Francisco Sá weather in January

In January, Francisco Sá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Francisco Sá's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francisco Sá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Francisco Sá 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Francisco Sá reaches about 30°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 26°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)
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Francisco Sá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1241312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°9910.412.64.7
Mar30° / 20°11512.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°365.411.65.9
May28° / 18°91.811.27.1
Jun27° / 16°20.4118.1
Jul27° / 16°10.111.18.3
Aug29° / 16°10.211.47.3
Sep31° / 18°10211.95.6
Oct31° / 20°56712.44.6
Nov29° / 20°1621512.84.5
Dec29° / 20°19216.5134.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43763
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123862
133862
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274060
283961
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303961
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Francisco Sá gets around 124 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
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643
743
842
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1543
1643
1743
1844
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2044
2144
2243
2343
2442
2542
2641
2741
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1636544
2636535
3635545
4635545
5635536
6635536
7635536
8735526
9734527
10734527
11734536
12734536
13734536
14834526
15833536
16833545
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25933544
26933544
27934534
28934534
29935524
30835534
31835534

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
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 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:28 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:287:26
213.06:297:26
313.06:297:27
413.06:307:27
513.06:307:27
612.96:317:28
712.96:327:28
812.96:327:28
912.96:337:28
1012.96:337:29
1112.96:347:29
1212.96:347:29
1312.96:357:29
1412.96:367:29
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1612.96:377:30
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1812.96:387:30
1912.96:387:30
2012.96:397:30
2112.86:407:30
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Francisco Sá

In seasonPeak

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

Francisco Sá's monsoon runs November–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 Francisco Sá?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Francisco Sá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Francisco Sá in January

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

In January, Francisco Sá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Francisco Sá 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 Francisco Sá peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Francisco Sá?

Francisco Sá sits at 16.5°S, 43.5°W, 650 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Montes Claros, 49 km away.

Topography around Francisco Sá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Francisco Sá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m.

The land around Francisco Sá is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
1,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Montes Claros 49 km · Janaúba 77 km · Bocaiúva 78 km · São João da Ponte 82 km · Porteirinha 95 km · Coração de Jesus 96 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 96 km · Varzelândia 104 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 Francisco Sá (-16.4758°, -43.4883°, elevation 650 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).