Malacacheta weather in January

In January, Malacacheta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 125 mm of rain across 13.9 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malacacheta's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malacacheta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:29 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Malacacheta 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 Malacacheta reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
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Malacacheta 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
Jan29° / 19°12513.912.94.8
Feb29° / 19°9810.912.64.9
Mar29° / 19°12914.812.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7511.511.66.1
May26° / 16°297.611.27.0
Jun25° / 15°174.8117.7
Jul24° / 14°165.2117.8
Aug25° / 14°144.511.47.7
Sep27° / 16°255.511.97.2
Oct28° / 18°859.712.45.8
Nov28° / 19°18716.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°20718134.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183763
193862
203763
213763
223862
233763
243862
253862
263961
273862
283961
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malacacheta gets around 125 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1545
1645
1745
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2745
2845
2945
3044
3143

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1227656
2227656
3227656
4227647
5227647
6327628
7327628
8327628
9327619
10227629
11227629
122276110
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28229609
29129619
30129619
31130618

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
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 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:207:23
213.06:207:23
313.06:217:24
413.06:227:24
513.06:227:24
613.06:237:25
713.06:237:25
813.06:247:25
913.06:257:25
1013.06:257:26
1113.06:267:26
1213.06:267:26
1313.06:277:26
1413.06:287:26
1513.06:287:26
1613.06:297:26
1713.06:297:27
1812.96:307:27
1912.96:317:27
2012.96:317:27
2112.96:327:27
2212.96:327:27
2312.96:337:27
2412.96:347:27
2512.96:347:27
2612.96:357:26
2712.96:357:26
2812.86:367:26
2912.86:367:26
3012.86:377:26
3112.86:377:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malacacheta

In seasonPeak

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

Malacacheta'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 Malacacheta?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malacacheta in January

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

In January, Malacacheta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malacacheta 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 Malacacheta peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malacacheta?

Malacacheta sits at 17.8°S, 42.1°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itambacuri, 46 km away.

Topography around Malacacheta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malacacheta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m.

The land around Malacacheta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
444 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
1,435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Itambacuri 46 km · Novo Cruzeiro 47 km · Capelinha 49 km · Teófilo Otoni 61 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Caraí 83 km · Minas Novas 88 km · Turmalina 93 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 Malacacheta (-17.8422°, -42.0767°, elevation 683 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).