Lagoa da Prata weather in January

In January, Lagoa da Prata sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 230 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 Lagoa da Prata's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa da Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Lagoa da Prata 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lagoa da Prata reaches about 29°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 25°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)
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Lagoa da Prata weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23020.413.14.1
Feb29° / 20°13415.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°14918.112.14.6
Apr28° / 18°52911.66.3
May26° / 16°304.211.17.7
Jun26° / 14°91.810.88.4
Jul26° / 14°60.810.98.6
Aug28° / 15°81.811.37.9
Sep29° / 17°416.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°7610.912.54.9
Nov29° / 20°18019.312.94.3
Dec28° / 20°23922.513.24.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52476
62476
72476
82575
92476
102476
112575
122674
132674
142773
152872
162872
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202872
212872
222872
232971
243070
253070
263070
273070
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lagoa da Prata gets around 230 mm of rain over 20.4 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 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
470
569
668
767
866
966
1065
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1865
1965
2066
2166
2266
2366
2466
2566
2665
2765
2864
2963
3063
3162

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1015796
2016786
3116776
4117766
5117757
6117757
7118738
8118738
9119728
10119719
11119719
12120709
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15220699
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22217729
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25217738
26216748
27216748
28216757
29216757
30217747
31217747

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
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267calm
277calm
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 6:30 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:307:41
213.26:307:41
313.26:317:42
413.26:317:42
513.26:327:42
613.26:337:43
713.26:337:43
813.26:347:43
913.16:347:43
1013.16:357:43
1113.16:367:44
1213.16:367:44
1313.16:377:44
1413.16:387:44
1513.16:387:44
1613.16:397:44
1713.16:397:44
1813.16:407:44
1913.16:417:44
2013.06:417:44
2113.06:427:44
2213.06:437:44
2313.06:437:44
2413.06:447:44
2513.06:447:44
2613.06:457:44
2713.06:467:44
2813.06:467:43
2912.96:477:43
3012.96:487:43
3112.96:487:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lagoa da Prata

In seasonPeak

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

Lagoa da Prata'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 Lagoa da Prata?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lagoa da Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lagoa da Prata in January

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

In January, Lagoa da Prata sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lagoa da Prata in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lagoa da Prata peaks around January 21 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 highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lagoa da Prata 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 Lagoa da Prata is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa da Prata?

Lagoa da Prata sits at 20.0°S, 45.5°W, 662 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Monte, 27 km away.

Topography around Lagoa da Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa da Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Lagoa da Prata is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Monte 27 km · Luz 29 km · Arcos 29 km · Bom Despacho 44 km · Bambuí 45 km · Formiga 51 km · Água Rasa 60 km · Nova Serrana 61 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 Lagoa da Prata (-20.0225°, -45.5436°, elevation 662 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).