Imperatriz weather in January

In January, Imperatriz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 207 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Imperatriz's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imperatriz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:11 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Imperatriz 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Imperatriz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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123023
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How January really feels in Imperatriz

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.

Imperatriz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20726.112.32.9
Feb30° / 23°20523.912.22.9
Mar31° / 23°21226.4122.9
Apr31° / 23°15120.711.93.2
May32° / 23°7411.811.84.0
Jun33° / 22°81.811.74.5
Jul34° / 22°61.111.74.1
Aug35° / 22°20.411.83.6
Sep35° / 23°102123.3
Oct34° / 24°396.312.13.4
Nov32° / 24°10014.212.33.3
Dec31° / 23°14620.212.33.2

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 (%)
11684
21585
31486
41486
51387
61387
71288
81288
91288
101189
111090
121090
131090
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Imperatriz gets around 207 mm of rain over 26.1 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 (%)
178
279
380
481
582
682
783
883
984
1084
1184
1285
1385
1485
1585
1686
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2285
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2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3084
3184

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19010
28911
38911
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58911
68812
78812
88812
98713
108713
118713
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268713
278713
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298713
308614
318614

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:04 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:23
212.36:046:23
312.36:056:23
412.36:056:24
512.36:066:24
612.36:066:25
712.36:076:25
812.36:076:25
912.36:076:26
1012.36:086:26
1112.36:086:26
1212.36:096:27
1312.36:096:27
1412.36:106:27
1512.36:106:28
1612.36:116:28
1712.36:116:28
1812.36:116:28
1912.36:126:29
2012.36:126:29
2112.36:136:29
2212.36:136:29
2312.36:136:30
2412.36:146:30
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2612.36:146:30
2712.36:156:30
2812.36:156:30
2912.26:156:30
3012.26:166:30
3112.26:166:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Imperatriz

In seasonPeak

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

Imperatriz'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 Imperatriz?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Imperatriz.

What to pack for Imperatriz in January

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

In January, Imperatriz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Imperatriz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Imperatriz peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Imperatriz 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 Imperatriz is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2329 µg/m³Jun 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May9Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Imperatriz?

Imperatriz sits at 5.5°S, 47.5°W, 127 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is João Lisboa, 13 km away.

Topography around Imperatriz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imperatriz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Imperatriz is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), trees (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: João Lisboa 13 km · Governador Edison Lobão 28 km · Açailândia 64 km · Araguatins 70 km · Amarante do Maranhão 83 km · Tocantinópolis 90 km · Porto Franco 91 km · Sítio Novo 96 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 Imperatriz (-5.5264°, -47.4917°, elevation 127 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).