Santo Antônio do Monte weather in January

In January, Santo Antônio do Monte sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 257 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santo Antônio do Monte's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Antônio do Monte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
257 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Santo Antônio do Monte 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 Santo Antônio do Monte reaches about 28°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 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)
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Santo Antônio do Monte weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°25720.713.14.4
Feb29° / 20°15315.512.74.6
Mar28° / 19°16818.812.14.8
Apr27° / 18°649.911.66.5
May25° / 15°375.211.17.7
Jun25° / 14°112.110.88.4
Jul25° / 14°71.110.98.7
Aug27° / 15°12211.38.2
Sep28° / 17°516.911.96.4
Oct29° / 19°9011.812.55.2
Nov28° / 19°20619.8134.7
Dec28° / 19°27923.813.24.3

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82278
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
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152575
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242773
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292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio do Monte gets around 257 mm of rain over 20.7 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 67% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
373
472
571
670
769
868
967
1067
1166
1265
1365
1465
1565
1665
1765
1865
1965
2066
2166
2266
2366
2466
2565
2665
2764
2864
2963
3062
3161

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 73% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221761
2221761
3221752
4221752
5222742
6222742
7223723
8323713
9324703
10324703
11325693
12425683
13425683
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15425683
16525673
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27423703
28424693
29424702
30424702
31425692

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:287:40
213.26:297:41
313.26:307:41
413.26:307:41
513.26:317:41
613.26:317:42
713.26:327:42
813.26:337:42
913.26:337:42
1013.16:347:43
1113.16:347:43
1213.16:357:43
1313.16:367:43
1413.16:367:43
1513.16:377:43
1613.16:387:43
1713.16:387:43
1813.16:397:43
1913.16:407:43
2013.16:407:43
2113.06:417:43
2213.06:417:43
2313.06:427:43
2413.06:437:43
2513.06:437:43
2613.06:447:43
2713.06:457:43
2813.06:457:43
2912.96:467:42
3012.96:467:42
3112.96:477:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santo Antônio do Monte

In seasonPeak

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

Santo Antônio do Monte'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 Santo Antônio do Monte?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santo Antônio do Monte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Antônio do Monte in January

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

In January, Santo Antônio do Monte 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 Santo Antônio do Monte 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 Santo Antônio do Monte peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santo Antônio do Monte 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 Santo Antônio do Monte is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio do Monte?

Santo Antônio do Monte sits at 20.1°S, 45.3°W, 938 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Prata, 27 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio do Monte

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio do Monte.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio do Monte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m around an average of 926 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m.

The land around Santo Antônio do Monte is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
234 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Lagoa da Prata 27 km · Arcos 34 km · Bom Despacho 39 km · Nova Serrana 40 km · Água Rasa 41 km · Divinópolis 43 km · Formiga 44 km · Itapecerica 46 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 Santo Antônio do Monte (-20.0872°, -45.2936°, elevation 938 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).