Miranda weather in January

In January, Miranda sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Miranda's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miranda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Miranda 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Miranda reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
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213223
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273223
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293223
303223
313223

How January really feels in Miranda

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.

Miranda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°22321.313.12.9
Feb32° / 23°18719.512.73.0
Mar32° / 23°14117.412.13.5
Apr31° / 21°1009.911.64.8
May28° / 18°858.111.16.6
Jun27° / 17°475.210.87.5
Jul27° / 16°30410.97.7
Aug30° / 17°34411.36.0
Sep32° / 20°807.111.94.5
Oct33° / 22°13513.112.53.5
Nov32° / 22°17515.2133.4
Dec32° / 23°20720.213.23.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
53763
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
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193763
203763
213862
223862
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283961
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Miranda gets around 223 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
469
570
670
770
870
969
1069
1169
1269
1369
1469
1568
1668
1768
1867
1967
2067
2167
2267
2368
2468
2568
2668
2769
2869
2969
3069
3170

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1246727
2246727
3246628
4246628
5246628
6246628
7156628
8156628
9156628
10156628
11166528
12166528
13166528
14166528
15166429
16176329
17176230
18176230
19176131
20166231
21166132
22166132
23166132
24156133
25156133
26156133
27146233
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30146233
31146233

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 6:12 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:127:25
213.26:137:25
313.26:147:25
413.26:147:26
513.26:157:26
613.26:157:26
713.26:167:27
813.26:177:27
913.26:177:27
1013.26:187:27
1113.16:197:27
1213.16:197:27
1313.16:207:28
1413.16:207:28
1513.16:217:28
1613.16:227:28
1713.16:227:28
1813.16:237:28
1913.16:247:28
2013.16:247:28
2113.06:257:28
2213.06:267:28
2313.06:267:28
2413.06:277:28
2513.06:277:28
2613.06:287:27
2713.06:297:27
2813.06:297:27
2913.06:307:27
3012.96:317:27
3112.96:317:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Miranda

In seasonPeak

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

Miranda's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Miranda?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miranda.

What to pack for Miranda in January

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

In January, Miranda sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miranda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miranda peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highModerateExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep2Moderate
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Miranda 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 Miranda is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1735 µg/m³Apr 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Miranda?

Miranda sits at 20.2°S, 56.4°W, 131 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Anastácio, 65 km away.

Topography around Miranda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miranda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m.

The land around Miranda is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (28%) and wetland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
731 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Anastácio 65 km · Aquidauana 67 km · Bonito 98 km · Jardim 140 km · Terenos 160 km · Sidrolândia 166 km · Campo Grande 182 km · Ladário 188 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 Miranda (-20.2406°, -56.3783°, elevation 131 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).