Orizona weather in January

In January, Orizona sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 225 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orizona's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orizona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Orizona reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
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202920
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222920
232920
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282920
292920
302920
312920

Orizona weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°22521.312.94.0
Feb29° / 20°1671812.64.2
Mar29° / 20°17419.412.14.3
Apr29° / 19°7310.611.65.6
May28° / 17°182.811.27.4
Jun27° / 15°70.9118.2
Jul28° / 15°10.311.18.2
Aug30° / 16°61.311.46.7
Sep31° / 19°325.611.95.0
Oct31° / 20°10713.912.44.1
Nov29° / 20°20721.512.83.9
Dec29° / 20°24823.6133.8

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152575
162575
172674
182575
192575
202674
212674
222674
232674
242674
252773
262773
272773
282872
292872
302773
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Orizona gets around 225 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
372
471
571
670
769
869
968
1068
1168
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1768
1868
1968
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2668
2768
2867
2967
3066
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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1219790
2219790
3220780
4320770
5320761
6321751
7321751
8422731
9422731
10522721
11522721
12522721
13621721
14621721
15621721
16620731
17720721
18719731
19618760
20618760
21617770
22617770
23616780
24616780
25516790
26516790
27516790
28516790
29417790
30417790
31417790

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:46 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:467:46
213.06:477:47
313.06:477:47
413.06:487:47
513.06:497:48
613.06:497:48
713.06:507:48
813.06:507:48
913.06:517:49
1013.06:517:49
1113.06:527:49
1212.96:537:49
1312.96:537:49
1412.96:547:50
1512.96:547:50
1612.96:557:50
1712.96:567:50
1812.96:567:50
1912.96:577:50
2012.96:577:50
2112.96:587:50
2212.96:597:50
2312.96:597:50
2412.87:007:50
2512.87:007:50
2612.87:017:50
2712.87:017:50
2812.87:027:50
2912.87:027:50
3012.87:037:50
3112.87:047:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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215.6Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Orizona

In seasonPeak

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

Orizona'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 Orizona?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Orizona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orizona in January

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

In January, Orizona sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orizona 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 Orizona peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Orizona?

Orizona sits at 17.0°S, 48.3°W, 810 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pires do Rio, 30 km away.

Topography around Orizona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orizona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 839 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Orizona is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pires do Rio 30 km · Silvânia 53 km · Bela Vista de Goiás 70 km · Cristalina 78 km · Ipameri 78 km · Piracanjuba 82 km · Caldas Novas 87 km · Senador Canedo 92 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 Orizona (-17.0314°, -48.2958°, elevation 810 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).