Espera Feliz weather in January

In January, Espera Feliz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 182 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Espera Feliz's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espera Feliz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:23 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Espera Feliz 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 Espera Feliz 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
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Espera Feliz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°18216.113.14.7
Feb29° / 19°12412.512.74.9
Mar28° / 19°16917.312.15.1
Apr26° / 17°8812.211.56.2
May24° / 15°488.1117.3
Jun24° / 14°194.210.88.0
Jul24° / 14°164.110.98.1
Aug24° / 14°234.711.38.0
Sep26° / 16°658.411.97.0
Oct26° / 17°1141212.56.1
Nov26° / 18°21518.2135.1
Dec27° / 19°24920.713.24.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92773
102872
112971
122971
132971
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203169
213169
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273466
283466
293466
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Espera Feliz gets around 182 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
357
456
555
655
754
853
953
1053
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2251
2351
2451
2550
2650
2749
2849
2948
3048
3148

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1126703
2127684
3127684
4128674
5128674
6129664
7129664
8129664
9030664
10030664
11030664
12130654
13130654
14130654
15130654
16130654
17130654
18130654
19130654
20130654
21130654
22130654
23130654
24130654
25130654
26130654
27130654
28031654
29031654
30031645
31031645

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:147:28
213.26:147:28
313.26:157:28
413.26:167:29
513.26:167:29
613.26:177:29
713.26:177:29
813.26:187:30
913.26:197:30
1013.26:197:30
1113.26:207:30
1213.26:217:30
1313.26:217:30
1413.16:227:31
1513.16:227:31
1613.16:237:31
1713.16:247:31
1813.16:247:31
1913.16:257:31
2013.16:267:31
2113.16:267:31
2213.16:277:31
2313.06:287:31
2413.06:287:31
2513.06:297:30
2613.06:307:30
2713.06:307:30
2813.06:317:30
2913.06:317:30
3013.06:327:30
3112.96:337:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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175.9Bright
185.9Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Espera Feliz

In seasonPeak

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

Espera Feliz'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 Espera Feliz?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Espera Feliz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Espera Feliz in January

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

In January, Espera Feliz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Espera Feliz 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 Espera Feliz peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Espera Feliz?

Espera Feliz sits at 20.7°S, 41.9°W, 767 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carangola, 16 km away.

Topography around Espera Feliz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espera Feliz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,822 m.

The land around Espera Feliz is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
1,547 m
80 km
2,822 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Carangola 16 km · Divino 25 km · Guaçuí 27 km · Manhumirim 33 km · Porciúncula 37 km · Alegre 41 km · Natividade 44 km · Manhuaçu 46 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 Espera Feliz (-20.6503°, -41.9072°, elevation 767 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).