Pontes e Lacerda weather in January

In January, Pontes e Lacerda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 220 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Pontes e Lacerda's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontes e Lacerda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:42 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Pontes e Lacerda 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pontes e Lacerda reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 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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How January really feels in Pontes e Lacerda

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.

Pontes e Lacerda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°2202612.83.0
Feb30° / 22°21624.512.52.9
Mar30° / 22°17524.412.13.2
Apr30° / 21°9615.611.74.3
May29° / 19°438.711.35.8
Jun29° / 18°112.511.16.7
Jul30° / 17°81.611.26.6
Aug32° / 19°13311.55.1
Sep33° / 21°457.611.94.0
Oct33° / 22°10216.512.33.2
Nov31° / 22°1502012.73.2
Dec31° / 22°19423.712.93.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51585
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
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201684
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pontes e Lacerda gets around 220 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
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785
885
985
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1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1883
1983
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2183
2283
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2583
2683
2783
2884
2984
3084
3185

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31972
41972
51972
61972
71972
81972
92962
102962
112962
122962
132962
142962
152962
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172962
182962
192953
203943
213943
223943
232953
242953
252944
262944
272944
282944
292944
302935
312935

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
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316calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:347:27
212.96:347:28
312.96:357:28
412.96:357:28
512.96:367:29
612.96:377:29
712.96:377:29
812.96:387:29
912.96:387:30
1012.96:397:30
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1212.86:407:30
1312.86:417:31
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pontes e Lacerda

In seasonPeak

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

Pontes e Lacerda'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 Pontes e Lacerda?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pontes e Lacerda.

What to pack for Pontes e Lacerda in January

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

In January, Pontes e Lacerda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pontes e Lacerda 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 Pontes e Lacerda peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pontes e Lacerda 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 Pontes e Lacerda is worst in September — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1466 µg/m³Apr 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug43Poor
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct24Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pontes e Lacerda?

Pontes e Lacerda sits at 15.2°S, 59.3°W, 247 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, 70 km away.

Topography around Pontes e Lacerda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontes e Lacerda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Pontes e Lacerda is covered by trees (33%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade 70 km · São José dos Quatro Marcos 132 km · Mirassol d'Oeste 143 km · Lambari d'Oeste 143 km · Comodoro 180 km · Sapezal 195 km · Cáceres 201 km · Tangará da Serra 210 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 Pontes e Lacerda (-15.2261°, -59.3353°, elevation 247 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).