Ceres weather in January

In January, Ceres sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 237 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ceres's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:03 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ceres is settlement in Goiás, 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 Ceres reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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112921
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312921

How January really feels in Ceres

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ceres weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°2372312.83.7
Feb29° / 21°17820.912.53.7
Mar29° / 21°17821.712.13.8
Apr30° / 20°7312.311.74.7
May30° / 19°111.911.35.9
Jun30° / 17°30.511.16.5
Jul30° / 17°00.211.26.5
Aug32° / 18°30.511.55.3
Sep33° / 20°18411.93.9
Oct32° / 21°9713.912.33.4
Nov30° / 21°19522.112.73.5
Dec29° / 21°24223.112.93.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142476
152476
162575
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212476
222575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ceres gets around 237 mm of rain over 23 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 75% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
475
575
675
775
875
975
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2175
2275
2375
2475
2575
2675
2775
2875
2975
3075
3175

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146036
245937
345838
445838
545838
635938
735938
845838
945838
1045838
1145838
1245838
1345838
1455639
1555639
1655540
1755540
1855441
1955342
2055243
2155144
2255144
2355045
2455045
2545145
2645145
2745145
2845244
2945244
3045343
3145343

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:55 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:557:48
212.96:557:49
312.96:567:49
412.96:567:49
512.96:577:50
612.96:587:50
712.96:587:50
812.96:597:51
912.96:597:51
1012.97:007:51
1112.87:007:51
1212.87:017:52
1312.87:017:52
1412.87:027:52
1512.87:037:52
1612.87:037:52
1712.87:047:52
1812.87:047:52
1912.87:057:53
2012.87:057:53
2112.87:067:53
2212.87:077:53
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2612.77:097:53
2712.77:097:53
2812.77:107:53
2912.77:107:52
3012.77:117:52
3112.77:117:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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125.2Bright
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215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ceres

In seasonPeak

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

Ceres'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 Ceres?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ceres.

What to pack for Ceres in January

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

In January, Ceres sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ceres 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 Ceres peaks around February 13 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 13UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ceres 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 Ceres is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1923 µg/m³Jun 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep24Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ceres?

Ceres sits at 15.3°S, 49.6°W, 586 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rubiataba, 27 km away.

Topography around Ceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m.

The land around Ceres is covered by grassland (47%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
1,171 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Rubiataba 27 km · Itapaci 40 km · Itapuranga 47 km · Goianésia 52 km · Jaraguá 57 km · Itaberaí 82 km · Goiás 91 km · Pirenópolis 91 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 Ceres (-15.3083°, -49.5983°, elevation 586 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).