Ipanema weather in January

In January, Ipanema sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 183 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 15% 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 Ipanema's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 183 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:24 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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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 Ipanema 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 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
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27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

How January really feels in Ipanema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ipanema weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	183	14	13.1	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	101	10.1	12.7	4.7
Mar	30° / 20°	133	13.8	12.1	4.7
Apr	28° / 19°	68	9.8	11.6	5.9
May	26° / 17°	32	5.3	11.1	7.3
Jun	25° / 15°	12	2.5	10.8	8.0
Jul	25° / 15°	9	2.2	10.9	8.1
Aug	26° / 15°	11	3.3	11.3	7.8
Sep	27° / 17°	39	6.2	11.9	6.9
Oct	28° / 18°	97	10.4	12.5	5.7
Nov	28° / 19°	203	16.5	12.9	5.0
Dec	29° / 20°	265	18.4	13.2	4.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37
Cloudier (%)	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ipanema gets around 183 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	46
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31	41

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Muggy (%)	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	66	66	67	68	68	69
Oppressive (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	67	23
2	10	67	23
3	10	67	23
4	10	67	23
5	10	67	23
6	10	67	23
7	10	67	23
8	10	67	23
9	10	67	23
10	10	67	23
11	10	67	23
12	10	67	23
13	10	67	23
14	10	66	24
15	10	66	24
16	11	65	24
17	11	65	24
18	11	64	25
19	11	64	25
20	11	64	25
21	11	64	25
22	11	64	25
23	11	64	25
24	11	64	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	66	24
27	10	66	24
28	10	67	23
29	9	68	23
30	9	68	23
31	9	69	22

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	6:15	7:25
2	13.2	6:15	7:26
3	13.2	6:16	7:26
4	13.2	6:16	7:26
5	13.2	6:17	7:27
6	13.2	6:18	7:27
7	13.1	6:18	7:27
8	13.1	6:19	7:27
9	13.1	6:19	7:27
10	13.1	6:20	7:28
11	13.1	6:21	7:28
12	13.1	6:21	7:28
13	13.1	6:22	7:28
14	13.1	6:23	7:28
15	13.1	6:23	7:28
16	13.1	6:24	7:28
17	13.1	6:24	7:28
18	13.1	6:25	7:29
19	13.0	6:26	7:29
20	13.0	6:26	7:29
21	13.0	6:27	7:29
22	13.0	6:28	7:28
23	13.0	6:28	7:28
24	13.0	6:29	7:28
25	13.0	6:30	7:28
26	13.0	6:30	7:28
27	13.0	6:31	7:28
28	12.9	6:31	7:28
29	12.9	6:32	7:28
30	12.9	6:33	7:27
31	12.9	6:33	7:27

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 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
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8	5.7	Bright
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10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
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24	5.9	Bright
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27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ipanema

In seasonPeak

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

Ipanema's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Ipanema?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ipanema in January

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

In January, Ipanema sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ipanema 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 Ipanema peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	10	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ipanema?

Ipanema sits at 19.8°S, 41.7°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mutum, 29 km away.

Topography around Ipanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipanema has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,745 m.

The land around Ipanema is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

319 m

grassland 55%

16 km

1,119 m

grassland 54%

80 km

2,745 m

trees 52%

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← December Ipanema year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Mutum 29 km · Lajinha 40 km · Caratinga 45 km · Simonésia 47 km · Inhapim 51 km · Ibatiba 53 km · Manhuaçu 61 km · Iúna 63 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

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 Ipanema (-19.8008°, -41.7131°, elevation 248 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
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10	29	20
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18	30	20
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21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	67	23
2	10	67	23
3	10	67	23
4	10	67	23
5	10	67	23
6	10	67	23
7	10	67	23
8	10	67	23
9	10	67	23
10	10	67	23
11	10	67	23
12	10	67	23
13	10	67	23
14	10	66	24
15	10	66	24
16	11	65	24
17	11	65	24
18	11	64	25
19	11	64	25
20	11	64	25
21	11	64	25
22	11	64	25
23	11	64	25
24	11	64	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	66	24
27	10	66	24
28	10	67	23
29	9	68	23
30	9	68	23
31	9	69	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
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21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	42
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30	41
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	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	67	23
2	10	67	23
3	10	67	23
4	10	67	23
5	10	67	23
6	10	67	23
7	10	67	23
8	10	67	23
9	10	67	23
10	10	67	23
11	10	67	23
12	10	67	23
13	10	67	23
14	10	66	24
15	10	66	24
16	11	65	24
17	11	65	24
18	11	64	25
19	11	64	25
20	11	64	25
21	11	64	25
22	11	64	25
23	11	64	25
24	11	64	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	66	24
27	10	66	24
28	10	67	23
29	9	68	23
30	9	68	23
31	9	69	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	48
4	48
5	47
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	67	23
2	10	67	23
3	10	67	23
4	10	67	23
5	10	67	23
6	10	67	23
7	10	67	23
8	10	67	23
9	10	67	23
10	10	67	23
11	10	67	23
12	10	67	23
13	10	67	23
14	10	66	24
15	10	66	24
16	11	65	24
17	11	65	24
18	11	64	25
19	11	64	25
20	11	64	25
21	11	64	25
22	11	64	25
23	11	64	25
24	11	64	25
25	10	65	25
26	10	66	24
27	10	66	24
28	10	67	23
29	9	68	23
30	9	68	23
31	9	69	22