Poço Fundo weather in January

In January, Poço Fundo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 280 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Poço Fundo's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poço Fundo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Poço Fundo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
12718
22718
32718
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
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Poço Fundo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°28023.613.24.3
Feb27° / 18°18018.612.74.8
Mar27° / 18°17018.512.25.2
Apr26° / 16°659.611.56.8
May23° / 13°446.2117.5
Jun22° / 12°203.310.78.0
Jul23° / 11°172.610.88.3
Aug25° / 12°243.811.38.3
Sep26° / 15°74911.96.9
Oct27° / 17°12215.112.55.7
Nov26° / 17°20819.6134.9
Dec27° / 18°24523.813.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
92080
102179
112278
122278
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
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192377
202476
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
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272575
282674
292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Poço Fundo gets around 280 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
479
578
678
778
877
977
1076
1176
1276
1375
1475
1575
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2175
2275
2375
2475
2574
2674
2773
2873
2972
3072
3171

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
133760
233760
333760
433760
533760
633760
733859
833859
933859
1043957
1143957
1243957
1343957
1443957
1553956
1653857
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1853758
1953758
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2153659
2253560
2353560
2453560
2553461
2653461
2753560
2853560
2953560
3053560
3153659

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:287:46
213.36:287:47
313.36:297:47
413.36:307:47
513.36:307:47
613.36:317:48
713.36:317:48
813.36:327:48
913.36:337:48
1013.36:337:48
1113.26:347:49
1213.26:357:49
1313.26:357:49
1413.26:367:49
1513.26:377:49
1613.26:377:49
1713.26:387:49
1813.26:397:49
1913.26:397:49
2013.26:407:49
2113.16:417:49
2213.16:417:49
2313.16:427:49
2413.16:437:49
2513.16:437:48
2613.16:447:48
2713.16:457:48
2813.06:457:48
2913.06:467:48
3013.06:477:47
3113.06:477:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Poço Fundo

In seasonPeak

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

Poço Fundo'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 Poço Fundo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Poço Fundo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Poço Fundo in January

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

In January, Poço Fundo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Poço Fundo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Poço Fundo peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (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 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Poço Fundo 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 Poço Fundo is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Poço Fundo?

Poço Fundo sits at 21.8°S, 46.0°W, 840 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Machado, 13 km away.

Topography around Poço Fundo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poço Fundo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,067 m.

The land around Poço Fundo is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
655 m
80 km
1,067 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Machado 13 km · Campestre 30 km · Paraguaçu 35 km · Alfenas 39 km · São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 40 km · Elói Mendes 45 km · Pouso Alegre 50 km · Campanha 59 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 Poço Fundo (-21.7808°, -45.965°, elevation 840 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).