Lapa weather in January

In January, Lapa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 203 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lapa's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
203 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:45 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Lapa 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lapa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
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172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Lapa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2032113.44.8
Feb27° / 18°17618.712.94.9
Mar26° / 17°12015.612.25.8
Apr24° / 15°788.911.46.9
May21° / 12°998.510.86.5
Jun20° / 11°1129.110.46.3
Jul19° / 10°917.810.66.6
Aug21° / 11°877.911.17.0
Sep22° / 12°1451111.86.4
Oct23° / 14°15014.812.65.9
Nov25° / 15°13214.213.36.0
Dec26° / 17°16818.113.65.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212575
222575
232575
242575
252575
262674
272674
282674
292773
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lapa gets around 203 mm of rain over 21 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
366
467
567
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
1267
1367
1467
1566
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2467
2567
2667
2767
2867
2967
3067
3167

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12163448
21153549
31143549
41143649
51133649
61123749
72113849
82113849
92103949
102103949
112103949
122103949
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141113949
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191133849
201133749
211133649
221133650
231133551
241133551
251133452
261133452
271123453
281123354
291123354
301113355
311113355

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:358:10
213.66:358:10
313.66:368:10
413.66:368:10
513.66:378:11
613.66:388:11
713.56:388:11
813.56:398:11
913.56:408:11
1013.56:408:11
1113.56:418:11
1213.56:428:11
1313.56:438:12
1413.56:438:12
1513.56:448:12
1613.46:458:12
1713.46:458:12
1813.46:468:11
1913.46:478:11
2013.46:488:11
2113.46:488:11
2213.46:498:11
2313.36:508:11
2413.36:518:11
2513.36:518:10
2613.36:528:10
2713.36:538:10
2813.36:548:10
2913.26:548:09
3013.26:558:09
3113.26:568:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lapa?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lapa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lapa in January

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

In January, Lapa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lapa 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 Lapa peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lapa 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 Lapa is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lapa?

Lapa sits at 25.8°S, 49.7°W, 929 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Contenda, 21 km away.

Topography around Lapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 911 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Lapa is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Contenda 21 km · Quitandinha 25 km · Araucária 36 km · Rio Negro 38 km · Mafra 39 km · Mandirituba 39 km · Campo Largo 39 km · Fazenda Rio Grande 43 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 Lapa (-25.7697°, -49.7158°, elevation 929 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).