Ouro Branco weather in January

In January, Ouro Branco sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 264 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ouro Branco's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouro Branco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ouro Branco 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ouro Branco reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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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292718
302718
312718

Ouro Branco 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
Jan26° / 18°26420.613.14.8
Feb27° / 18°16915.812.75.3
Mar26° / 17°21119.812.15.1
Apr25° / 16°8713.111.56.3
May23° / 13°437.2117.2
Jun22° / 12°162.810.87.9
Jul22° / 11°92.410.98.2
Aug24° / 12°213.811.38.2
Sep25° / 14°758.811.97.1
Oct25° / 16°12414.812.55.9
Nov25° / 17°24721.6134.7
Dec26° / 18°30524.713.24.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
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202377
212476
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232575
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252575
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282773
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ouro Branco gets around 264 mm of rain over 20.6 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 67% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
473
572
671
770
869
968
1067
1166
1265
1365
1464
1564
1664
1764
1865
1965
2065
2165
2265
2365
2464
2564
2664
2763
2863
2962
3061
3161

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
155441
255540
355540
455540
565440
665440
765440
865440
965440
1065440
1175340
1275340
1375340
1475340
1585240
1685240
1785141
1885141
1985141
2085042
2185042
2285042
2385042
2485042
2585042
2685141
2775241
2875241
2975340
3075340
3175439

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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:217:35
213.26:227:35
313.26:227:35
413.26:237:36
513.26:247:36
613.26:247:36
713.26:257:36
813.26:257:37
913.26:267:37
1013.26:277:37
1113.26:277:37
1213.26:287:37
1313.16:297:37
1413.16:297:37
1513.16:307:38
1613.16:307:38
1713.16:317:38
1813.16:327:38
1913.16:327:38
2013.16:337:38
2113.16:347:38
2213.16:347:38
2313.06:357:38
2413.06:367:37
2513.06:367:37
2613.06:377:37
2713.06:387:37
2813.06:387:37
2913.06:397:37
3013.06:397:36
3112.96:407:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
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65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ouro Branco

In seasonPeak

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

Ouro Branco'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 Ouro Branco?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ouro Branco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouro Branco in January

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

In January, Ouro Branco sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ouro Branco 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 Ouro Branco peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ouro Branco 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 Ouro Branco is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ouro Branco?

Ouro Branco sits at 20.5°S, 43.7°W, 1,039 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Congonhas, 17 km away.

Topography around Ouro Branco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouro Branco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m around an average of 1,066 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,701 m.

The land around Ouro Branco is covered by grassland (41%), trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
536 m
16 km
827 m
80 km
1,701 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Congonhas 17 km · Conselheiro Lafaiete 18 km · Ouro Preto 24 km · Itabirito 32 km · Mariana 33 km · Piranga 45 km · Carandaí 49 km · Nova Lima 62 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 Ouro Branco (-20.5233°, -43.6949°, elevation 1,039 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).