Turmalina weather in January

In January, Turmalina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 118 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Turmalina's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turmalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Turmalina 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Turmalina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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)
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Turmalina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11812.312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°898.812.64.7
Mar30° / 20°10212.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°437.811.65.8
May27° / 17°193.911.27.2
Jun26° / 15°71.7117.9
Jul26° / 15°51.511.18.0
Aug28° / 15°41.411.47.7
Sep30° / 17°153.311.96.1
Oct30° / 19°727.512.45.0
Nov29° / 20°15214.912.84.6
Dec29° / 20°17416.4134.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123565
133565
143664
153664
163664
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193664
203664
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263862
273862
283862
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Turmalina gets around 118 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
442
542
641
741
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
1641
1741
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2638
2737
2837
2936
3035
3134

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1435565
2436555
3436555
4436546
5536536
6537517
7537517
8537508
9537508
10537508
11537499
12537499
13637499
14636498
15636508
16636508
17635518
18635518
19734518
20734518
21734527
22734527
23734527
24734527
25734536
26735526
27735526
28735526
29736516
30736516
31636526

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 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:24 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:247:25
213.06:247:25
313.06:257:25
413.06:257:26
513.06:267:26
613.06:267:26
713.06:277:26
813.06:287:27
913.06:287:27
1013.06:297:27
1113.06:297:27
1213.06:307:28
1313.06:317:28
1412.96:317:28
1512.96:327:28
1612.96:327:28
1712.96:337:28
1812.96:347:28
1912.96:347:28
2012.96:357:28
2112.96:357:28
2212.96:367:28
2312.96:367:28
2412.96:377:28
2512.86:387:28
2612.86:387:28
2712.86:397:28
2812.86:397:28
2912.86:407:28
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3112.86:417:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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286.2Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Turmalina

In seasonPeak

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

Turmalina'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 Turmalina?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Turmalina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Turmalina in January

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

In January, Turmalina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Turmalina 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 Turmalina peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Turmalina?

Turmalina sits at 17.3°S, 42.7°W, 721 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Minas Novas, 17 km away.

Topography around Turmalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turmalina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Turmalina is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Minas Novas 17 km · Capelinha 51 km · Itamarandiba 65 km · Araçuaí 85 km · Malacacheta 93 km · Novo Cruzeiro 93 km · Caraí 110 km · Bocaiúva 117 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 Turmalina (-17.2856°, -42.73°, elevation 721 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).