Carmo do Rio Claro weather in January

In January, Carmo do Rio Claro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 260 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 13% 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 Carmo do Rio Claro's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmo do Rio Claro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°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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22720
32720
42720
52720
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72720
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302820
312820

Carmo do Rio Claro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°26022.913.14.4
Feb28° / 20°16517.512.74.8
Mar28° / 20°16318.712.15.1
Apr27° / 18°57911.56.7
May24° / 15°405.5117.7
Jun24° / 14°162.810.88.3
Jul24° / 13°12210.98.6
Aug26° / 14°153.111.38.3
Sep27° / 16°617.411.97.0
Oct28° / 18°10113.212.55.8
Nov27° / 19°18318.7135.0
Dec27° / 20°24423.413.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102278
112278
122476
132575
142575
152575
162575
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222773
232773
242773
252773
262872
272872
282872
292872
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Carmo do Rio Claro gets around 260 mm of rain over 22.9 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 (%)
176
275
375
475
575
674
774
874
973
1073
1173
1272
1372
1472
1573
1673
1773
1874
1974
2074
2174
2274
2374
2474
2574
2673
2773
2872
2972
3071
3171

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116822
216822
316822
417803
517803
617803
718793
818793
919783
1019783
1119783
1220773
1320773
1420773
1520773
1620773
1719783
1819783
1919783
2018793
2118793
2218793
2317803
2417803
2516813
2616813
2716813
2816813
2916813
3016813
3116813

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 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 6:30 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:307:45
213.26:317:46
313.26:317:46
413.26:327:46
513.26:327:46
613.26:337:47
713.26:347:47
813.26:347:47
913.26:357:47
1013.26:367:47
1113.26:367:48
1213.26:377:48
1313.26:377:48
1413.26:387:48
1513.26:397:48
1613.16:397:48
1713.16:407:48
1813.16:417:48
1913.16:417:48
2013.16:427:48
2113.16:437:48
2213.16:437:48
2313.16:447:48
2413.16:457:48
2513.06:457:48
2613.06:467:48
2713.06:477:47
2813.06:477:47
2913.06:487:47
3013.06:487:47
3113.06:497:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
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125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Carmo do Rio Claro

In seasonPeak

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

Carmo do Rio Claro'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 Carmo do Rio Claro?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Carmo do Rio Claro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carmo do Rio Claro in January

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

In January, Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro?

Carmo do Rio Claro sits at 21.0°S, 46.1°W, 824 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alpinópolis, 30 km away.

Topography around Carmo do Rio Claro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Carmo do Rio Claro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmo do Rio Claro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m.

The land around Carmo do Rio Claro is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
526 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
798 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Alpinópolis 30 km · Nova Resende 36 km · Campos Gerais 47 km · Alfenas 54 km · Passos 58 km · Piumhi 59 km · Boa Esperança 59 km · Muzambinho 62 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 Carmo do Rio Claro (-20.9719°, -46.1189°, elevation 824 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).