Prado weather in January

In January, Prado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Prado's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:18 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Prado 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 Prado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Prado

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.

Prado weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°721212.95.6
Feb29° / 24°5411.312.65.4
Mar29° / 24°11517.212.14.9
Apr28° / 24°9217.111.65.2
May27° / 22°8614.811.26.0
Jun26° / 21°6213.6116.4
Jul25° / 21°591511.16.4
Aug25° / 20°4711.611.46.8
Sep26° / 21°5111.111.96.7
Oct26° / 22°9813.212.46.2
Nov27° / 23°15615.212.85.6
Dec28° / 24°11013135.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45050
54951
65050
75149
85149
95149
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115248
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Prado gets around 72 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
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735
836
936
1036
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2743
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14942
24942
34942
43943
53943
63943
73934
83934
93925
103925
112935
122935
132935
142935
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222926
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311936

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 5:09 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:096:11
213.05:106:11
313.05:116:11
413.05:116:12
513.05:126:12
613.05:126:12
713.05:136:12
813.05:136:13
913.05:146:13
1013.05:156:13
1113.05:156:13
1213.05:166:14
1313.05:166:14
1412.95:176:14
1512.95:186:14
1612.95:186:14
1712.95:196:14
1812.95:196:14
1912.95:206:14
2012.95:216:14
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2412.95:236:14
2512.85:236:14
2612.85:246:14
2712.85:256:14
2812.85:256:14
2912.85:266:14
3012.85:266:14
3112.85:276:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.34 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Prado?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Prado for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Prado in January

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

In January, Prado sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Prado in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 27°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Prado in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Prado peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeFeb 15UV 14Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Prado?

Prado sits at 17.3°S, 39.2°W, 11 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alcobaça, 20 km away.

Topography around Prado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Prado is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
672 m
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January weather nearby: Alcobaça 20 km · Itamaraju 47 km · Teixeira de Freitas 59 km · Nova Viçosa 63 km · Mucuri 90 km · Posto da Mata 91 km · Itabela 92 km · Porto Seguro 101 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 Prado (-17.3411°, -39.2208°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).