Minaçu weather in January

In January, Minaçu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Minaçu's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Minaçu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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How January really feels in Minaçu

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.

Minaçu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°22523.612.73.5
Feb30° / 21°18421.112.53.5
Mar30° / 21°18522.112.13.6
Apr31° / 21°8112.811.74.3
May31° / 19°152.811.45.2
Jun31° / 17°20.311.25.8
Jul31° / 16°0011.35.8
Aug33° / 18°10.211.64.7
Sep34° / 20°122.511.93.6
Oct33° / 22°8211.512.33.3
Nov31° / 22°18320.412.63.4
Dec30° / 22°20722.712.83.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42476
52476
62476
72476
82377
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
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212278
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312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Minaçu gets around 225 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
475
575
675
775
875
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1576
1676
1776
1877
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2477
2577
2676
2776
2876
2975
3075
3174

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133265
233265
333166
423167
523167
623167
723167
823167
913168
1013069
1113069
1213069
1313069
1412970
1512970
1612871
1712772
1812673
1912673
2022573
2122474
2222474
2322474
2422375
2522375
2622375
2722375
2812475
2912475
3012475
3112574

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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314calm

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 6:52 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:527:40
212.86:537:40
312.86:547:40
412.86:547:41
512.86:557:41
612.86:557:41
712.86:567:42
812.86:567:42
912.86:577:42
1012.86:577:42
1112.76:587:43
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1312.76:597:43
1412.77:007:43
1512.77:007:44
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3112.67:087:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Minaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Minaçu'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 Minaçu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Minaçu.

What to pack for Minaçu in January

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

In January, Minaçu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Minaçu 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 Minaçu peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Minaçu 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 Minaçu is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.5× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2332 µg/m³Jul 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug8Good
Sep32Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Minaçu?

Minaçu sits at 13.5°S, 48.2°W, 363 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porangatu, 101 km away.

Topography around Minaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minaçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m.

The land around Minaçu is covered by trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (44%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,125 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Porangatu 101 km · Niquelândia 108 km · Uruaçu 148 km · Campos Belos 166 km · Padre Bernardo 182 km · Posse 209 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 212 km · Itapaci 213 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 Minaçu (-13.5331°, -48.22°, elevation 363 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).