Gama weather in January

In January, Gama sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 230 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gama's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gama reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
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Gama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°23022.412.84.5
Feb28° / 19°19219.612.54.6
Mar28° / 19°21421.912.14.6
Apr28° / 18°9313.311.66.0
May27° / 16°213.511.37.6
Jun27° / 15°50.811.18.4
Jul27° / 14°00.111.18.6
Aug29° / 16°61.511.57.4
Sep30° / 18°355.511.95.5
Oct30° / 19°12214.812.44.5
Nov28° / 19°22722.512.74.3
Dec27° / 19°24523.912.94.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
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202476
212476
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232476
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252476
262674
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302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gama gets around 230 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
476
576
675
775
874
974
1073
1173
1273
1372
1472
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2670
2770
2870
2969
3069
3169

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

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
153560
253461
353461
463460
563460
663460
763460
863559
963559
1073558
1173558
1273657
1373657
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2083458
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2483260
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2673261
2773360
2863361
2963361
3063460
3163460

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:477:44
212.96:487:44
312.96:487:44
412.96:497:45
512.96:507:45
612.96:507:45
712.96:517:45
812.96:517:46
912.96:527:46
1012.96:527:46
1112.96:537:46
1212.96:547:47
1312.96:547:47
1412.96:557:47
1512.96:557:47
1612.96:567:47
1712.86:567:47
1812.86:577:48
1912.86:587:48
2012.86:587:48
2112.86:597:48
2212.86:597:48
2312.87:007:48
2412.87:007:48
2512.87:017:48
2612.87:017:48
2712.87:027:48
2812.87:037:48
2912.77:037:47
3012.77:047:47
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gama

In seasonPeak

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

Gama's monsoon runs October–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 Gama?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Gama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gama in January

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

In January, Gama sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gama 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 Gama peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Gama 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 Gama is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1830 µg/m³Jan 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gama?

Gama sits at 16.0°S, 48.1°W, 1,066 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 1,073 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Gama is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
726 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Santa Maria 5.0 km · Novo Gama 5.0 km · Valparaíso de Goiás 11 km · Recanto das Emas 13 km · Riacho Fundo II 14 km · Samambaia 16 km · Riacho Fundo 17 km · Cidade Ocidental 18 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 Gama (-16.0251°, -48.0712°, elevation 1,066 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).