Eldorado dos Carajás weather in January

In January, Eldorado dos Carajás sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 278 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Eldorado dos Carajás's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eldorado dos Carajás's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:17 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Eldorado dos Carajás reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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How January really feels in Eldorado dos Carajás

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.

Eldorado dos Carajás 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
Jan30° / 23°27828.512.32.8
Feb30° / 23°27426.212.22.7
Mar30° / 23°27828.9122.7
Apr30° / 23°21225.311.92.9
May31° / 23°11216.711.73.7
Jun32° / 22°20411.74.6
Jul33° / 22°81.811.74.3
Aug34° / 22°61.211.83.8
Sep34° / 23°234.6123.6
Oct33° / 23°7512.812.13.5
Nov31° / 23°16019.712.33.2
Dec30° / 23°21225.212.33.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31189
41090
51090
61090
7991
8991
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15793
16793
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18892
19892
20892
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Eldorado dos Carajás gets around 278 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
690
790
890
991
1091
1192
1292
1392
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
148416
158416
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208317
218218
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268218
278218
288218
298119
308119
318119

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:106:31
212.36:116:31
312.36:116:32
412.36:126:32
512.36:126:33
612.36:136:33
712.36:136:33
812.36:146:34
912.36:146:34
1012.36:146:34
1112.36:156:35
1212.36:156:35
1312.36:166:35
1412.36:166:36
1512.36:176:36
1612.36:176:36
1712.36:186:37
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2012.36:196:37
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2212.36:206:38
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2812.36:226:39
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3112.36:236:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Eldorado dos Carajás

In seasonPeak

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

Eldorado dos Carajás's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Eldorado dos Carajás?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eldorado dos Carajás.

What to pack for Eldorado dos Carajás in January

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

In January, Eldorado dos Carajás sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Eldorado dos Carajás in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eldorado dos Carajás peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Eldorado dos Carajás 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 Eldorado dos Carajás is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1940 µg/m³Jun 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eldorado dos Carajás?

Eldorado dos Carajás sits at 6.1°S, 49.4°W, 127 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curionópolis, 27 km away.

Topography around Eldorado dos Carajás

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eldorado dos Carajás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Eldorado dos Carajás is covered by grassland (67%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
686 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Curionópolis 27 km · Parauapebas 61 km · Canaã dos Carajás 72 km · Marabá 84 km · São Domingos do Araguaia 93 km · São Geraldo do Araguaia 94 km · Itupiranga 108 km · Xinguara 128 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 Eldorado dos Carajás (-6.1042°, -49.3553°, elevation 127 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).