Medina weather in January

In January, Medina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 110 mm of rain across 10.7 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Medina's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Medina 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Medina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13020
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43020
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Medina 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
Jan30° / 20°11010.712.94.8
Feb31° / 20°69812.54.8
Mar30° / 20°11111.812.14.8
Apr29° / 19°49811.65.9
May27° / 18°224.811.37.2
Jun26° / 16°102.511.17.7
Jul26° / 15°103.111.17.8
Aug27° / 16°72.311.57.8
Sep29° / 17°183.411.96.7
Oct30° / 18°597.712.45.4
Nov29° / 19°15814.312.84.8
Dec29° / 20°1681412.94.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
73862
83862
93862
103961
114060
124060
134060
144159
154159
164159
174258
184258
194258
204357
214357
224456
234357
244456
254555
264456
274654
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 110 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2333
2433
2532
2632
2731
2831
2931
3030
3130

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1239536
2239527
3239527
4239527
5239518
6339508
7339508
8338518
9338509
10338518
11338518
12338518
13338518
14338518
15338518
16338527
17338527
18338527
19338527
20338527
21338536
22338536
23339526
24239545
25240535
26240535
27240535
28241525
29241525
30241525
31241525

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:21 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:217:18
212.96:217:18
312.96:227:18
412.96:227:19
512.96:237:19
612.96:237:19
712.96:247:19
812.96:257:20
912.96:257:20
1012.96:267:20
1112.96:267:20
1212.96:277:21
1312.96:277:21
1412.96:287:21
1512.96:297:21
1612.96:297:21
1712.96:307:21
1812.96:307:21
1912.86:317:22
2012.86:317:22
2112.86:327:22
2212.86:337:22
2312.86:337:22
2412.86:347:22
2512.86:347:22
2612.86:357:22
2712.86:357:22
2812.86:367:21
2912.76:367:21
3012.76:377:21
3112.76:377:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.32 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Medina?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in January

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

In January, Medina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Medina 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 Medina peaks around February 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 16.2°S, 41.5°W, 572 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedra Azul, 31 km away.

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Medina is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pedra Azul 31 km · Itaobim 38 km · Jequitinhonha 56 km · Almenara 84 km · Cândido Sales 84 km · Salinas 87 km · Taiobeiras 93 km · Araçuaí 94 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 Medina (-16.2225°, -41.4769°, elevation 572 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).