Paraíso do Tocantins weather in January

In January, Paraíso do Tocantins sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 285 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Paraíso do Tocantins's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraíso do Tocantins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Paraíso do Tocantins reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Paraíso do Tocantins

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.

Paraíso do Tocantins weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°28526.212.53.0
Feb30° / 22°24324.612.32.9
Mar30° / 22°23125.412.13.0
Apr31° / 22°14217.811.83.5
May32° / 23°406.611.54.2
Jun33° / 22°20.411.44.6
Jul34° / 22°00.111.54.3
Aug35° / 23°10.211.73.2
Sep36° / 24°213.211.92.7
Oct33° / 23°11414.712.23.0
Nov31° / 23°21221.812.53.0
Dec31° / 23°2402412.63.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paraíso do Tocantins gets around 285 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 6:01 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:016:36
212.66:026:37
312.66:026:37
412.66:036:37
512.66:036:38
612.66:046:38
712.66:046:38
812.66:056:39
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Paraíso do Tocantins

In seasonPeak

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

Paraíso do Tocantins's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Paraíso do Tocantins?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraíso do Tocantins.

What to pack for Paraíso do Tocantins in January

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

In January, Paraíso do Tocantins sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paraíso do Tocantins 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 Paraíso do Tocantins peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Paraíso do Tocantins 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 Paraíso do Tocantins is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1934 µg/m³May 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Paraíso do Tocantins?

Paraíso do Tocantins sits at 10.2°S, 48.9°W, 468 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Palmas, 59 km away.

Topography around Paraíso do Tocantins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraíso do Tocantins has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m.

The land around Paraíso do Tocantins is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
341 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
537 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Palmas 59 km · Porto Nacional 77 km · Miracema do Tocantins 85 km · Lagoa da Confusão 108 km · Guaraí 154 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 172 km · Gurupi 174 km · Santana do Araguaia 188 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 Paraíso do Tocantins (-10.1761°, -48.8667°, elevation 468 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).