Posse weather in January

In January, Posse sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 228 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 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 Posse's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Posse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Posse is human 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Posse reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
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How January really feels in Posse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Posse weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°22821.212.74.4
Feb28° / 20°21719.212.54.3
Mar28° / 20°2382112.14.3
Apr29° / 19°12012.311.75.3
May29° / 18°244.311.46.5
Jun28° / 17°20.511.27.4
Jul29° / 16°0011.37.6
Aug30° / 17°20.711.56.5
Sep32° / 19°203.311.94.9
Oct31° / 20°11411.512.34.2
Nov29° / 20°24920.912.74.1
Dec28° / 20°23921.312.84.4

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
123070
133070
143169
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213070
222971
232971
243070
253070
263169
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Posse gets around 228 mm of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
268
369
469
568
668
768
868
967
1067
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1868
1968
2068
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2768
2868
2968
3068
3168

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11421731
21421731
31420741
41320742
51320742
61320742
71320742
81420732
91420732
101420732
110521722
120521722
130521731
140620731
150620731
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180619741
190619741
200619750
210618760
220618760
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240618760
250518770
260518770
270418780
280418771
290418771
300418771
310319771

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 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 6:44 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:447:33
212.86:457:34
312.86:457:34
412.86:467:34
512.86:467:35
612.86:477:35
712.86:477:35
812.86:487:35
912.86:487:36
1012.86:497:36
1112.86:507:36
1212.86:507:36
1312.86:517:37
1412.86:517:37
1512.86:527:37
1612.76:527:37
1712.76:537:37
1812.76:537:38
1912.76:547:38
2012.76:547:38
2112.76:557:38
2212.76:567:38
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2412.76:577:38
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2612.76:587:38
2712.76:587:38
2812.76:597:38
2912.66:597:38
3012.67:007:38
3112.67:007:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.83 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 Posse

In seasonPeak

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

Posse's monsoon runs October–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 Posse?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Posse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Posse in January

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

In January, Posse sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Posse 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 Posse peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Posse 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 Posse is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1018 µg/m³Jun 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug7Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Posse?

Posse sits at 14.1°S, 46.4°W, 815 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Belos, 125 km away.

Topography around Posse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 796 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Posse is covered by grassland (29%), trees (27%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
531 m
80 km
862 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Campos Belos 125 km · Buritis 170 km · Formosa 191 km · Cocos 198 km · Planaltina 202 km · Arinos 205 km · Correntina 205 km · Minaçu 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 Posse (-14.0931°, -46.3694°, elevation 815 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).