Luz weather in January

In January, Luz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 250 mm of rain across 20.1 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 16% 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 Luz's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 250 mm; 20.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:40 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Luz is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Luz 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.

	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
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
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
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	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

Luz 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	250	20.1	13.1	4.1
Feb	29° / 20°	155	15.3	12.7	4.4
Mar	29° / 20°	169	17.9	12.1	4.6
Apr	28° / 18°	61	9.1	11.6	6.3
May	26° / 16°	34	5	11.1	7.6
Jun	26° / 14°	10	1.8	10.8	8.4
Jul	26° / 14°	6	0.9	10.9	8.5
Aug	28° / 15°	11	2.1	11.3	7.9
Sep	29° / 17°	50	6.7	11.9	5.9
Oct	30° / 19°	98	11.6	12.5	4.9
Nov	29° / 20°	216	19.4	12.9	4.3
Dec	29° / 20°	271	22.8	13.2	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. 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 (%)	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32
Cloudier (%)	76	76	75	75	76	76	76	76	75	74	74	74	74	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Luz gets around 250 mm of rain over 20.1 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 65% and peaks near 71% 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 (%)	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	63
18	63
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	61
31	60

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% 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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13
Muggy (%)	77	76	75	75	73	72	71	70	69	68	66	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	71	72	72
Oppressive (%)	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	77	11
2	0	13	76	11
3	0	13	75	12
4	0	13	75	12
5	0	14	73	13
6	0	14	72	14
7	0	15	71	14
8	0	15	70	15
9	0	16	69	15
10	0	16	68	16
11	1	17	66	16
12	1	17	65	17
13	1	17	65	17
14	1	17	65	17
15	1	17	65	17
16	1	17	65	17
17	1	16	66	17
18	1	16	66	17
19	1	16	66	17
20	1	15	67	17
21	1	15	67	17
22	1	14	68	17
23	2	14	68	16
24	2	13	69	16
25	2	13	69	16
26	2	13	70	15
27	2	12	71	15
28	2	13	71	14
29	2	13	71	14
30	2	13	72	13
31	2	13	72	13

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.

	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
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	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
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12	6	calm
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15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	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 6:31 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:43 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)	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49
Sunset (PM)	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:43	7:43	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:44	7:43	7:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	6:31	7:41
2	13.2	6:31	7:42
3	13.2	6:32	7:42
4	13.2	6:32	7:42
5	13.2	6:33	7:42
6	13.2	6:34	7:43
7	13.1	6:34	7:43
8	13.1	6:35	7:43
9	13.1	6:35	7:43
10	13.1	6:36	7:44
11	13.1	6:37	7:44
12	13.1	6:37	7:44
13	13.1	6:38	7:44
14	13.1	6:38	7:44
15	13.1	6:39	7:44
16	13.1	6:40	7:44
17	13.1	6:40	7:44
18	13.1	6:41	7:44
19	13.0	6:42	7:44
20	13.0	6:42	7:44
21	13.0	6:43	7:44
22	13.0	6:44	7:44
23	13.0	6:44	7:44
24	13.0	6:45	7:44
25	13.0	6:45	7:44
26	13.0	6:46	7:44
27	13.0	6:47	7:44
28	12.9	6:47	7:44
29	12.9	6:48	7:44
30	12.9	6:48	7:43
31	12.9	6:49	7:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

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

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Luz

In seasonPeak

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

Luz'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 Luz?

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

5.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Luz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luz in January

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

In January, Luz 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 Luz 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 Luz 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	13	11	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Luz?

Luz sits at 19.8°S, 45.7°W, 679 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Prata, 29 km away.

Topography around Luz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 669 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m.

The land around Luz is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

cropland 40%

16 km

143 m

grassland 47%

80 km

692 m

grassland 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

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

January weather nearby: Lagoa da Prata 29 km · Bambuí 38 km · Bom Despacho 46 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 52 km · Arcos 56 km · São Gotardo 66 km · Nova Serrana 74 km · Abaeté 76 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 Luz (-19.8014°, -45.6856°, elevation 679 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
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	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	63
18	63
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	77	11
2	0	13	76	11
3	0	13	75	12
4	0	13	75	12
5	0	14	73	13
6	0	14	72	14
7	0	15	71	14
8	0	15	70	15
9	0	16	69	15
10	0	16	68	16
11	1	17	66	16
12	1	17	65	17
13	1	17	65	17
14	1	17	65	17
15	1	17	65	17
16	1	17	65	17
17	1	16	66	17
18	1	16	66	17
19	1	16	66	17
20	1	15	67	17
21	1	15	67	17
22	1	14	68	17
23	2	14	68	16
24	2	13	69	16
25	2	13	69	16
26	2	13	70	15
27	2	12	71	15
28	2	13	71	14
29	2	13	71	14
30	2	13	72	13
31	2	13	72	13

	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	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	63
18	63
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	77	11
2	0	13	76	11
3	0	13	75	12
4	0	13	75	12
5	0	14	73	13
6	0	14	72	14
7	0	15	71	14
8	0	15	70	15
9	0	16	69	15
10	0	16	68	16
11	1	17	66	16
12	1	17	65	17
13	1	17	65	17
14	1	17	65	17
15	1	17	65	17
16	1	17	65	17
17	1	16	66	17
18	1	16	66	17
19	1	16	66	17
20	1	15	67	17
21	1	15	67	17
22	1	14	68	17
23	2	14	68	16
24	2	13	69	16
25	2	13	69	16
26	2	13	70	15
27	2	12	71	15
28	2	13	71	14
29	2	13	71	14
30	2	13	72	13
31	2	13	72	13

	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	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	67
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	63
18	63
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	61
31	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	12	77	11
2	0	13	76	11
3	0	13	75	12
4	0	13	75	12
5	0	14	73	13
6	0	14	72	14
7	0	15	71	14
8	0	15	70	15
9	0	16	69	15
10	0	16	68	16
11	1	17	66	16
12	1	17	65	17
13	1	17	65	17
14	1	17	65	17
15	1	17	65	17
16	1	17	65	17
17	1	16	66	17
18	1	16	66	17
19	1	16	66	17
20	1	15	67	17
21	1	15	67	17
22	1	14	68	17
23	2	14	68	16
24	2	13	69	16
25	2	13	69	16
26	2	13	70	15
27	2	12	71	15
28	2	13	71	14
29	2	13	71	14
30	2	13	72	13
31	2	13	72	13