Pará de Minas weather in January

In January, Pará de Minas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 220 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pará de Minas's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pará de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:35 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Pará de Minas reaches about 28°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 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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272920
282920
292920
302920
312920

Pará de Minas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°22018.113.14.7
Feb29° / 20°12612.912.74.9
Mar28° / 19°15016.312.15.1
Apr27° / 18°559.411.66.6
May26° / 15°284.411.17.7
Jun25° / 14°81.410.88.5
Jul26° / 14°40.810.98.7
Aug27° / 15°91.711.38.2
Sep29° / 17°425.811.96.5
Oct29° / 19°8311.212.55.3
Nov28° / 19°18618.412.94.8
Dec28° / 19°24621.713.24.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62575
72575
82476
92476
102476
112575
122575
132674
142674
152674
162773
172773
182773
192773
202773
212773
222872
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pará de Minas gets around 220 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
463
562
661
760
859
958
1058
1157
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1856
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2656
2755
2855
2954
3053
3152

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1325711
2325711
3325702
4325702
5425692
6425692
7425692
8426682
9426682
10427672
11427672
12528652
13528652
14529642
15529642
16529642
17529642
18529642
19528652
20528652
21528661
22528661
23528661
24528661
25529651
26529651
27529651
28530641
29530641
30530641
31531631

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 6:26 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:267:37
213.26:277:37
313.26:277:38
413.26:287:38
513.26:287:38
613.26:297:38
713.26:307:39
813.16:307:39
913.16:317:39
1013.16:327:39
1113.16:327:40
1213.16:337:40
1313.16:337:40
1413.16:347:40
1513.16:357:40
1613.16:357:40
1713.16:367:40
1813.16:377:40
1913.06:377:40
2013.06:387:40
2113.06:387:40
2213.06:397:40
2313.06:407:40
2413.06:407:40
2513.06:417:40
2613.06:427:40
2713.06:427:40
2812.96:437:39
2912.96:437:39
3012.96:447:39
3112.96:457:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pará de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Pará de Minas'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 Pará de Minas?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pará de Minas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pará de Minas in January

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

In January, Pará de Minas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pará de Minas 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 Pará de Minas peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pará de Minas 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 Pará de Minas is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pará de Minas?

Pará de Minas sits at 19.9°S, 44.6°W, 792 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mateus Leme, 24 km away.

Topography around Pará de Minas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pará de Minas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 840 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Pará de Minas is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mateus Leme 24 km · Itaúna 24 km · Juatuba 30 km · Esmeraldas 33 km · Pitangui 36 km · Nova Serrana 39 km · Igarapé 40 km · Carmo do Cajuru 40 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 Pará de Minas (-19.8603°, -44.6083°, elevation 792 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).