Ibirité weather in January

In January, Ibirité sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 218 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 14% 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 Ibirité's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibirité's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:33 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Ibirité is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ibirité 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)
12718
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32718
42718
52719
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302819
312819

Ibirité weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21817.913.15.1
Feb28° / 18°11912.912.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14716.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°559.811.66.7
May25° / 14°315.111.17.9
Jun24° / 12°101.710.88.6
Jul24° / 12°50.810.98.9
Aug25° / 13°112.111.38.5
Sep27° / 15°476.511.97.3
Oct27° / 17°8111.712.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18418.412.95.0
Dec27° / 18°2592213.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102674
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
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182773
192674
202773
212773
222773
232872
242872
252872
262971
272872
282872
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ibirité gets around 218 mm of rain over 17.9 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 58% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
365
463
562
661
760
859
958
1057
1157
1256
1356
1455
1556
1656
1756
1856
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2556
2656
2755
2855
2954
3053
3152

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
154055
254055
364054
464054
564153
664153
764252
864252
964252
1064351
1174350
1274350
1374349
1474349
1584349
1684350
1784250
1884250
1984151
2084151
2184151
2284151
2374152
2474152
2574251
2674251
2774350
2874350
2974450
3074449
3174548

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
257calm
267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:247:35
213.26:247:35
313.26:257:36
413.26:257:36
513.26:267:36
613.26:277:37
713.26:277:37
813.26:287:37
913.16:287:37
1013.16:297:37
1113.16:307:38
1213.16:307:38
1313.16:317:38
1413.16:327:38
1513.16:327:38
1613.16:337:38
1713.16:337:38
1813.16:347:38
1913.16:357:38
2013.06:357:38
2113.06:367:38
2213.06:377:38
2313.06:377:38
2413.06:387:38
2513.06:397:38
2613.06:397:38
2713.06:407:38
2813.06:407:38
2912.96:417:37
3012.96:427:37
3112.96:427:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
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95.7Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ibirité

In seasonPeak

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

Ibirité'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 Ibirité?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ibirité for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ibirité in January

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

In January, Ibirité sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ibirité 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 Ibirité peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ibirité 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 Ibirité is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ibirité's WHO annual average of 12.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jan 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ibirité?

Ibirité sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 883 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sarzedo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ibirité

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibirité has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 940 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.

The land around Ibirité is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
824 m
80 km
1,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sarzedo 9.0 km · Contagem 10 km · Mário Campos 14 km · Betim 16 km · Belo Horizonte 17 km · Brumadinho 20 km · Nova Lima 23 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 23 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 Ibirité (-20.0219°, -44.0589°, elevation 883 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).