Descalvado weather in January

In January, Descalvado sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 251 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 14% 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 Descalvado's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Descalvado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:44 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Descalvado 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Descalvado reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)
12920
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42920
52920
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72920
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112920
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Descalvado 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
Jan29° / 20°25122.913.23.8
Feb29° / 20°17318.612.84.0
Mar29° / 20°15118.312.24.5
Apr28° / 18°628.811.56.4
May26° / 15°536.2117.6
Jun25° / 14°323.410.78.2
Jul25° / 13°263.410.88.3
Aug27° / 14°253.611.27.8
Sep29° / 17°667.911.96.0
Oct29° / 18°11613.812.54.8
Nov29° / 19°17017.1134.5
Dec29° / 20°21521.813.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72575
82575
92575
102476
112575
122575
132575
142674
152674
162674
172674
182575
192575
202575
212674
222773
232773
242773
252872
262872
272971
283070
293070
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Descalvado gets around 251 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 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2972
3072
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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
100157312
200157312
300147313
400147313
500147313
600147214
700137314
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1001137214
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2402117215
2503107215
2603107215
2703107215
2813107115
2913107016
3014106916
3114106916

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 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 6:34 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:347:53
213.36:357:53
313.36:357:54
413.36:367:54
513.36:377:54
613.36:377:55
713.36:387:55
813.36:387:55
913.36:397:55
1013.36:407:55
1113.36:407:55
1213.26:417:56
1313.26:427:56
1413.26:427:56
1513.26:437:56
1613.26:447:56
1713.26:447:56
1813.26:457:56
1913.26:467:56
2013.26:467:56
2113.16:477:56
2213.16:487:56
2313.16:487:56
2413.16:497:55
2513.16:507:55
2613.16:507:55
2713.16:517:55
2813.16:527:55
2913.06:527:55
3013.06:537:54
3113.06:547:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Descalvado

In seasonPeak

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

Descalvado'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 Descalvado?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Descalvado.

What to pack for Descalvado in January

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

In January, Descalvado sees daytime highs around 29°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 Descalvado 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 Descalvado peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Descalvado 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 Descalvado is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1430 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Descalvado?

Descalvado sits at 21.9°S, 47.6°W, 688 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto Ferreira, 15 km away.

Topography around Descalvado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Descalvado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 688 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m.

The land around Descalvado is covered by cropland (37%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
637 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Porto Ferreira 15 km · Pirassununga 22 km · Santa Rita do Passa Quatro 26 km · São Carlos 31 km · Santa Cruz das Palmeiras 39 km · Leme 39 km · Ibaté 39 km · Tambaú 42 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 Descalvado (-21.9039°, -47.6194°, elevation 688 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).