Jequitinhonha weather in January

In January, Jequitinhonha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 74 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jequitinhonha's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jequitinhonha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:27 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Jequitinhonha 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 Jequitinhonha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
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313121

How January really feels in Jequitinhonha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 25 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
25
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.

Jequitinhonha 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
Jan31° / 21°749.412.94.6
Feb31° / 21°487.512.64.5
Mar31° / 21°9212.112.14.5
Apr29° / 20°469.411.65.4
May27° / 18°236.811.26.7
Jun26° / 17°154.8117.3
Jul26° / 16°155.211.17.4
Aug27° / 16°134.311.47.4
Sep28° / 17°204.311.96.6
Oct30° / 19°507.912.45.4
Nov29° / 20°12013.312.84.8
Dec30° / 20°11812.4134.6

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53763
63664
73763
83763
93862
103961
113961
123961
134060
144159
154258
164258
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264456
274456
284357
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jequitinhonha gets around 74 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1931
2031
2130
2230
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10256411
20256411
31256311
41256212
51256212
61256212
71256113
81256113
91256113
101256014
111256014
121265914
130266014
140266014
150266014
160275914
170275914
180275914
190285814
200285814
210295813
220295813
230295912
240305812
250305911
260305911
270305911
280306010
290306010
300306010
31030619

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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:187:16
213.06:197:16
313.06:197:17
413.06:207:17
512.96:217:17
612.96:217:18
712.96:227:18
812.96:227:18
912.96:237:18
1012.96:237:19
1112.96:247:19
1212.96:257:19
1312.96:257:19
1412.96:267:19
1512.96:267:20
1612.96:277:20
1712.96:277:20
1812.96:287:20
1912.96:297:20
2012.86:297:20
2112.86:307:20
2212.86:307:20
2312.86:317:20
2412.86:317:20
2512.86:327:20
2612.86:337:20
2712.86:337:20
2812.86:347:20
2912.86:347:20
3012.76:357:20
3112.76:357:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jequitinhonha

In seasonPeak

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

Jequitinhonha's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Jequitinhonha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jequitinhonha in January

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

In January, Jequitinhonha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Jequitinhonha 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 Jequitinhonha peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jequitinhonha?

Jequitinhonha sits at 16.4°S, 41.0°W, 239 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Almenara, 43 km away.

Topography around Jequitinhonha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jequitinhonha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 m.

The land around Jequitinhonha is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
362 m
16 km
974 m
80 km
1,024 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Almenara 43 km · Itaobim 55 km · Medina 56 km · Pedra Azul 57 km · Águas Formosas 72 km · Padre Paraíso 88 km · Encruzilhada 101 km · Cândido Sales 106 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 Jequitinhonha (-16.4339°, -41.0033°, elevation 239 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).