Carlos Chagas weather in January

In January, Carlos Chagas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 97 mm of rain across 11.5 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 32°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 Carlos Chagas's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carlos Chagas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:24 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Carlos Chagas 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Carlos Chagas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Carlos Chagas

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.

Carlos Chagas 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
Jan32° / 22°9711.512.93.8
Feb32° / 22°659.312.63.7
Mar32° / 22°11114.812.13.7
Apr30° / 21°5711.511.64.7
May29° / 19°297.311.26.0
Jun28° / 18°175.3117.0
Jul27° / 17°176.4117.0
Aug28° / 17°134.711.46.9
Sep30° / 18°205.111.95.8
Oct31° / 20°618.112.44.8
Nov30° / 21°13214.612.84.2
Dec31° / 22°14914.8133.9

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 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
93862
103862
113961
124159
134159
144258
154357
164456
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254654
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274555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Carlos Chagas gets around 97 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1839
1938
2038
2138
2237
2337
2437
2537
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1650440
2650441
3650441
4650441
5649441
6649441
7649441
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9649441
10649441
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21347490
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30349470
31351460

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:157:18
213.06:157:18
313.06:167:18
413.06:177:18
513.06:177:19
613.06:187:19
713.06:187:19
813.06:197:20
913.06:207:20
1013.06:207:20
1113.06:217:20
1213.06:217:20
1313.06:227:21
1413.06:237:21
1513.06:237:21
1613.06:247:21
1712.96:247:21
1812.96:257:21
1912.96:267:21
2012.96:267:21
2112.96:277:21
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2612.96:307:21
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2812.86:317:21
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3012.86:327:21
3112.86:327:20

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in January 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
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Carlos Chagas

In seasonPeak

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

Carlos Chagas's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Carlos Chagas?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carlos Chagas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Carlos Chagas in January

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

In January, Carlos Chagas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Carlos Chagas 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 Carlos Chagas peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carlos Chagas?

Carlos Chagas sits at 17.7°S, 40.8°W, 206 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nanuque, 46 km away.

Topography around Carlos Chagas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carlos Chagas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m.

The land around Carlos Chagas is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
1,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nanuque 46 km · Montanha 64 km · Medeiros Neto 68 km · Águas Formosas 71 km · Pedro Canário 75 km · Ecoporanga 75 km · Itanhém 76 km · Teófilo Otoni 80 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 Carlos Chagas (-17.7031°, -40.7664°, elevation 206 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).