Paranoá weather in January

In January, Paranoá sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 193 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Paranoá's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paranoá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:55 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Paranoá reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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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Paranoá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°1932212.84.5
Feb27° / 19°16518.612.54.7
Mar27° / 19°17820.612.14.8
Apr28° / 18°7412.311.76.1
May27° / 16°163.611.37.6
Jun26° / 15°40.611.18.5
Jul27° / 14°0011.28.7
Aug28° / 15°51.311.57.7
Sep30° / 18°284.911.95.8
Oct30° / 19°10313.712.44.7
Nov28° / 19°20121.612.74.4
Dec27° / 19°21822.712.94.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102476
112476
122476
132575
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232773
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312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Paranoá gets around 193 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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272
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472
571
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1170
1270
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1570
1670
1771
1871
1971
2071
2172
2272
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2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3168

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
173558
273558
373459
473459
573558
673558
773558
883557
983557
1083557
1183557
1283656
1393655
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2683260
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2873360
2973360
3073459
3173558

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:47 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:477:42
212.96:477:42
312.96:487:43
412.96:487:43
512.96:497:43
612.96:497:44
712.96:507:44
812.96:517:44
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1012.96:527:45
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1212.96:537:45
1312.96:537:45
1412.96:547:45
1512.96:557:46
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1912.86:577:46
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2112.86:587:46
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2612.87:017:46
2712.77:017:46
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.57 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 Paranoá

In seasonPeak

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

Paranoá's monsoon runs October–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 Paranoá?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Paranoá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paranoá in January

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

In January, Paranoá sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paranoá 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 Paranoá peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 16Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Paranoá 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 Paranoá is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1830 µg/m³Jan 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paranoá?

Paranoá sits at 15.8°S, 47.8°W, 1,135 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapoã, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Paranoá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paranoá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m.

The land around Paranoá is covered by trees (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
798 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Itapoã 3.0 km · Lago Norte 9.0 km · Jardim Botânico 11 km · Plano Piloto 11 km · Lago Sul 13 km · São Sebastião 14 km · Sobradinho 14 km · Sudoeste/Octagonal 16 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 Paranoá (-15.7755°, -47.7812°, elevation 1,135 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).