Nova Friburgo weather in January

In January, Nova Friburgo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 333 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Nova Friburgo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Friburgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
333 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:23 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nova Friburgo 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nova Friburgo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nova Friburgo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°33322.613.24.5
Feb27° / 19°23118.412.84.8
Mar26° / 18°25222.812.24.6
Apr25° / 17°12916.511.55.7
May23° / 14°8112.910.96.4
Jun22° / 13°438.310.77.1
Jul22° / 13°42810.87.2
Aug23° / 13°50911.27.1
Sep23° / 15°11713.611.96.3
Oct24° / 16°17918.312.55.5
Nov25° / 17°31022.413.14.6
Dec26° / 18°35224.313.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
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212575
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252674
262872
272971
282971
293070
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nova Friburgo gets around 333 mm of rain over 22.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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278
377
476
575
675
774
873
973
1072
1172
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3168

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123733
2124723
3124723
4124723
5025723
6025732
7025732
8025732
9026722
10026722
11026722
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13026722
14026722
15126712
16126703
17125713
18125713
19125713
20124723
21124723
22124714
23123724
24123724
25122734
26022744
27022744
28021754
29021754
30021754
31021754

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:137:34
213.36:147:34
313.36:147:34
413.36:157:34
513.36:157:35
613.36:167:35
713.36:177:35
813.36:177:35
913.36:187:35
1013.36:197:36
1113.36:197:36
1213.36:207:36
1313.36:217:36
1413.26:217:36
1513.26:227:36
1613.26:237:36
1713.26:237:36
1813.26:247:36
1913.26:257:36
2013.26:257:36
2113.26:267:36
2213.26:277:36
2313.16:277:36
2413.16:287:36
2513.16:297:36
2613.16:297:35
2713.16:307:35
2813.16:317:35
2913.16:317:35
3013.06:327:35
3113.06:337:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.0Bright
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nova Friburgo

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Friburgo's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Nova Friburgo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nova Friburgo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Friburgo in January

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

In January, Nova Friburgo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nova Friburgo 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 Nova Friburgo peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nova Friburgo 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 Nova Friburgo is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (March, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Mar 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Friburgo?

Nova Friburgo sits at 22.3°S, 42.5°W, 858 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jardim, 18 km away.

Topography around Nova Friburgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Friburgo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Nova Friburgo is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
577 m
16 km
1,887 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bom Jardim 18 km · Cachoeiras de Macacu 24 km · Sumidouro 30 km · Cordeiro 33 km · Cantagalo 37 km · Carmo 40 km · Casimiro de Abreu 40 km · São José do Vale do Rio Preto 43 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 Nova Friburgo (-22.2819°, -42.5311°, elevation 858 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).