Sapezal weather in January

In January, Sapezal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 253 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sapezal's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sapezal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Sapezal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132921
142921
152921
162921
172921
182921
192921
202921
212921
222921
232921
242921
252921
262921
272921
282921
292921
302921
312921

How January really feels in Sapezal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sapezal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°25327.612.73.3
Feb29° / 21°24125.412.53.2
Mar29° / 21°20426.712.13.3
Apr29° / 21°9917.611.74.4
May29° / 19°428.511.45.9
Jun29° / 18°91.811.27.0
Jul29° / 18°61.111.37.0
Aug31° / 19°142.711.65.7
Sep32° / 21°5810.211.94.3
Oct31° / 21°12819.812.33.5
Nov30° / 21°1942412.63.3
Dec29° / 21°24726.612.83.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
141288
151189
161189
171189
181288
191288
201288
211387
221486
231387
241387
251387
261387
271387
281288
291288
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sapezal gets around 253 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
489
589
689
789
889
989
1089
1189
1288
1388
1488
1588
1688
1788
1888
1988
2088
2188
2288
2389
2489
2589
2689
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81387
91486
101486
111486
121585
131585
141585
151585
161585
171585
181585
191585
201486
211486
221486
231486
241387
251387
261387
271288
281288
291288
301189
311189

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 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 7:22 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:357:22
212.86:357:22
312.86:367:23
412.86:367:23
512.86:377:23
612.86:387:24
712.86:387:24
812.86:397:24
912.86:397:25
1012.86:407:25
1112.76:407:25
1212.76:417:25
1312.76:417:26
1412.76:427:26
1512.76:427:26
1612.76:437:26
1712.76:447:26
1812.76:447:26
1912.76:457:27
2012.76:457:27
2112.76:467:27
2212.76:467:27
2312.76:477:27
2412.76:477:27
2512.76:487:27
2612.66:487:27
2712.66:497:27
2812.66:497:27
2912.66:507:27
3012.66:507:27
3112.66:517:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sapezal

In seasonPeak

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

Sapezal's monsoon runs October–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 Sapezal?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sapezal.

What to pack for Sapezal in January

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

In January, Sapezal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sapezal 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 Sapezal peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 16Sep 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sapezal 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 Sapezal is worst in September — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1441 µg/m³Jul 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul7Good
Aug28Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sapezal?

Sapezal sits at 13.5°S, 58.8°W, 560 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campo Novo do Parecis, 101 km away.

Topography around Sapezal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sapezal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 556 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m.

The land around Sapezal is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Campo Novo do Parecis 101 km · Comodoro 105 km · Vilhena 169 km · Brasnorte 181 km · Tangará da Serra 187 km · Colorado do Oeste 192 km · Pontes e Lacerda 195 km · Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade 204 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 Sapezal (-13.5421°, -58.8201°, elevation 560 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).