Chapadão do Sul weather in January

In January, Chapadão do Sul sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 285 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chapadão do Sul's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chapadão do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:09 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Chapadão do Sul 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)
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22921
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42921
52921
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72921
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Chapadão do Sul weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°28525.8133.4
Feb29° / 21°25022.812.63.4
Mar29° / 20°2352412.13.7
Apr29° / 19°9712.711.65.3
May27° / 17°466.311.17.2
Jun27° / 16°152.310.98.0
Jul27° / 16°101.6118.1
Aug30° / 17°232.911.46.5
Sep31° / 19°859.511.94.8
Oct30° / 20°16019.612.43.7
Nov29° / 20°23022.912.93.6
Dec29° / 21°27626.313.13.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41684
51684
61684
71783
81684
91684
101783
111783
121783
131882
142080
152080
162080
172080
182080
192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
242278
252278
262179
272278
282278
292377
302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chapadão do Sul gets around 285 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
285
385
485
585
684
784
883
983
1083
1183
1283
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2182
2282
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1158311
2158311
3158311
4158212
5158113
6158113
7158014
8158014
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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 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 6:00 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:007:07
213.16:017:07
313.16:017:08
413.16:027:08
513.16:037:08
613.16:037:09
713.16:047:09
813.16:047:09
913.16:057:09
1013.16:067:09
1113.16:067:10
1213.06:077:10
1313.06:077:10
1413.06:087:10
1513.06:097:10
1613.06:097:10
1713.06:107:10
1813.06:117:10
1913.06:117:10
2013.06:127:10
2113.06:127:10
2213.06:137:10
2312.96:147:10
2412.96:147:10
2512.96:157:10
2612.96:157:10
2712.96:167:10
2812.96:177:10
2912.96:177:10
3012.96:187:10
3112.96:187:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chapadão do Sul

In seasonPeak

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

Chapadão do Sul's monsoon runs October–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 Chapadão do Sul?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chapadão do Sul.

What to pack for Chapadão do Sul in January

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

In January, Chapadão do Sul sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chapadão do Sul 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 Chapadão do Sul peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Chapadão do Sul 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 Chapadão do Sul is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1816 µg/m³Jun 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug9Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chapadão do Sul?

Chapadão do Sul sits at 18.8°S, 52.6°W, 812 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Costa Rica, 60 km away.

Topography around Chapadão do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chapadão do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Chapadão do Sul is covered by cropland (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
517 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Costa Rica 60 km · Cassilândia 100 km · Mineiros 136 km · Jataí 139 km · Alto Araguaia 176 km · Paranaíba 180 km · Água Clara 186 km · Rio Verde 210 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 Chapadão do Sul (-18.7942°, -52.6228°, elevation 812 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).