Seropédica weather in January

In January, Seropédica sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 273 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Seropédica's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seropédica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Seropédica is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.7 µg/m³ · 2014

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Seropédica reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Seropédica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Seropédica weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°2732113.23.6
Feb31° / 23°19717.612.83.7
Mar29° / 22°20020.112.24.1
Apr28° / 21°10613.111.55.8
May26° / 18°6810.310.96.8
Jun25° / 17°406.610.67.6
Jul25° / 16°406.610.77.7
Aug25° / 17°356.811.27.5
Sep26° / 18°7911.111.96.5
Oct27° / 20°11413.912.55.8
Nov27° / 21°19018.713.14.9
Dec29° / 22°22720.813.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153268
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173268
183169
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203070
213169
223169
233070
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253268
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303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Seropédica gets around 273 mm of rain over 21 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 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3164

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1226702
2126712
3126712
4126712
5126703
6126703
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9126712
10126712
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 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 6:17 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:177:39
213.46:177:39
313.46:187:40
413.46:197:40
513.46:197:40
613.36:207:41
713.36:217:41
813.36:217:41
913.36:227:41
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1113.36:237:41
1213.36:247:41
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1713.26:277:42
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2013.26:297:42
2113.26:307:42
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2513.16:337:41
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2713.16:347:41
2813.16:357:40
2913.16:357:40
3013.16:367:40
3113.16:377:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Seropédica

In seasonPeak

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

Seropédica's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Seropédica?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Seropédica.

What to pack for Seropédica in January

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

In January, Seropédica sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Seropédica in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Seropédica in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seropédica peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Seropédica 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 Seropédica is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Seropédica's WHO annual average of 14.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1221 µg/m³Dec 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Seropédica?

Seropédica sits at 22.7°S, 43.7°W, 40 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Universidade Rural, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Seropédica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seropédica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 913 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,224 m.

The land around Seropédica is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (28%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
913 m
80 km
2,224 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Universidade Rural 3.0 km · Japeri 13 km · Itaguaí 14 km · Paracambi 15 km · Queimados 16 km · Piraí 23 km · Mendes 24 km · Nova Iguaçu 26 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 Seropédica (-22.7439°, -43.7075°, elevation 40 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).