Pedra Azul weather in January

In January, Pedra Azul sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 94 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Pedra Azul's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Azul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Pedra Azul 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pedra Azul reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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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Pedra Azul 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
Jan29° / 19°9410.812.85.2
Feb30° / 19°598.612.55.2
Mar29° / 19°10512.712.15.1
Apr28° / 19°5310.211.76.1
May26° / 17°257.211.37.0
Jun25° / 16°165.211.17.5
Jul25° / 15°155.711.17.6
Aug25° / 15°113.711.57.7
Sep27° / 16°204.711.97.2
Oct28° / 18°618.312.46.0
Nov28° / 19°14513.912.75.3
Dec29° / 19°14013.512.95.1

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 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63565
73664
83664
93664
103763
113763
123961
133961
143961
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184060
194159
204159
214258
224258
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244456
254456
264456
274555
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pedra Azul gets around 94 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
735
835
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1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2832
2932
3031
3131

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1146521
2146521
3146521
4146521
5146512
6145522
7245512
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11245512
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30146521
31146521

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
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219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:207:16
212.96:217:17
312.96:217:17
412.96:227:17
512.96:227:18
612.96:237:18
712.96:247:18
812.96:247:19
912.96:257:19
1012.96:257:19
1112.96:267:19
1212.96:267:20
1312.96:277:20
1412.96:287:20
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1612.96:297:20
1712.86:297:20
1812.86:307:20
1912.86:317:20
2012.86:317:21
2112.86:327:21
2212.86:327:21
2312.86:337:21
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2512.86:347:21
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2712.86:357:20
2812.76:357:20
2912.76:367:20
3012.76:367:20
3112.76:377:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pedra Azul

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Azul's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Pedra Azul?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Azul in January

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

In January, Pedra Azul sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pedra Azul 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 Pedra Azul peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Azul?

Pedra Azul sits at 16.0°S, 41.3°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Medina, 31 km away.

Topography around Pedra Azul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Azul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m.

The land around Pedra Azul is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
382 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,253 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Medina 31 km · Cândido Sales 56 km · Jequitinhonha 57 km · Itaobim 66 km · Encruzilhada 67 km · Almenara 67 km · Taiobeiras 102 km · Macarani 105 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 Pedra Azul (-16.0053°, -41.2972°, elevation 678 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).