Central weather in January

In January, Central sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 106 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Central's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Central's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 106 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:40 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Central reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

How January really feels in Central

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Central weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	106	9.3	12.6	4.5
Feb	31° / 21°	65	9	12.4	4.4
Mar	31° / 21°	78	9.1	12.1	4.5
Apr	31° / 21°	35	5.4	11.8	5.1
May	30° / 20°	10	1.6	11.5	6.0
Jun	29° / 19°	2	0.3	11.4	6.9
Jul	28° / 18°	1	0.1	11.4	7.2
Aug	29° / 18°	1	0.1	11.6	6.7
Sep	31° / 19°	2	0.4	11.9	5.5
Oct	33° / 20°	20	2.6	12.2	4.4
Nov	32° / 21°	86	7.8	12.5	4.4
Dec	31° / 21°	88	8	12.6	4.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	46	47	46	46	47	47
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Central gets around 106 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	31
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12
Humid (%)	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48
Muggy (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	55	31	1
2	13	55	31	1
3	12	55	32	1
4	12	55	32	1
5	11	56	32	1
6	11	55	33	1
7	11	55	33	1
8	11	55	33	1
9	11	54	34	1
10	11	53	34	2
11	11	53	34	2
12	12	52	34	2
13	12	51	35	2
14	12	51	35	2
15	13	49	36	2
16	13	48	36	3
17	13	47	37	3
18	14	46	38	3
19	14	45	38	3
20	14	44	38	3
21	15	44	38	3
22	15	44	38	3
23	15	44	38	3
24	15	44	38	3
25	15	45	38	3
26	14	45	38	3
27	14	46	38	3
28	13	46	38	3
29	13	47	38	3
30	12	47	38	2
31	12	48	38	2

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:32	6:11
2	12.6	5:33	6:11
3	12.6	5:33	6:12
4	12.6	5:34	6:12
5	12.6	5:34	6:12
6	12.6	5:35	6:13
7	12.6	5:35	6:13
8	12.6	5:36	6:13
9	12.6	5:37	6:14
10	12.6	5:37	6:14
11	12.6	5:38	6:14
12	12.6	5:38	6:14
13	12.6	5:39	6:15
14	12.6	5:39	6:15
15	12.6	5:40	6:15
16	12.6	5:40	6:15
17	12.6	5:41	6:16
18	12.6	5:41	6:16
19	12.6	5:42	6:16
20	12.6	5:42	6:16
21	12.6	5:43	6:16
22	12.6	5:43	6:16
23	12.5	5:44	6:16
24	12.5	5:44	6:16
25	12.5	5:44	6:16
26	12.5	5:45	6:17
27	12.5	5:45	6:17
28	12.5	5:46	6:17
29	12.5	5:46	6:17
30	12.5	5:47	6:17
31	12.5	5:47	6:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Central?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Central in January

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

In January, Central sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Central 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 Central peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Central?

Central sits at 11.1°S, 42.1°W, 699 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jussara, 19 km away.

Topography around Central

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Central has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 679 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,361 m.

The land around Central is covered by cropland (50%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

cropland 50%

16 km

411 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

1,361 m

shrubs 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← December Central year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Jussara 19 km · Presidente Dutra 22 km · São Gabriel 28 km · Irecê 34 km · Lapão 41 km · Ibititá 48 km · João Dourado 54 km · Ibipeba 57 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

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 Central (-11.1356°, -42.1128°, elevation 699 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	31
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	55	31	1
2	13	55	31	1
3	12	55	32	1
4	12	55	32	1
5	11	56	32	1
6	11	55	33	1
7	11	55	33	1
8	11	55	33	1
9	11	54	34	1
10	11	53	34	2
11	11	53	34	2
12	12	52	34	2
13	12	51	35	2
14	12	51	35	2
15	13	49	36	2
16	13	48	36	3
17	13	47	37	3
18	14	46	38	3
19	14	45	38	3
20	14	44	38	3
21	15	44	38	3
22	15	44	38	3
23	15	44	38	3
24	15	44	38	3
25	15	45	38	3
26	14	45	38	3
27	14	46	38	3
28	13	46	38	3
29	13	47	38	3
30	12	47	38	2
31	12	48	38	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	31
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	55	31	1
2	13	55	31	1
3	12	55	32	1
4	12	55	32	1
5	11	56	32	1
6	11	55	33	1
7	11	55	33	1
8	11	55	33	1
9	11	54	34	1
10	11	53	34	2
11	11	53	34	2
12	12	52	34	2
13	12	51	35	2
14	12	51	35	2
15	13	49	36	2
16	13	48	36	3
17	13	47	37	3
18	14	46	38	3
19	14	45	38	3
20	14	44	38	3
21	15	44	38	3
22	15	44	38	3
23	15	44	38	3
24	15	44	38	3
25	15	45	38	3
26	14	45	38	3
27	14	46	38	3
28	13	46	38	3
29	13	47	38	3
30	12	47	38	2
31	12	48	38	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	31
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	55	31	1
2	13	55	31	1
3	12	55	32	1
4	12	55	32	1
5	11	56	32	1
6	11	55	33	1
7	11	55	33	1
8	11	55	33	1
9	11	54	34	1
10	11	53	34	2
11	11	53	34	2
12	12	52	34	2
13	12	51	35	2
14	12	51	35	2
15	13	49	36	2
16	13	48	36	3
17	13	47	37	3
18	14	46	38	3
19	14	45	38	3
20	14	44	38	3
21	15	44	38	3
22	15	44	38	3
23	15	44	38	3
24	15	44	38	3
25	15	45	38	3
26	14	45	38	3
27	14	46	38	3
28	13	46	38	3
29	13	47	38	3
30	12	47	38	2
31	12	48	38	2