Dracena weather in January

In January, Dracena sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 242 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Dracena's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dracena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
7:00 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dracena 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dracena reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
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303122
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How January really feels in Dracena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dracena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°24221.813.23.2
Feb31° / 22°18819.612.73.3
Mar31° / 22°14517.712.23.8
Apr30° / 20°668.211.55.3
May27° / 17°586.4117.1
Jun27° / 16°394.510.77.7
Jul27° / 16°253.510.87.7
Aug30° / 18°273.411.36.2
Sep31° / 19°767.411.94.8
Oct32° / 21°12312.612.54.0
Nov32° / 21°14214.4133.7
Dec31° / 22°17920.313.33.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23268
33268
43070
53070
62971
72971
82971
92773
102872
112872
122872
132773
142872
152872
162872
172872
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233169
243169
253268
263367
273367
283466
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dracena gets around 242 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
472
572
672
773
873
972
1072
1172
1271
1371
1470
1570
1669
1769
1868
1968
2068
2168
2267
2367
2467
2567
2668
2768
2868
2969
3069
3170

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10526690
20525700
30525691
40524701
50524701
60524701
70524701
80424711
90424711
100424711
110425701
120425701
130325711
140326701
150326701
160326701
170326701
180326701
190326701
200425701
210425701
220424711
230424711
240423721
250522721
260521731
270521731
280520741
291520731
301519741
311519732

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 6:51 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:518:08
213.36:518:08
313.36:528:09
413.36:528:09
513.36:538:09
613.36:548:09
713.36:548:10
813.26:558:10
913.26:568:10
1013.26:568:10
1113.26:578:10
1213.26:578:10
1313.26:588:11
1413.26:598:11
1513.26:598:11
1613.27:008:11
1713.27:018:11
1813.27:018:11
1913.17:028:11
2013.17:038:11
2113.17:038:11
2213.17:048:11
2313.17:058:11
2413.17:058:10
2513.17:068:10
2613.17:078:10
2713.07:078:10
2813.07:088:10
2913.07:098:10
3013.07:098:09
3113.07:108:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dracena

In seasonPeak

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

Dracena's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dracena?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dracena.

What to pack for Dracena in January

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

In January, Dracena sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dracena 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 Dracena 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
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Dracena 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 Dracena is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Mar 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dracena?

Dracena sits at 21.5°S, 51.5°W, 426 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Junqueirópolis, 11 km away.

Topography around Dracena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dracena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Dracena is covered by grassland (43%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Junqueirópolis 11 km · Tupi Paulista 12 km · Adamantina 53 km · Presidente Venceslau 54 km · Santo Anastácio 56 km · Mirandópolis 59 km · Lucélia 59 km · Álvares Machado 67 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 Dracena (-21.4825°, -51.5328°, elevation 426 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).