Formosa da Serra Negra weather in January

In January, Formosa da Serra Negra sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 234 mm of rain across 26.2 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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Formosa da Serra Negra's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Formosa da Serra Negra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Formosa da Serra Negra reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Formosa da Serra Negra

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.

Formosa da Serra Negra 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° / 22°23426.212.33.0
Feb30° / 22°22224.312.22.9
Mar30° / 22°23626.8122.9
Apr31° / 22°15819.711.93.4
May32° / 22°53911.74.3
Jun33° / 22°60.911.64.7
Jul33° / 22°30.411.74.5
Aug34° / 22°10.311.83.8
Sep35° / 23°121.7123.4
Oct33° / 23°498.112.13.5
Nov32° / 23°11215.512.33.6
Dec31° / 22°1632112.43.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41585
51486
61486
71387
81288
91288
101189
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Formosa da Serra Negra gets around 234 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
281
381
482
582
683
783
884
984
1084
1184
1285
1385
1485
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2185
2285
2385
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085
3185

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
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19298
20298
21298
22298
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24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:19
212.45:576:19
312.45:586:20
412.45:586:20
512.45:596:21
612.45:596:21
712.46:006:21
812.46:006:22
912.46:016:22
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1812.36:056:25
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Formosa da Serra Negra

In seasonPeak

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

Formosa da Serra Negra'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 Formosa da Serra Negra?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Formosa da Serra Negra.

What to pack for Formosa da Serra Negra in January

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

In January, Formosa da Serra Negra sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Formosa da Serra Negra in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Formosa da Serra Negra peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Formosa da Serra Negra 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 Formosa da Serra Negra is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1524 µg/m³Jun 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug12Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Formosa da Serra Negra?

Formosa da Serra Negra sits at 6.4°S, 46.2°W, 340 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Grajaú, 70 km away.

Topography around Formosa da Serra Negra

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Formosa da Serra Negra.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Formosa da Serra Negra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Formosa da Serra Negra is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Grajaú 70 km · Sítio Novo 85 km · São Raimundo das Mangabeiras 101 km · Riachão 112 km · Amarante do Maranhão 115 km · Balsas 122 km · Jenipapo dos Vieiras 134 km · Porto Franco 134 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 Formosa da Serra Negra (-6.4446°, -46.1888°, elevation 340 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).