Pompéu weather in January

In January, Pompéu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 240 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pompéu's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pompéu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:38 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Pompéu 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 Pompéu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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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22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
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Pompéu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24018.3134.2
Feb30° / 21°14913.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°16416.412.14.6
Apr29° / 19°639.311.65.9
May27° / 17°264.311.17.5
Jun26° / 15°71.310.98.3
Jul27° / 15°40.8118.4
Aug28° / 16°81.611.37.6
Sep30° / 18°435.611.95.7
Oct31° / 20°8910.612.44.6
Nov29° / 20°21918.912.94.2
Dec29° / 20°2842113.14.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
92872
102872
112872
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
173070
183070
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pompéu gets around 240 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
165
265
364
464
563
662
762
861
960
1060
1159
1258
1358
1458
1557
1657
1757
1858
1958
2058
2158
2258
2357
2457
2556
2656
2755
2855
2954
3053
3153

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11177111
22177011
32186911
42186812
52186812
62196613
72196613
82196514
93196414
103206215
113206215
123206116
133206116
143206116
154215817
164215817
174205917
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244196017
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274205917
284206016
294206016
304206115
314206115

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 6:29 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:297:37
213.16:297:37
313.16:307:38
413.16:307:38
513.16:317:38
613.16:327:39
713.16:327:39
813.16:337:39
913.16:337:39
1013.16:347:39
1113.16:357:40
1213.16:357:40
1313.16:367:40
1413.16:377:40
1513.16:377:40
1613.06:387:40
1713.06:387:40
1813.06:397:40
1913.06:407:40
2013.06:407:40
2113.06:417:40
2213.06:417:40
2313.06:427:40
2413.06:437:40
2512.96:437:40
2612.96:447:40
2712.96:457:40
2812.96:457:40
2912.96:467:40
3012.96:467:39
3112.96:477:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pompéu

In seasonPeak

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

Pompéu'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 Pompéu?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pompéu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pompéu in January

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

In January, Pompéu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pompéu 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 Pompéu peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 23UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pompéu?

Pompéu sits at 19.2°S, 44.9°W, 852 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pitangui, 51 km away.

Topography around Pompéu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pompéu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.

The land around Pompéu is covered by grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pitangui 51 km · Abaeté 54 km · Paraopeba 56 km · Bom Despacho 66 km · Nova Serrana 73 km · Curvelo 74 km · Sete Lagoas 77 km · Pará de Minas 79 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 Pompéu (-19.2244°, -44.9353°, elevation 852 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).