Resende weather in January

In January, Resende sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 404 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Resende's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Resende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
404 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Resende is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2015

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Resende reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
12719
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32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
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112719
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Resende weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°40424.913.24.2
Feb27° / 18°3072012.84.6
Mar26° / 18°30722.712.24.7
Apr25° / 16°13215.111.56.0
May23° / 14°7711.210.96.7
Jun22° / 12°457.710.77.3
Jul22° / 12°457.410.87.3
Aug23° / 12°477.511.27.5
Sep24° / 14°11513.711.96.4
Oct25° / 16°19419.112.55.3
Nov25° / 17°31022.613.14.6
Dec26° / 18°38025.213.44.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32476
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122575
132575
142674
152674
162674
172575
182575
192575
202476
212476
222575
232575
242575
252575
262773
272773
282773
292872
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Resende gets around 404 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
383
483
582
682
781
881
980
1080
1179
1279
1379
1479
1579
1680
1780
1880
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2080
2180
2280
2380
2479
2579
2678
2778
2877
2976
3075
3175

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1229690
2229690
3229690
4229690
5229690
6129700
7129700
8130690
9130690
10130690
11131680
12131680
13131680
14131680
15130690
16130690
17130690
18129700
19229690
20228700
21228700
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23227710
24227710
25226720
26226711
27226711
28226711
29227701
30227701
31228691

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:207:42
213.36:217:42
313.36:227:42
413.36:227:42
513.36:237:43
613.36:237:43
713.36:247:43
813.36:257:43
913.36:257:44
1013.36:267:44
1113.36:277:44
1213.36:277:44
1313.36:287:44
1413.36:297:44
1513.26:297:44
1613.26:307:44
1713.26:317:44
1813.26:317:44
1913.26:327:44
2013.26:337:44
2113.26:337:44
2213.26:347:44
2313.26:357:44
2413.16:357:44
2513.16:367:44
2613.16:377:43
2713.16:377:43
2813.16:387:43
2913.16:397:43
3013.16:397:42
3113.06:407:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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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
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145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Resende

In seasonPeak

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

Resende's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Resende?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Resende for sightseeing.

What to pack for Resende in January

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

In January, Resende sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Resende in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Resende peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Resende?

Resende sits at 22.5°S, 44.4°W, 408 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itatiaia, 12 km away.

Topography around Resende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Resende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Resende is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,527 m
80 km
2,761 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Itatiaia 12 km · Porto Real 17 km · Barra Mansa 29 km · Volta Redonda 36 km · Rio Claro 43 km · Pinheiral 46 km · Itanhandu 54 km · Passa Quatro 54 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 Resende (-22.4689°, -44.4467°, elevation 408 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).