Rio Pomba weather in January

In January, Rio Pomba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 268 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rio Pomba's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Pomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Rio Pomba 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rio Pomba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Rio Pomba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°2681913.24.2
Feb30° / 20°16814.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°20018.112.24.6
Apr27° / 18°8611.311.56.2
May25° / 16°457117.2
Jun24° / 14°194.610.77.9
Jul24° / 14°194.710.88.0
Aug25° / 14°255.111.37.7
Sep26° / 16°681011.96.6
Oct27° / 18°12413.912.55.7
Nov27° / 19°24819.4134.8
Dec28° / 20°27821.913.34.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62377
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102575
112575
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313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rio Pomba gets around 268 mm of rain over 19 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 61% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
268
367
466
566
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764
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1161
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1360
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1959
2059
2158
2258
2358
2458
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2658
2758
2858
2957
3057
3157

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
197318
297318
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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
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47calm
57calm
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137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:187:34
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313.36:197:35
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513.36:207:35
613.26:217:36
713.26:217:36
813.26:227:36
913.26:237:36
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1113.26:247:36
1213.26:247:37
1313.26:257:37
1413.26:267:37
1513.26:267:37
1613.26:277:37
1713.26:287:37
1813.16:287:37
1913.16:297:37
2013.16:307:37
2113.16:307:37
2213.16:317:37
2313.16:327:37
2413.16:327:37
2513.16:337:37
2613.06:347:36
2713.06:347:36
2813.06:357:36
2913.06:367:36
3013.06:367:36
3113.06:377:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rio Pomba

In seasonPeak

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

Rio Pomba's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Rio Pomba?

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
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rio Pomba in January

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

In January, Rio Pomba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rio Pomba 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 Pomba peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 10UV 15Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Pomba 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 Pomba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Pomba?

Rio Pomba sits at 21.3°S, 43.2°W, 448 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tocantins, 20 km away.

Topography around Rio Pomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Pomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,390 m.

The land around Rio Pomba is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
1,390 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Tocantins 20 km · Ubá 30 km · São João Nepomuceno 34 km · Santos Dumont 44 km · Visconde do Rio Branco 46 km · Cataguases 52 km · Juiz de Fora 57 km · Barbacena 62 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 Pomba (-21.2747°, -43.1792°, elevation 448 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).