Rio Negro weather in January

In January, Rio Negro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 183 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rio Negro's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Negro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Rio Negro is 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rio Negro reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
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72718
82718
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102718
112718
122718
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302718
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Rio Negro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°18319.913.54.9
Feb27° / 18°15717.812.95.0
Mar26° / 17°10614.212.25.9
Apr24° / 15°718.811.46.9
May21° / 12°94810.76.6
Jun19° / 10°1069.210.46.3
Jul19° / 86810.56.5
Aug21° / 10°847.811.17.0
Sep22° / 12°14510.811.86.4
Oct23° / 14°14414.212.66.0
Nov25° / 15°12313.913.36.0
Dec26° / 17°1491713.65.4

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 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52872
62872
72773
82773
92773
102872
112773
122872
132872
142872
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312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rio Negro gets around 183 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
463
563
664
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1763
1863
1963
2063
2164
2264
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2963
3063
3163

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111632510
211532520
311533510
411433520
511334520
611335510
711236510
811136520
911137510
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2611132551
2711131561
2811131561
2911031571
3011031571
3111030581

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:348:11
213.66:358:11
313.66:358:11
413.66:368:11
513.66:378:12
613.66:378:12
713.66:388:12
813.66:398:12
913.56:398:12
1013.56:408:12
1113.56:418:12
1213.56:428:13
1313.56:428:13
1413.56:438:13
1513.56:448:13
1613.56:448:13
1713.56:458:12
1813.46:468:12
1913.46:478:12
2013.46:478:12
2113.46:488:12
2213.46:498:12
2313.46:508:12
2413.46:508:12
2513.36:518:11
2613.36:528:11
2713.36:538:11
2813.36:538:10
2913.36:548:10
3013.26:558:10
3113.26:568:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rio Negro?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Rio Negro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio Negro in January

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

In January, Rio Negro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rio Negro 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 Rio Negro peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Negro 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 Rio Negro is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1115 µg/m³Feb 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Negro?

Rio Negro sits at 26.1°S, 49.8°W, 795 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mafra, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Rio Negro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Negro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 800 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,275 m.

The land around Rio Negro is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
1,275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Mafra 1.0 km · Itaiópolis 28 km · Rio Negrinho 32 km · Lapa 38 km · Quitandinha 40 km · São Bento do Sul 45 km · Papanduva 45 km · Três Barras 52 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 Rio Negro (-26.1058°, -49.7975°, elevation 795 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).