Malhada weather in January

In January, Malhada sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 107 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Malhada's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 107 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:42 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malhada reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How January really feels in Malhada

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Malhada weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	107	11	12.8	3.8
Feb	32° / 23°	71	9.2	12.5	3.8
Mar	32° / 23°	97	11.1	12.1	3.8
Apr	32° / 22°	39	6.1	11.7	4.4
May	32° / 21°	7	1.6	11.3	5.1
Jun	31° / 19°	2	0.4	11.2	5.9
Jul	31° / 18°	0	0	11.2	6.2
Aug	32° / 19°	0	0.1	11.5	5.4
Sep	34° / 21°	6	1.1	11.9	3.9
Oct	35° / 23°	46	5.6	12.3	3.1
Nov	32° / 23°	137	13.2	12.7	3.4
Dec	32° / 22°	136	13.3	12.8	3.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	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 (%)	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malhada gets around 107 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	32	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	36
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	31

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Humid (%)	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Muggy (%)	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45
Oppressive (%)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	30
2	2	23	45	30
3	2	23	45	30
4	2	23	45	30
5	2	23	45	31
6	2	23	44	31
7	2	23	44	31
8	2	23	44	31
9	2	23	43	32
10	2	23	43	32
11	2	23	42	32
12	3	23	42	33
13	3	23	41	33
14	3	23	40	33
15	3	23	40	34
16	3	23	39	35
17	3	23	39	35
18	4	23	38	36
19	4	23	38	36
20	4	23	37	36
21	4	23	38	36
22	4	23	38	36
23	4	23	39	35
24	4	23	39	34
25	4	23	40	33
26	4	23	41	32
27	4	23	42	31
28	3	23	43	30
29	3	23	44	30
30	3	23	45	29
31	3	24	45	28

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.

	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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 5:33 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:28 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:33	6:23
2	12.8	5:34	6:24
3	12.8	5:34	6:24
4	12.8	5:35	6:24
5	12.8	5:35	6:25
6	12.8	5:36	6:25
7	12.8	5:37	6:25
8	12.8	5:37	6:26
9	12.8	5:38	6:26
10	12.8	5:38	6:26
11	12.8	5:39	6:26
12	12.8	5:39	6:27
13	12.8	5:40	6:27
14	12.8	5:40	6:27
15	12.8	5:41	6:27
16	12.8	5:42	6:27
17	12.8	5:42	6:27
18	12.7	5:43	6:28
19	12.7	5:43	6:28
20	12.7	5:44	6:28
21	12.7	5:44	6:28
22	12.7	5:45	6:28
23	12.7	5:45	6:28
24	12.7	5:46	6:28
25	12.7	5:46	6:28
26	12.7	5:47	6:28
27	12.7	5:47	6:28
28	12.7	5:48	6:28
29	12.7	5:48	6:28
30	12.6	5:49	6:28
31	12.6	5:49	6:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.31 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malhada

In seasonPeak

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

Malhada's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Malhada?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malhada. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malhada in January

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

In January, Malhada sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Malhada 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 Malhada peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very 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)	14	16	15	12	10	8	8	10	12	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Malhada?

Malhada sits at 14.3°S, 43.8°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carinhanha, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Malhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malhada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Malhada is covered by shrubs (29%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

shrubs 29%

16 km

285 m

shrubs 43%

80 km

710 m

shrubs 42%

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

January weather nearby: Carinhanha 4.0 km · Manga 50 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 66 km · Cocos 84 km · Serra do Ramalho 91 km · Itacarambi 92 km · Guanambi 108 km · Jaíba 112 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 Malhada (-14.3361°, -43.7736°, elevation 445 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	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	36
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	30
2	2	23	45	30
3	2	23	45	30
4	2	23	45	30
5	2	23	45	31
6	2	23	44	31
7	2	23	44	31
8	2	23	44	31
9	2	23	43	32
10	2	23	43	32
11	2	23	42	32
12	3	23	42	33
13	3	23	41	33
14	3	23	40	33
15	3	23	40	34
16	3	23	39	35
17	3	23	39	35
18	4	23	38	36
19	4	23	38	36
20	4	23	37	36
21	4	23	38	36
22	4	23	38	36
23	4	23	39	35
24	4	23	39	34
25	4	23	40	33
26	4	23	41	32
27	4	23	42	31
28	3	23	43	30
29	3	23	44	30
30	3	23	45	29
31	3	24	45	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	36
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	30
2	2	23	45	30
3	2	23	45	30
4	2	23	45	30
5	2	23	45	31
6	2	23	44	31
7	2	23	44	31
8	2	23	44	31
9	2	23	43	32
10	2	23	43	32
11	2	23	42	32
12	3	23	42	33
13	3	23	41	33
14	3	23	40	33
15	3	23	40	34
16	3	23	39	35
17	3	23	39	35
18	4	23	38	36
19	4	23	38	36
20	4	23	37	36
21	4	23	38	36
22	4	23	38	36
23	4	23	39	35
24	4	23	39	34
25	4	23	40	33
26	4	23	41	32
27	4	23	42	31
28	3	23	43	30
29	3	23	44	30
30	3	23	45	29
31	3	24	45	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	37
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	36
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	32
30	32
31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	30
2	2	23	45	30
3	2	23	45	30
4	2	23	45	30
5	2	23	45	31
6	2	23	44	31
7	2	23	44	31
8	2	23	44	31
9	2	23	43	32
10	2	23	43	32
11	2	23	42	32
12	3	23	42	33
13	3	23	41	33
14	3	23	40	33
15	3	23	40	34
16	3	23	39	35
17	3	23	39	35
18	4	23	38	36
19	4	23	38	36
20	4	23	37	36
21	4	23	38	36
22	4	23	38	36
23	4	23	39	35
24	4	23	39	34
25	4	23	40	33
26	4	23	41	32
27	4	23	42	31
28	3	23	43	30
29	3	23	44	30
30	3	23	45	29
31	3	24	45	28