São João Evangelista weather in January

In January, São João Evangelista sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 140 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 13 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 19% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São João Evangelista's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João Evangelista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

São João Evangelista 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 João Evangelista 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 26°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22920
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São João Evangelista 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°14014.8134.8
Feb29° / 20°8711.112.65.0
Mar29° / 20°11314.412.15.0
Apr27° / 19°6510.311.66.3
May26° / 17°246.111.17.3
Jun25° / 15°11310.98.0
Jul24° / 15°103.2118.1
Aug26° / 15°113.111.48.0
Sep27° / 17°255.711.97.1
Oct28° / 18°819.712.45.7
Nov28° / 19°17516.912.95.1
Dec28° / 20°19018.713.14.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63070
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123268
133268
143268
153367
163268
173367
183466
193466
203466
213466
223466
233466
243565
253565
263565
273565
283664
293763
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São João Evangelista gets around 140 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
351
451
550
650
749
849
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2147
2247
2347
2446
2546
2645
2744
2844
2943
3043
3143

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 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1227683
2227683
3228673
4228664
5328654
6328654
7329635
8229645
9230626
10230626
11230626
12231607
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20131617
21131617
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24131626
25131626
26131626
27132616
28132625
29132625
30133615
31133615

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 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:21 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:217:27
213.16:227:27
313.16:227:28
413.16:237:28
513.16:247:28
613.16:247:29
713.16:257:29
813.16:257:29
913.16:267:29
1013.06:277:30
1113.06:277:30
1213.06:287:30
1313.06:287:30
1413.06:297:30
1513.06:307:30
1613.06:307:30
1713.06:317:30
1813.06:317:31
1913.06:327:31
2013.06:337:31
2113.06:337:31
2212.96:347:31
2312.96:357:31
2412.96:357:31
2512.96:367:30
2612.96:367:30
2712.96:377:30
2812.96:377:30
2912.96:387:30
3012.96:397:30
3112.86:397:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for São João Evangelista

In seasonPeak

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

São João Evangelista'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 João Evangelista?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São João Evangelista for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São João Evangelista in January

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

In January, São João Evangelista sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João Evangelista 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 São João Evangelista peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São João Evangelista?

São João Evangelista sits at 18.5°S, 42.8°W, 708 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Peçanha, 22 km away.

Topography around São João Evangelista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João Evangelista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around São João Evangelista is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
483 m
80 km
1,858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Peçanha 22 km · Guanhães 31 km · Serro 65 km · Itamarandiba 77 km · Belo Oriente 80 km · Conceição do Mato Dentro 88 km · Governador Valadares 92 km · Santana do Paraíso 93 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 João Evangelista (-18.5478°, -42.7633°, elevation 708 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).