São Domingos do Prata weather in January

In January, São Domingos do Prata sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 211 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 12% 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 São Domingos do Prata's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Domingos do Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

São Domingos do Prata 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 São Domingos do Prata 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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São Domingos do Prata weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°21118.913.14.4
Feb29° / 20°13014.912.74.6
Mar28° / 19°16118.312.14.8
Apr27° / 18°721311.66.0
May25° / 15°306.511.17.4
Jun24° / 14°133.310.88.1
Jul24° / 14°92.610.98.3
Aug25° / 14°143.811.38.0
Sep27° / 16°467.811.96.9
Oct28° / 18°9112.412.55.9
Nov27° / 19°21520.312.94.7
Dec28° / 19°27022.213.24.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
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102377
112377
122377
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212773
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282872
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Domingos do Prata gets around 211 mm of rain over 18.9 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 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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266
365
464
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663
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862
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3058
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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1119755
2119755
3120745
4120736
5121726
6121726
7122716
8123697
9123697
10124687
11125668
12125668
13026668
14027658
15027649
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270296110
28029629
29029629
30028639
31128629

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:207:30
213.26:207:31
313.26:217:31
413.26:217:31
513.26:227:32
613.26:237:32
713.26:237:32
813.16:247:32
913.16:247:33
1013.16:257:33
1113.16:267:33
1213.16:267:33
1313.16:277:33
1413.16:277:33
1513.16:287:33
1613.16:297:34
1713.16:297:34
1813.16:307:34
1913.16:317:34
2013.06:317:34
2113.06:327:34
2213.06:337:34
2313.06:337:34
2413.06:347:33
2513.06:347:33
2613.06:357:33
2713.06:367:33
2812.96:367:33
2912.96:377:33
3012.96:377:33
3112.96:387:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.78 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 São Domingos do Prata

In seasonPeak

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

São Domingos do Prata'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 São Domingos do Prata?

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

January is a reasonable time to visit São Domingos do Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Domingos do Prata in January

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

In January, São Domingos do Prata 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 São Domingos do Prata in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São Domingos do Prata peaks around February 11 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 highExtremeFeb 11UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Domingos do Prata?

São Domingos do Prata sits at 19.9°S, 43.0°W, 589 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Era, 15 km away.

Topography around São Domingos do Prata

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Domingos do Prata.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Domingos do Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 645 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around São Domingos do Prata is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nova Era 15 km · João Monlevade 22 km · Alvinópolis 28 km · Itabira 38 km · Timóteo 46 km · Santa Bárbara 48 km · Coronel Fabriciano 52 km · Barão de Cocais 55 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 São Domingos do Prata (-19.865°, -42.9683°, elevation 589 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).