Padre Paraíso weather in January

In January, Padre Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 123 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 20% 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 Padre Paraíso's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padre Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Padre Paraíso 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Padre Paraíso 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 25°C and 31°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)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
162819
172819
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222919
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242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Padre Paraíso weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°12313.512.95.1
Feb29° / 19°8711.812.65.1
Mar28° / 19°12715.612.15.2
Apr27° / 18°7512.711.66.0
May25° / 16°349.411.26.9
Jun24° / 15°196.5117.5
Jul23° / 14°207.211.17.5
Aug24° / 14°176.111.47.7
Sep26° / 16°286.511.97.2
Oct27° / 17°7410.312.46.3
Nov27° / 18°16816.712.85.2
Dec28° / 19°18316.7135.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
183763
193862
203862
213862
223862
233961
243862
253961
263961
274060
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Padre Paraíso gets around 123 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
544
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1945
2045
2144
2244
2344
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1341551
2341551
3341551
4341551
5441541
6441532
7441532
8441532
9441532
10440542
11440542
12540532
13540532
14539542
15539542
16539542
17539542
18538552
19538561
20538561
21538561
22539551
23539551
24540541
25540541
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27441541
28442531
29442531
30443521
31443521

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:197:19
213.06:207:20
313.06:207:20
413.06:217:20
513.06:217:20
613.06:227:21
713.06:227:21
813.06:237:21
913.06:247:22
1013.06:247:22
1113.06:257:22
1212.96:257:22
1312.96:267:22
1412.96:277:22
1512.96:277:23
1612.96:287:23
1712.96:287:23
1812.96:297:23
1912.96:297:23
2012.96:307:23
2112.96:317:23
2212.96:317:23
2312.96:327:23
2412.86:327:23
2512.86:337:23
2612.86:337:23
2712.86:347:23
2812.86:357:23
2912.86:357:23
3012.86:367:22
3112.86:367:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Padre Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

Padre Paraíso's rainy season runs November–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 Padre Paraíso?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Padre Paraíso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Padre Paraíso in January

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

In January, Padre Paraíso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Padre Paraíso 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 Padre Paraíso peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Padre Paraíso?

Padre Paraíso sits at 17.1°S, 41.5°W, 681 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 26 km away.

Topography around Padre Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padre Paraíso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 776 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Padre Paraíso is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Caraí 26 km · Itaobim 57 km · Águas Formosas 58 km · Novo Cruzeiro 60 km · Araçuaí 67 km · Teófilo Otoni 87 km · Jequitinhonha 88 km · Medina 95 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 Padre Paraíso (-17.0742°, -41.4844°, elevation 681 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).