Campos Gerais weather in January

In January, Campos Gerais sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 275 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Campos Gerais's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campos Gerais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
275 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Campos Gerais 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Campos Gerais reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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)
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Campos Gerais weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°27522.713.14.2
Feb28° / 20°17117.312.74.5
Mar28° / 19°17118.512.25.1
Apr27° / 18°628.911.56.7
May24° / 15°445.3117.7
Jun24° / 13°193.110.78.3
Jul24° / 13°142.310.88.6
Aug26° / 14°193.211.38.2
Sep27° / 16°687.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°1101312.55.7
Nov27° / 19°19919.2134.9
Dec28° / 20°25123.113.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82179
92278
102278
112278
122377
132476
142575
152575
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192575
202674
212674
222674
232674
242773
252773
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272773
282872
292872
302872
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Campos Gerais gets around 275 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
375
475
574
674
773
873
973
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2772
2872
2971
3070
3170

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1021772
2021772
3021772
4021772
5022762
6022762
7022753
8023743
9023743
10123733
11123733
12124723
13124723
14124723
15123742
16123742
17123742
18122752
19122752
20122752
21121762
22121762
23120772
24120772
25120772
26119782
27119782
28119782
29119773
30119773
31119773

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
28calm
38calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:287:44
213.36:297:45
313.36:297:45
413.36:307:45
513.36:307:46
613.26:317:46
713.26:327:46
813.26:327:46
913.26:337:46
1013.26:347:47
1113.26:347:47
1213.26:357:47
1313.26:367:47
1413.26:367:47
1513.26:377:47
1613.26:377:47
1713.26:387:47
1813.16:397:47
1913.16:397:47
2013.16:407:47
2113.16:417:47
2213.16:417:47
2313.16:427:47
2413.16:437:47
2513.16:437:47
2613.06:447:47
2713.06:457:46
2813.06:457:46
2913.06:467:46
3013.06:477:46
3113.06:477:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Campos Gerais

In seasonPeak

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

Campos Gerais'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 Campos Gerais?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Campos Gerais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Campos Gerais in January

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

In January, Campos Gerais sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Campos Gerais in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Campos Gerais peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Campos Gerais 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 Campos Gerais is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Campos Gerais?

Campos Gerais sits at 21.2°S, 45.8°W, 840 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boa Esperança, 26 km away.

Topography around Campos Gerais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campos Gerais has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m around an average of 866 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m.

The land around Campos Gerais is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
411 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
794 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Boa Esperança 26 km · Alfenas 29 km · Três Pontas 29 km · Paraguaçu 35 km · Elói Mendes 46 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 47 km · Varginha 49 km · Machado 52 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 Campos Gerais (-21.235°, -45.7586°, elevation 840 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).