Caraí weather in January

In January, Caraí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 117 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 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 Caraí's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Caraí 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caraí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
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122919
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Caraí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11713.212.95.0
Feb29° / 19°8911.412.64.9
Mar29° / 19°1251512.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7311.911.66.1
May25° / 16°30811.27.0
Jun24° / 15°175.3117.7
Jul24° / 14°186.811.17.7
Aug25° / 14°155.411.47.7
Sep27° / 16°266.211.97.2
Oct28° / 17°7810.112.46.1
Nov27° / 18°16616.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°18216.8134.9

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143763
153862
163862
173763
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273862
283763
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caraí gets around 117 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
743
842
942
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2841
2941
3040
3140

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1439552
2439552
3439552
4539542
5539542
6539533
7539533
8539533
9539533
10638533
11638533
12638533
13638533
14638533
15638533
16638533
17638533
18637543
19637552
20637552
21638542
22538552
23538552
24538552
25539542
26539542
27540532
28540532
29541522
30441532
31442522

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:207:20
213.06:207:21
313.06:217:21
413.06:217:21
513.06:227:22
613.06:227:22
713.06:237:22
813.06:247:22
913.06:247:23
1013.06:257:23
1113.06:257:23
1213.06:267:23
1312.96:277:23
1412.96:277:24
1512.96:287:24
1612.96:287:24
1712.96:297:24
1812.96:307:24
1912.96:307:24
2012.96:317:24
2112.96:317:24
2212.96:327:24
2312.96:327:24
2412.96:337:24
2512.86:347:24
2612.86:347:24
2712.86:357:24
2812.86:357:24
2912.86:367:24
3012.86:367:23
3112.86:377:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caraí

In seasonPeak

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

Caraí'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 Caraí?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caraí in January

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

In January, Caraí sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Caraí 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 Caraí peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caraí?

Caraí sits at 17.2°S, 41.7°W, 804 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Padre Paraíso, 26 km away.

Topography around Caraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caraí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Caraí is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Padre Paraíso 26 km · Novo Cruzeiro 36 km · Araçuaí 55 km · Itaobim 73 km · Teófilo Otoni 77 km · Águas Formosas 82 km · Malacacheta 83 km · Itambacuri 94 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 Caraí (-17.1889°, -41.6947°, elevation 804 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).