131486
141387
151387
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Breves gets around 250 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
486
586
687
788
888
989
1090
1190
1291
1391
1491
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3194

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73862
83862
93862
103961
113961
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284258
294258
304258
314258

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:226:28
212.16:236:28
312.16:236:29
412.16:246:29
512.16:246:30
612.16:246:30
712.16:256:31
812.16:256:31
912.16:266:31
1012.16:266:32
1112.16:276:32
1212.16:276:32
1312.16:276:33
1412.16:286:33
1512.16:286:33
1612.16:296:34
1712.16:296:34
1812.16:296:34
1912.16:306:35
2012.16:306:35
2112.16:306:35
2212.16:316:36
2312.16:316:36
2412.16:316:36
2512.16:326:36
2612.16:326:37
2712.16:326:37
2812.16:326:37
2912.16:336:37
3012.16:336:37
3112.16:336:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Breves

In seasonPeak

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

Breves's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Breves?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Breves.

What to pack for Breves in January

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

In January, Breves sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Breves in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Breves peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Breves 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 Breves is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2019 µg/m³Jun 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Breves?

Breves sits at 1.7°S, 50.5°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Melgaço, 29 km away.

Topography around Breves

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Breves has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m.

The land around Breves is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
75 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Melgaço 29 km · Bagre 39 km · Portel 47 km · Curralinho 78 km · Oeiras do Pará 78 km · Anajás 98 km · São Sebastião da Boa Vista 106 km · Limoeiro do Ajuru 124 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 Breves (-1.6822°, -50.4803°, elevation 7 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).