Sarzedo weather in January

In January, Sarzedo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 234 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sarzedo's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarzedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:33 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sarzedo 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sarzedo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
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302819
312819

Sarzedo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°23418.313.14.9
Feb28° / 19°13112.812.75.1
Mar28° / 18°15616.312.15.4
Apr27° / 17°629.411.66.7
May25° / 14°375.211.17.7
Jun25° / 13°111.810.88.5
Jul25° / 12°60.910.98.8
Aug26° / 13°122.211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°56711.97.0
Oct28° / 18°9611.912.55.8
Nov27° / 18°20518.612.94.9
Dec27° / 19°2712213.24.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132674
142674
152773
162773
172773
182773
192872
202773
212773
222872
232872
242773
252872
262872
272872
282872
292971
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sarzedo gets around 234 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
266
365
464
563
663
762
861
960
1059
1158
1258
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1958
2058
2158
2258
2357
2457
2557
2656
2755
2855
2954
3053
3152

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1230680
2331651
3331651
4331651
5331651
6332641
7332641
8432631
9433621
10433621
11433621
12434611
13534601
14534601
15534610
16534610
17634600
18633610
19633610
20633610
21533620
22533620
23533620
24533620
25534610
26534610
27435610
28435610
29436600
30436600
31437590

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
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:247:36
213.26:257:36
313.26:257:36
413.26:267:36
513.26:267:37
613.26:277:37
713.26:287:37
813.26:287:37
913.16:297:38
1013.16:297:38
1113.16:307:38
1213.16:317:38
1313.16:317:38
1413.16:327:38
1513.16:337:38
1613.16:337:39
1713.16:347:39
1813.16:347:39
1913.16:357:39
2013.06:367:39
2113.06:367:39
2213.06:377:39
2313.06:387:39
2413.06:387:38
2513.06:397:38
2613.06:397:38
2713.06:407:38
2813.06:417:38
2912.96:417:38
3012.96:427:38
3112.96:437:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.79 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
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sarzedo

In seasonPeak

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

Sarzedo'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 Sarzedo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sarzedo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarzedo in January

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

In January, Sarzedo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarzedo 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 Sarzedo peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sarzedo 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 Sarzedo is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarzedo?

Sarzedo sits at 20.0°S, 44.1°W, 795 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mário Campos, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sarzedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarzedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 796 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,441 m.

The land around Sarzedo is covered by trees (55%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
802 m
80 km
1,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Mário Campos 5.0 km · Ibirité 9.0 km · Betim 9.0 km · Brumadinho 13 km · São Joaquim de Bicas 14 km · Contagem 15 km · Igarapé 17 km · Juatuba 23 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 Sarzedo (-20.0353°, -44.1447°, elevation 795 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).