Três Pontas weather in January

In January, Três Pontas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 263 mm of rain across 22.5 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Três Pontas's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Três Pontas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
263 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Três Pontas 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 Três Pontas 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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Três Pontas 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
Jan28° / 19°26322.513.24.2
Feb28° / 19°16017.112.74.5
Mar28° / 19°16518.212.25.1
Apr27° / 17°629.211.56.7
May24° / 14°445.5117.7
Jun24° / 13°20310.78.3
Jul24° / 12°142.110.88.6
Aug26° / 13°203.311.38.2
Sep27° / 16°677.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°10913.112.55.7
Nov27° / 18°19919.3134.8
Dec28° / 19°25123.313.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122575
132575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Três Pontas gets around 263 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1571
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2173
2273
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2672
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2871
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3070
3169

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1229690
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4229681
5230671
6230671
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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
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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 6:27 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:277:44
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313.36:287:44
413.36:297:45
513.36:297:45
613.36:307:45
713.26:307:45
813.26:317:45
913.26:327:46
1013.26:327:46
1113.26:337:46
1213.26:347:46
1313.26:347:46
1413.26:357:46
1513.26:367:46
1613.26:367:46
1713.26:377:46
1813.16:387:46
1913.16:387:46
2013.16:397:46
2113.16:407:46
2213.16:407:46
2313.16:417:46
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2613.16:437:46
2713.06:437:46
2813.06:447:45
2913.06:457:45
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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 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Três Pontas

In seasonPeak

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

Três Pontas'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 Três Pontas?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Três Pontas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Três Pontas in January

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

In January, Três Pontas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Três Pontas 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 Três Pontas peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Três Pontas 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 Três Pontas is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Três Pontas?

Três Pontas sits at 21.4°S, 45.5°W, 888 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Varginha, 22 km away.

Topography around Três Pontas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Três Pontas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Três Pontas is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
765 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Varginha 22 km · Elói Mendes 28 km · Campos Gerais 29 km · Paraguaçu 31 km · Boa Esperança 31 km · Nepomuceno 32 km · Três Corações 45 km · Alfenas 46 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 Três Pontas (-21.3667°, -45.5125°, elevation 888 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).