Simonésia weather in January

In January, Simonésia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 197 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 14% 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 Simonésia's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simonésia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:24 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Simonésia 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 Simonésia 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 25°C and 31°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)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
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Simonésia 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
Jan28° / 19°19715.213.15.2
Feb29° / 19°11111.712.75.2
Mar28° / 19°15015.612.15.2
Apr27° / 18°7711.511.66.3
May25° / 15°386.711.17.4
Jun24° / 14°133.410.88.1
Jul24° / 14°92.310.98.3
Aug25° / 14°133.611.38.1
Sep26° / 16°466.911.97.2
Oct27° / 17°10811.512.56.2
Nov26° / 18°21517.7135.1
Dec27° / 19°28720.113.24.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142872
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232971
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Simonésia gets around 197 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
451
551
650
750
849
949
1049
1148
1248
1348
1448
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2249
2349
2448
2548
2648
2747
2847
2947
3046
3146

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1126685
2127675
3127675
4127666
5128656
6128656
7129646
8129637
9130627
10130627
11131617
12131617
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20131617
21131617
22132607
23132616
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25132616
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27132616
28132616
29132616
30132616
31132616

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 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 6:15 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:157:27
213.26:167:27
313.26:167:28
413.26:177:28
513.26:187:28
613.26:187:29
713.26:197:29
813.26:197:29
913.26:207:29
1013.16:217:29
1113.16:217:30
1213.16:227:30
1313.16:237:30
1413.16:237:30
1513.16:247:30
1613.16:247:30
1713.16:257:30
1813.16:267:30
1913.16:267:30
2013.16:277:30
2113.06:287:30
2213.06:287:30
2313.06:297:30
2413.06:307:30
2513.06:307:30
2613.06:317:30
2713.06:317:30
2813.06:327:29
2912.96:337:29
3012.96:337:29
3112.96:347:29

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 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 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
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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225.9Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Simonésia

In seasonPeak

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

Simonésia's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Simonésia?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Simonésia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Simonésia in January

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

In January, Simonésia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Simonésia 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 Simonésia peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Simonésia?

Simonésia sits at 20.1°S, 42.0°W, 584 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manhuaçu, 15 km away.

Topography around Simonésia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simonésia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 693 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,684 m.

The land around Simonésia is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
455 m
16 km
1,137 m
80 km
2,684 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Manhuaçu 15 km · Manhumirim 26 km · Santa Margarida 39 km · Lajinha 40 km · Matipó 40 km · Caratinga 40 km · Ipanema 47 km · Raul Soares 47 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 Simonésia (-20.1239°, -42.0014°, elevation 584 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).