Porangatu weather in January

In January, Porangatu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 273 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Porangatu's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porangatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:04 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Porangatu 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 27°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)
13022
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How January really feels in Porangatu

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.

Porangatu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°27324.412.73.1
Feb31° / 22°21221.912.43.1
Mar31° / 22°21123.312.13.2
Apr32° / 22°10014.411.73.8
May32° / 21°173.111.44.5
Jun32° / 20°20.411.25.0
Jul33° / 20°0011.34.9
Aug34° / 21°20.611.63.8
Sep35° / 23°172.811.92.7
Oct34° / 23°10113.112.32.7
Nov31° / 23°22821.512.63.0
Dec31° / 22°2582312.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202278
212278
222179
232179
242179
252179
262179
272179
282080
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Porangatu gets around 273 mm of rain over 24.4 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 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
278
378
479
579
679
780
880
980
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2079
2179
2279
2379
2479
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1113860
2113860
3113860
4112870
5112870
6112870
7111880
8111880
9111880
10111880
11111880
12111880
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22111880
23111880
24111880
25011890
26011890
27011890
28011890
29011881
30011881
31012871

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 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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 6:56 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:567:43
212.86:577:44
312.86:577:44
412.86:587:44
512.86:597:45
612.86:597:45
712.87:007:45
812.87:007:45
912.87:017:46
1012.77:017:46
1112.77:027:46
1212.77:027:46
1312.77:037:47
1412.77:037:47
1512.77:047:47
1612.77:047:47
1712.77:057:47
1812.77:067:48
1912.77:067:48
2012.77:077:48
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2812.67:117:48
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3012.67:127:48
3112.67:127:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Porangatu

In seasonPeak

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

Porangatu'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 Porangatu?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Porangatu.

What to pack for Porangatu in January

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

In January, Porangatu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Porangatu 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 Porangatu peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Porangatu 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 Porangatu is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2318 µg/m³Jul 123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug6Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Porangatu?

Porangatu sits at 13.4°S, 49.1°W, 407 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Minaçu, 101 km away.

Topography around Porangatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porangatu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Porangatu is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Minaçu 101 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 111 km · Uruaçu 121 km · Niquelândia 137 km · Crixás 152 km · Itapaci 173 km · Formoso do Araguaia 187 km · Gurupi 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 Porangatu (-13.4408°, -49.1486°, elevation 407 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).