Pedra Preta weather in January

In January, Pedra Preta sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 241 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pedra Preta's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Preta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pedra Preta reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13123
23123
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How January really feels in Pedra Preta

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.

Pedra Preta weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24124.712.92.8
Feb31° / 23°20822.612.62.8
Mar32° / 23°16321.912.13.0
Apr32° / 22°6310.511.64.1
May31° / 20°214.111.25.4
Jun31° / 19°91.3115.9
Jul31° / 18°60.711.15.9
Aug33° / 19°81.411.44.3
Sep34° / 22°416.511.93.1
Oct34° / 23°11116.212.42.7
Nov32° / 23°16020.712.82.8
Dec31° / 23°22324.7132.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32377
42377
52278
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112278
122278
132278
142377
152377
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pedra Preta gets around 241 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
480
580
680
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879
979
1079
1179
1278
1379
1479
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
2180
2280
2380
2480
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113951
213951
313942
413942
513942
613942
713942
813942
913933
1013933
1113933
1203943
1303934
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2903925
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:127:10
213.06:127:11
313.06:137:11
413.06:137:11
513.06:147:12
613.06:157:12
712.96:157:12
812.96:167:12
912.96:167:13
1012.96:177:13
1112.96:187:13
1212.96:187:13
1312.96:197:13
1412.96:197:14
1512.96:207:14
1612.96:207:14
1712.96:217:14
1812.96:227:14
1912.96:227:14
2012.96:237:14
2112.86:237:14
2212.86:247:14
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2412.86:257:14
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2712.86:277:14
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2912.86:287:14
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3112.76:297:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.64 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 Pedra Preta

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Preta'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 Pedra Preta?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pedra Preta.

What to pack for Pedra Preta in January

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

In January, Pedra Preta sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedra Preta 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 Pedra Preta peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pedra Preta 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 Pedra Preta is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1630 µg/m³Jul 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Preta?

Pedra Preta sits at 16.6°S, 54.5°W, 254 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rondonópolis, 24 km away.

Topography around Pedra Preta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Preta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m.

The land around Pedra Preta is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Rondonópolis 24 km · Poxoréu 88 km · Jaciara 90 km · Campo Verde 141 km · Alto Araguaia 154 km · Lucas 159 km · Chapada dos Guimarães 188 km · Santo Antônio do Leverger 191 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 Preta (-16.6231°, -54.4739°, elevation 254 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).