Fundão weather in January

In January, Fundão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 163 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 20% 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 Fundão's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fundão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Fundão 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 Fundão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 32°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)
12921
22921
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42921
52921
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72921
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How January really feels in Fundão

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 16 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
16
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.

Fundão weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°16316.613.14.3
Feb30° / 21°10514.812.74.2
Mar29° / 21°16418.112.14.3
Apr28° / 19°10615.811.65.4
May26° / 17°5210.611.16.6
Jun25° / 16°317.910.87.3
Jul25° / 16°368.410.97.4
Aug25° / 16°409.211.37.1
Sep26° / 17°5811.611.96.4
Oct27° / 18°11413.712.55.8
Nov27° / 20°22418.712.94.8
Dec29° / 21°22619.113.24.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123565
133565
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304258
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fundão gets around 163 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
453
553
653
753
853
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1554
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2954
3054
3154

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115940
215940
315940
415940
515940
615940
715940
815841
915841
1015841
1115841
1215742
1315742
1415643
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1715445
1815346
1915247
2015247
2115148
2215148
2315049
2415049
2515049
2614950
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3014950
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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
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318calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:097:20
213.26:107:21
313.26:107:21
413.26:117:21
513.26:127:22
613.26:127:22
713.26:137:22
813.16:137:22
913.16:147:22
1013.16:157:23
1113.16:157:23
1213.16:167:23
1313.16:167:23
1413.16:177:23
1513.16:187:23
1613.16:187:23
1713.16:197:23
1813.16:207:24
1913.16:207:24
2013.06:217:24
2113.06:227:24
2213.06:227:23
2313.06:237:23
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2513.06:247:23
2613.06:257:23
2713.06:257:23
2812.96:267:23
2912.96:277:23
3012.96:277:22
3112.96:287:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fundão

In seasonPeak

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

Fundão's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Fundão?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fundão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fundão in January

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

In January, Fundão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fundão in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Fundão 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 Fundão peaks around February 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 12UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Fundão?

Fundão sits at 19.9°S, 40.4°W, 37 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aracruz, 19 km away.

Topography around Fundão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fundão has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m.

The land around Fundão is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
985 m
80 km
1,373 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Aracruz 19 km · Santa Teresa 20 km · Serra 24 km · Cariacica 37 km · Santa Maria de Jetibá 37 km · Vitória 43 km · Vila Velha 46 km · Colatina 50 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 Fundão (-19.9341°, -40.4047°, elevation 37 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).