São José do Rio Pardo weather in January

In January, São José do Rio Pardo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 217 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São José do Rio Pardo's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José do Rio Pardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
217 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:41 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

São José do Rio Pardo 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 José do Rio Pardo 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 33°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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São José do Rio Pardo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°21721.413.23.9
Feb29° / 20°15117.712.74.1
Mar29° / 20°13016.412.24.7
Apr28° / 18°527.711.56.4
May26° / 15°385.3117.6
Jun25° / 14°21310.78.3
Jul26° / 13°192.310.88.4
Aug28° / 15°162.911.37.8
Sep29° / 17°607.111.95.9
Oct30° / 19°9112.312.54.8
Nov29° / 19°14416.6134.5
Dec29° / 20°18320.613.34.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42476
52476
62476
72377
82377
92476
102476
112476
122575
132674
142773
152773
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202872
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263169
273169
283169
293169
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São José do Rio Pardo gets around 217 mm of rain over 21.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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269
368
468
568
668
768
867
967
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1167
1266
1366
1466
1566
1667
1767
1867
1968
2068
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2769
2869
2968
3068
3167

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1119746
2118756
3118756
4118747
5118747
6118747
7118747
8119737
9119737
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11119737
12119737
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17217756
18217765
19216775
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30314794
31414775

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
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:327:50
213.36:327:50
313.36:337:50
413.36:347:50
513.36:347:51
613.36:357:51
713.36:357:51
813.36:367:51
913.26:377:52
1013.26:377:52
1113.26:387:52
1213.26:397:52
1313.26:397:52
1413.26:407:52
1513.26:417:52
1613.26:417:52
1713.26:427:52
1813.26:437:52
1913.26:437:52
2013.16:447:52
2113.16:457:52
2213.16:457:52
2313.16:467:52
2413.16:477:52
2513.16:477:52
2613.16:487:52
2713.06:497:52
2813.06:497:51
2913.06:507:51
3013.06:517:51
3113.06:517:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for São José do Rio Pardo

In seasonPeak

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

São José do Rio Pardo'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 José do Rio Pardo?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São José do Rio Pardo.

What to pack for São José do Rio Pardo in January

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

In January, São José do Rio Pardo sees daytime highs around 29°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 São José do Rio Pardo 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 José do Rio Pardo peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in São José do Rio Pardo 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 São José do Rio Pardo is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1430 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is São José do Rio Pardo?

São José do Rio Pardo sits at 21.6°S, 46.9°W, 718 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mococa, 19 km away.

Topography around São José do Rio Pardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José do Rio Pardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 737 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m.

The land around São José do Rio Pardo is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (35%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (28%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
725 m
80 km
1,280 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Mococa 19 km · Vargem Grande do Sul 26 km · Caconde 26 km · Casa Branca 28 km · Guaranésia 34 km · Guaxupé 37 km · Poços de Caldas 40 km · Tambaú 42 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 José do Rio Pardo (-21.5956°, -46.8886°, elevation 718 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).