Porto Nacional weather in January

In January, Porto Nacional sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 297 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Porto Nacional's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Nacional's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
297 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Porto Nacional 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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How January really feels in Porto Nacional

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.

Porto Nacional weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°29726.212.63.0
Feb30° / 22°26623.912.42.9
Mar30° / 23°24725.312.13.0
Apr31° / 23°14416.911.83.5
May32° / 23°365.911.54.2
Jun33° / 21°20.311.44.6
Jul33° / 21°00.111.44.4
Aug35° / 22°10.311.63.3
Sep36° / 24°203.211.92.6
Oct34° / 24°11414.512.22.9
Nov31° / 23°2272212.53.0
Dec31° / 23°26124.312.63.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42278
52278
62278
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82179
92179
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Porto Nacional gets around 297 mm of rain over 26.2 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 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
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583
683
784
884
984
1084
1184
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1384
1484
1584
1685
1785
1885
1985
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2185
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3085
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 (%)
15950
25950
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:35
212.65:596:36
312.65:596:36
412.66:006:36
512.66:006:37
612.66:016:37
712.66:016:37
812.66:026:38
912.66:026:38
1012.66:036:38
1112.66:046:39
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1312.66:056:39
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1512.66:066:40
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1712.66:076:40
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.16 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 Porto Nacional

In seasonPeak

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

Porto Nacional's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Porto Nacional?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Porto Nacional.

What to pack for Porto Nacional in January

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

In January, Porto Nacional 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 Porto Nacional 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 Porto Nacional peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Porto Nacional 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 Porto Nacional is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1934 µg/m³May 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Nacional?

Porto Nacional sits at 10.7°S, 48.4°W, 231 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Palmas, 61 km away.

Topography around Porto Nacional

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Nacional has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Porto Nacional is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
386 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Palmas 61 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 77 km · Miracema do Tocantins 127 km · Lagoa da Confusão 132 km · Gurupi 134 km · Formoso do Araguaia 171 km · Dianópolis 202 km · Guaraí 209 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 Porto Nacional (-10.7081°, -48.4172°, elevation 231 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).