Buritizeiro weather in January

In January, Buritizeiro sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 186 mm of rain across 15.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Buritizeiro's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritizeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Buritizeiro is human 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Buritizeiro reaches about 30°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 27°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)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
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313121

How January really feels in Buritizeiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 11 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
11
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.

Buritizeiro 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
Jan30° / 21°18615.612.94.1
Feb31° / 21°12611.712.64.3
Mar30° / 21°13813.612.14.4
Apr30° / 20°496.611.65.4
May29° / 18°132.611.26.6
Jun28° / 17°30.5117.5
Jul28° / 16°10.211.17.6
Aug30° / 17°30.711.46.6
Sep32° / 19°182.911.94.9
Oct32° / 21°778.912.44.0
Nov30° / 21°21817.212.83.9
Dec30° / 21°25218.6134.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203565
213664
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273565
283664
293664
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Buritizeiro gets around 186 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
255
354
454
553
653
752
852
951
1050
1150
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1950
2050
2150
2250
2349
2449
2548
2648
2748
2847
2947
3046
3146

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 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13165823
23165823
33165823
43165823
53165823
64165624
74175524
84175524
94175524
104185424
115185324
125185324
135195125
145195125
155195125
165205025
175205025
185205025
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295195323
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315195323

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 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:327:34
213.06:337:34
313.06:347:34
413.06:347:35
513.06:357:35
613.06:357:35
713.06:367:35
813.06:367:36
913.06:377:36
1013.06:387:36
1113.06:387:36
1213.06:397:37
1313.06:397:37
1412.96:407:37
1512.96:417:37
1612.96:417:37
1712.96:427:37
1812.96:427:37
1912.96:437:37
2012.96:447:37
2112.96:447:37
2212.96:457:37
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2412.96:467:37
2512.86:467:37
2612.86:477:37
2712.86:487:37
2812.86:487:37
2912.86:497:37
3012.86:497:37
3112.86:507:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
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 Buritizeiro

In seasonPeak

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

Buritizeiro'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 Buritizeiro?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Buritizeiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buritizeiro in January

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

In January, Buritizeiro sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buritizeiro 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 Buritizeiro peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritizeiro?

Buritizeiro sits at 17.4°S, 45.0°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Buritizeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritizeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Buritizeiro is covered by artificial surfaces (25%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pirapora 2.0 km · Várzea da Palma 37 km · Coração de Jesus 98 km · Três Marias 100 km · Brasilândia de Minas 117 km · Bocaiúva 125 km · Corinto 126 km · João Pinheiro 135 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 Buritizeiro (-17.3511°, -44.9622°, elevation 516 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).