Osvaldo Cruz weather in January

In January, Osvaldo Cruz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 232 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Osvaldo Cruz's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osvaldo Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:57 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Osvaldo Cruz 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Osvaldo Cruz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13122
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How January really feels in Osvaldo Cruz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Osvaldo Cruz 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
Jan31° / 22°23221.213.23.4
Feb31° / 22°17518.412.73.5
Mar31° / 21°13215.912.24.1
Apr30° / 20°647.611.55.5
May27° / 17°626.2117.2
Jun26° / 16°394.310.77.8
Jul27° / 15°263.510.87.9
Aug29° / 17°283.411.36.5
Sep31° / 19°757.611.95.1
Oct31° / 20°11511.912.54.2
Nov31° / 21°13914.5133.9
Dec31° / 22°17218.813.33.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32971
42872
52872
62872
72674
82674
92674
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
152872
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193070
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213169
223268
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283565
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Osvaldo Cruz gets around 232 mm of rain over 21.2 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 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
468
569
669
769
869
969
1068
1168
1267
1367
1467
1566
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2467
2567
2667
2767
2867
2968
3068
3168

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10731620
20631630
30630640
40630640
50630640
60630640
70530650
80530650
90531640
100531640
110432640
120432640
130433630
140434620
150434620
160435610
170435610
180435610
191435600
201434610
211533610
221533610
231531630
241630630
251629640
261628650
272627650
282725660
292724670
302723680
312722681

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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218calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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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 6:47 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:478:06
213.36:488:06
313.36:498:07
413.36:498:07
513.36:508:07
613.36:508:07
713.36:518:08
813.36:528:08
913.36:528:08
1013.36:538:08
1113.26:548:08
1213.26:548:08
1313.26:558:08
1413.26:568:09
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1613.26:578:09
1713.26:588:09
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1913.26:598:09
2013.27:008:09
2113.17:008:09
2213.17:018:09
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2513.17:038:08
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2713.17:048:08
2813.07:058:08
2913.07:068:07
3013.07:068:07
3113.07:078:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Osvaldo Cruz

In seasonPeak

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

Osvaldo Cruz'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 Osvaldo Cruz?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Osvaldo Cruz.

What to pack for Osvaldo Cruz in January

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

In January, Osvaldo Cruz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Osvaldo Cruz 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 Osvaldo Cruz peaks around January 21 at about 15 (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 21UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Osvaldo Cruz 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 Osvaldo Cruz is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1718 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Osvaldo Cruz?

Osvaldo Cruz sits at 21.8°S, 50.9°W, 465 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lucélia, 17 km away.

Topography around Osvaldo Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osvaldo Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Osvaldo Cruz is covered by grassland (42%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Lucélia 17 km · Bastos 20 km · Adamantina 24 km · Tupã 41 km · Rancharia 48 km · Martinópolis 49 km · Valparaíso 63 km · Presidente Prudente 64 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 Osvaldo Cruz (-21.7967°, -50.8786°, elevation 465 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).