Uberlândia weather in January

In January, Uberlândia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 239 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Uberlândia's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uberlândia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
239 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:52 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Uberlândia 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 Uberlândia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312820

Uberlândia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°23922.7134.2
Feb28° / 20°18319.612.64.2
Mar28° / 20°17120.412.14.5
Apr28° / 18°6410.411.66.2
May27° / 16°294.311.17.7
Jun26° / 15°101.710.98.3
Jul26° / 15°70.9118.5
Aug28° / 16°81.511.47.6
Sep30° / 18°44611.95.7
Oct30° / 20°10713.612.44.6
Nov28° / 20°18620.312.94.3
Dec28° / 20°25023.813.14.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152377
162278
172377
182377
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202377
212377
222476
232476
242476
252476
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282377
292476
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Uberlândia gets around 239 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
376
476
575
675
774
873
973
1072
1172
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1872
1972
2072
2173
2273
2373
2474
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1015850
2015841
3016831
4016831
5017821
6017821
7018811
8018811
9019801
10019792
11119782
12119782
13119782
14119782
15119782
16118792
17118792
18117802
19116812
20116812
21115822
22114832
23114832
24113842
25113842
26113842
27113842
28112852
29112852
30112852
31112852

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
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 06 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:437:50
213.16:437:50
313.16:447:51
413.16:447:51
513.16:457:51
613.16:467:51
713.16:467:52
813.16:477:52
913.16:477:52
1013.16:487:52
1113.16:497:52
1213.16:497:53
1313.06:507:53
1413.06:507:53
1513.06:517:53
1613.06:527:53
1713.06:527:53
1813.06:537:53
1913.06:547:53
2013.06:547:53
2113.06:557:53
2213.06:557:53
2313.06:567:53
2412.96:577:53
2512.96:577:53
2612.96:587:53
2712.96:587:53
2812.96:597:53
2912.97:007:53
3012.97:007:52
3112.97:017:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Uberlândia

In seasonPeak

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

Uberlândia'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 Uberlândia?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Uberlândia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uberlândia in January

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

In January, Uberlândia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uberlândia 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 Uberlândia peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Uberlândia 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 Uberlândia is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1718 µg/m³Jul 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uberlândia?

Uberlândia sits at 18.9°S, 48.3°W, 867 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araguari, 32 km away.

Topography around Uberlândia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uberlândia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 842 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m.

The land around Uberlândia is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
542 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Araguari 32 km · Tupaciguara 58 km · Monte Alegre de Minas 64 km · Prata 81 km · Monte Carmelo 85 km · Santa Juliana 90 km · Catalão 91 km · Uberaba 99 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 Uberlândia (-18.9186°, -48.2772°, elevation 867 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).