Morro do Chapéu weather in January

In January, Morro do Chapéu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 89 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.6 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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Morro do Chapéu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morro do Chapéu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:36 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Morro do Chapéu is 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 Morro do Chapéu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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Morro do Chapéu 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° / 19°899.112.65.8
Feb29° / 19°578.712.45.7
Mar29° / 19°739.212.15.8
Apr28° / 19°346.811.86.8
May26° / 18°154.111.57.4
Jun25° / 16°93.111.37.9
Jul24° / 15°83.111.48.1
Aug25° / 15°72.611.68.1
Sep27° / 16°61.911.97.9
Oct29° / 18°212.812.36.7
Nov28° / 18°737.512.56.0
Dec28° / 19°79812.76.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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84654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Morro do Chapéu gets around 89 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
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427
527
628
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829
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3129

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1126721
2126721
3126622
4126622
5126523
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10126226
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28106129
2996229
3096229
3196328

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:28 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:286:08
212.75:286:08
312.75:296:09
412.75:296:09
512.75:306:09
612.75:306:10
712.65:316:10
812.65:316:10
912.65:326:11
1012.65:336:11
1112.65:336:11
1212.65:346:11
1312.65:346:12
1412.65:356:12
1512.65:356:12
1612.65:366:12
1712.65:366:12
1812.65:376:13
1912.65:376:13
2012.65:386:13
2112.65:386:13
2212.65:396:13
2312.65:396:13
2412.65:406:13
2512.65:406:13
2612.55:406:13
2712.55:416:13
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2912.55:426:13
3012.55:426:13
3112.55:436:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.18 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
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66.2Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Morro do Chapéu?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morro do Chapéu in January

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

In January, Morro do Chapéu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Morro do Chapéu 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 Morro do Chapéu peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morro do Chapéu?

Morro do Chapéu sits at 11.5°S, 41.2°W, 1,019 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is América Dourada, 32 km away.

Topography around Morro do Chapéu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morro do Chapéu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 1,038 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m.

The land around Morro do Chapéu is covered by shrubs (73%) within 3 km, shrubs (79%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
859 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: América Dourada 32 km · Cafarnaum 37 km · Bonito 48 km · Tapiramutá 52 km · João Dourado 60 km · Utinga 60 km · Miguel Calmon 63 km · Ourolândia 65 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 Morro do Chapéu (-11.5485°, -41.158°, elevation 1,019 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).