São Francisco weather in January

In January, São Francisco sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 138 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São Francisco's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:43 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

São Francisco is town in Minas Gerais, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Francisco reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13122
23122
33122
43122
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63122
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303122
313122

How January really feels in São Francisco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

São Francisco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°13814.212.84.0
Feb31° / 22°1031212.54.0
Mar31° / 22°12313.412.14.1
Apr31° / 21°436.711.74.9
May30° / 20°112.211.35.8
Jun30° / 19°20.411.16.5
Jul30° / 18°0011.16.6
Aug31° / 19°20.411.55.7
Sep33° / 21°101.811.94.1
Oct34° / 22°637.412.43.4
Nov31° / 22°16615.912.73.7
Dec31° / 22°17616.712.93.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33268
43268
53268
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173763
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263664
273763
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Francisco gets around 138 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
548
648
747
847
946
1046
1146
1246
1345
1445
1546
1646
1746
1846
1947
2047
2147
2246
2346
2445
2544
2644
2743
2843
2942
3042
3142

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13205423
23195424
33195424
44185325
54185325
64185226
74185226
85185027
95185027
105184927
115184928
125184828
135194828
145194728
155194728
165194728
175204728
185204728
195204728
205204728
215204728
225204827
235204827
245204926
255195026
265195125
275195125
285195224
295195224
305195224
315195224

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:357:31
212.96:357:31
312.96:367:31
412.96:367:32
512.96:377:32
612.96:377:32
712.96:387:33
812.96:397:33
912.96:397:33
1012.96:407:33
1112.96:407:33
1212.96:417:34
1312.96:417:34
1412.96:427:34
1512.96:437:34
1612.96:437:34
1712.86:447:34
1812.86:447:35
1912.86:457:35
2012.86:457:35
2112.86:467:35
2212.86:477:35
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2612.86:497:35
2712.86:497:35
2812.76:507:35
2912.76:507:34
3012.76:517:34
3112.76:517:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for São Francisco

In seasonPeak

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

São Francisco's rainy season runs November–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 São Francisco?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Francisco for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Francisco in January

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

In January, São Francisco sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Francisco 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 Francisco peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Francisco?

São Francisco sits at 15.9°S, 44.9°W, 465 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Brasília de Minas, 54 km away.

Topography around São Francisco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around São Francisco is covered by grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Brasília de Minas 54 km · Januária 75 km · São João da Ponte 92 km · Varzelândia 94 km · Urucuia 96 km · Coração de Jesus 98 km · Itacarambi 125 km · Arinos 133 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 Francisco (-15.9486°, -44.8644°, elevation 465 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).