Lucas do Rio Verde weather in January

In January, Lucas do Rio Verde sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 253 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lucas do Rio Verde's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucas do Rio Verde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Lucas do Rio Verde reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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How January really feels in Lucas do Rio Verde

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.

Lucas do Rio Verde weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25326.412.73.1
Feb30° / 22°22324.612.42.9
Mar30° / 22°18324.712.13.1
Apr31° / 22°8915.511.73.9
May31° / 21°244.911.45.1
Jun31° / 20°50.811.25.7
Jul31° / 19°10.311.35.8
Aug33° / 20°71.211.64.6
Sep33° / 22°507.811.93.5
Oct32° / 22°12618.712.33.1
Nov31° / 22°18223.112.63.1
Dec30° / 22°23225.612.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101387
111387
121387
131486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lucas do Rio Verde gets around 253 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
386
486
586
686
786
886
985
1085
1185
1285
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1883
1983
2084
2184
2284
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2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
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51990
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242980
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292971
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313961

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:247:10
212.86:257:10
312.86:257:10
412.76:267:11
512.76:267:11
612.76:277:11
712.76:277:12
812.76:287:12
912.76:287:12
1012.76:297:12
1112.76:297:13
1212.76:307:13
1312.76:317:13
1412.76:317:13
1512.76:327:14
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1712.76:337:14
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1912.76:347:14
2012.76:347:14
2112.76:357:14
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2712.66:387:15
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3112.66:407:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lucas do Rio Verde

In seasonPeak

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

Lucas do Rio Verde's monsoon runs October–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 Lucas do Rio Verde?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lucas do Rio Verde.

What to pack for Lucas do Rio Verde in January

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

In January, Lucas do Rio Verde sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lucas do Rio Verde 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 Lucas do Rio Verde peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Sep 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lucas do Rio Verde 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 Lucas do Rio Verde is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1736 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lucas do Rio Verde?

Lucas do Rio Verde sits at 13.1°S, 55.9°W, 367 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sorriso, 63 km away.

Topography around Lucas do Rio Verde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lucas do Rio Verde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucas do Rio Verde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Lucas do Rio Verde is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
225 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sorriso 63 km · Tapurah 75 km · Nova Mutum 86 km · Sinop 141 km · Diamantino 159 km · Nobres 189 km · Rosário Oeste 204 km · Campo Novo do Parecis 224 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 Lucas do Rio Verde (-13.0713°, -55.9148°, elevation 367 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).