Miguel Pereira weather in January

In January, Miguel Pereira sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 273 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Miguel Pereira's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miguel Pereira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Miguel Pereira 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 Miguel Pereira reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 34°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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How January really feels in Miguel Pereira

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.

Miguel Pereira weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°27321.813.23.6
Feb30° / 21°19417.112.83.8
Mar29° / 21°19620.312.24.1
Apr28° / 19°8412.311.55.9
May25° / 17°559.710.96.9
Jun25° / 16°305.610.77.7
Jul25° / 15°305.210.87.9
Aug25° / 15°306.111.27.6
Sep26° / 17°699.811.96.6
Oct27° / 19°11213.512.55.8
Nov27° / 20°20419.213.14.8
Dec29° / 21°24221.813.34.0

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92872
102872
112872
122971
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Miguel Pereira gets around 273 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
374
473
573
672
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871
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1971
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2171
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3164

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:167:38
213.36:177:38
313.36:187:38
413.36:187:38
513.36:197:39
613.36:197:39
713.36:207:39
813.36:217:39
913.36:217:40
1013.36:227:40
1113.36:237:40
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1413.36:257:40
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2013.26:297:40
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2413.16:317:40
2513.16:327:40
2613.16:337:39
2713.16:347:39
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2913.16:357:39
3013.16:357:39
3113.06:367:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Miguel Pereira

In seasonPeak

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

Miguel Pereira'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 Miguel Pereira?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miguel Pereira.

What to pack for Miguel Pereira in January

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

In January, Miguel Pereira sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miguel Pereira 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 Miguel Pereira peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Miguel Pereira 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 Miguel Pereira is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1237 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miguel Pereira?

Miguel Pereira sits at 22.5°S, 43.5°W, 615 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paty do Alferes, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Miguel Pereira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miguel Pereira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m around an average of 700 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Miguel Pereira is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
396 m
16 km
1,614 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Paty do Alferes 6.0 km · Vassouras 21 km · Mendes 28 km · Japeri 28 km · Paracambi 30 km · Petrópolis 30 km · Queimados 30 km · Valença 33 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 Miguel Pereira (-22.4539°, -43.4689°, elevation 615 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).