Monte Santo de Minas weather in January

In January, Monte Santo de Minas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 312 mm of rain across 24.4 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Monte Santo de Minas's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Santo de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:42 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Monte Santo de Minas 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Monte Santo de Minas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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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Monte Santo de Minas 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
Jan28° / 20°31224.413.14.0
Feb28° / 20°23020.212.74.1
Mar28° / 19°20519.912.14.8
Apr27° / 18°821011.56.6
May25° / 15°506.4117.6
Jun24° / 14°27310.78.4
Jul25° / 14°212.510.88.6
Aug27° / 15°213.411.38.1
Sep28° / 17°818.211.96.4
Oct29° / 18°13014.512.55.1
Nov28° / 19°20219.1134.8
Dec28° / 20°27824.713.34.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
82080
92080
102080
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162377
172377
182575
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212575
222575
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302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Monte Santo de Minas gets around 312 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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480
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679
779
879
978
1078
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1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1878
1978
2078
2179
2279
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2978
3078
3177

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1122761
2122761
3122761
4122761
5122761
6123742
7123742
8124732
9124732
10125722
11125722
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19222742
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25219772
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27319762
28319762
29320752
30320752
31321742

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:337:49
213.36:347:49
313.36:347:50
413.36:357:50
513.26:357:50
613.26:367:51
713.26:377:51
813.26:377:51
913.26:387:51
1013.26:397:51
1113.26:397:52
1213.26:407:52
1313.26:407:52
1413.26:417:52
1513.26:427:52
1613.26:427:52
1713.16:437:52
1813.16:447:52
1913.16:447:52
2013.16:457:52
2113.16:467:52
2213.16:467:52
2313.16:477:52
2413.16:487:52
2513.16:487:52
2613.06:497:51
2713.06:507:51
2813.06:507:51
2913.06:517:51
3013.06:527:51
3113.06:527:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Monte Santo de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Monte Santo de Minas'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 Monte Santo de Minas?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Monte Santo de Minas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monte Santo de Minas in January

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

In January, Monte Santo de Minas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monte Santo de Minas 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 Monte Santo de Minas peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monte Santo de Minas 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 Monte Santo de Minas is worst in September — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1540 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Santo de Minas?

Monte Santo de Minas sits at 21.2°S, 47.0°W, 893 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guaranésia, 22 km away.

Topography around Monte Santo de Minas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Monte Santo de Minas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Santo de Minas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 868 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m.

The land around Monte Santo de Minas is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (30%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
1,123 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guaranésia 22 km · São Sebastião do Paraíso 30 km · Guaxupé 31 km · Mococa 31 km · Cajuru 35 km · Altinópolis 45 km · São José do Rio Pardo 46 km · Santa Rosa de Viterbo 51 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 Monte Santo de Minas (-21.1897°, -46.9803°, elevation 893 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).