Nepomuceno weather in January

In January, Nepomuceno sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 250 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 12% 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 Nepomuceno's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nepomuceno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:35 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nepomuceno is settlement in Nepomuceno municipality, Minas Gerais, 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 Nepomuceno reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°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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Nepomuceno 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
Jan28° / 19°25021.713.14.4
Feb28° / 19°14816.312.74.6
Mar28° / 18°15817.912.25.2
Apr27° / 17°598.811.56.7
May24° / 14°425.5117.7
Jun24° / 13°202.910.78.3
Jul24° / 12°132.310.88.6
Aug26° / 13°193.111.38.2
Sep27° / 15°667.811.96.9
Oct28° / 17°10713.312.55.7
Nov27° / 18°19219.2134.8
Dec28° / 19°24723.713.34.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nepomuceno gets around 250 mm of rain over 21.7 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
274
374
473
572
672
771
871
970
1070
1169
1269
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1568
1668
1769
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
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2469
2569
2669
2768
2868
2967
3067
3166

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
133364
233463
333463
433463
533463
633562
733562
833661
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3143264

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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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 6:26 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:267:42
213.36:277:43
313.36:277:43
413.36:287:43
513.36:287:43
613.26:297:44
713.26:307:44
813.26:307:44
913.26:317:44
1013.26:317:44
1113.26:327:45
1213.26:337:45
1313.26:337:45
1413.26:347:45
1513.26:357:45
1613.26:357:45
1713.26:367:45
1813.16:377:45
1913.16:377:45
2013.16:387:45
2113.16:397:45
2213.16:397:45
2313.16:407:45
2413.16:417:45
2513.16:417:45
2613.06:427:45
2713.06:437:44
2813.06:437:44
2913.06:447:44
3013.06:447:44
3113.06:457:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Nepomuceno

In seasonPeak

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

Nepomuceno'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 Nepomuceno?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nepomuceno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nepomuceno in January

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

In January, Nepomuceno sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nepomuceno 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 Nepomuceno peaks around January 24 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 24UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nepomuceno 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 Nepomuceno is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nepomuceno?

Nepomuceno sits at 21.2°S, 45.2°W, 849 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Perdões, 22 km away.

Topography around Nepomuceno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nepomuceno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 855 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Nepomuceno is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
373 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Perdões 22 km · Lavras 24 km · Três Pontas 32 km · Campo Belo 38 km · Boa Esperança 38 km · Varginha 41 km · Santo Antônio do Amparo 46 km · Três Corações 52 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 Nepomuceno (-21.2334°, -45.2349°, elevation 849 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).