São Gotardo weather in January

In January, São Gotardo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 258 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 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 Gotardo's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gotardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:42 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

São Gotardo 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Gotardo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
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32719
42719
52719
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São Gotardo 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
Jan27° / 19°25822.2134.5
Feb27° / 19°18317.912.74.8
Mar27° / 18°21121.612.14.7
Apr26° / 17°8512.511.66.3
May25° / 15°35611.17.6
Jun24° / 14°121.610.98.7
Jul24° / 13°61118.8
Aug26° / 14°122.411.38.3
Sep28° / 16°607.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°12013.912.45.4
Nov27° / 18°24722.412.94.5
Dec27° / 19°30025.513.14.1

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112278
122377
132377
142377
152377
162476
172377
182377
192377
202476
212476
222476
232377
242377
252476
262575
272575
282575
292575
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Gotardo gets around 258 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
474
573
673
772
871
971
1070
1170
1270
1369
1469
1569
1669
1770
1870
1971
2071
2171
2272
2372
2472
2572
2671
2771
2871
2970
3070
3169

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
133265
233265
333265
443264
543363
643363
743363
853461
953461
1053461
1153560
1263559
1363559
1463559
1563559
1663559
1763460
1863460
1963361
2063262
2163163
2263163
2353065
2453065
2553065
2653065
2753065
2843165
2943165
3043264
3143363

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
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:337:42
213.16:347:42
313.16:347:42
413.16:357:43
513.16:357:43
613.16:367:43
713.16:377:43
813.16:377:44
913.16:387:44
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1113.16:397:44
1213.16:407:44
1313.16:407:45
1413.16:417:45
1513.16:417:45
1613.06:427:45
1713.06:437:45
1813.06:437:45
1913.06:447:45
2013.06:457:45
2113.06:457:45
2213.06:467:45
2313.06:467:45
2413.06:477:45
2513.06:487:45
2612.96:487:45
2712.96:497:45
2812.96:497:44
2912.96:507:44
3012.96:517:44
3112.96:517:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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275.5Bright
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for São Gotardo

In seasonPeak

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

São Gotardo'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 Gotardo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Gotardo in January

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

In January, São Gotardo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Gotardo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (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 Gotardo peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Gotardo?

São Gotardo sits at 19.3°S, 46.0°W, 1,063 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carmo do Paranaíba, 44 km away.

Topography around São Gotardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gotardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around São Gotardo is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Carmo do Paranaíba 44 km · Ibiá 55 km · Abaeté 66 km · Luz 66 km · Lagoa Formosa 70 km · Bambuí 78 km · Lagoa da Prata 95 km · Patos de Minas 95 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 Gotardo (-19.3111°, -46.0489°, elevation 1,063 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).