Vargem Grande weather in January

In January, Vargem Grande sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 209 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vargem Grande's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vargem Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Vargem Grande is human settlement in Maranhão, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vargem Grande reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Vargem Grande

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.

Vargem Grande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°20922.112.22.6
Feb32° / 24°24223.412.12.6
Mar31° / 23°30628.3122.5
Apr31° / 23°30026.811.92.6
May31° / 23°17020.211.83.3
Jun31° / 23°509.911.84.4
Jul32° / 23°27511.84.5
Aug34° / 24°61.311.93.8
Sep35° / 24°40.7123.0
Oct36° / 25°132.512.12.5
Nov36° / 25°32512.22.5
Dec35° / 25°7511.412.22.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32674
42674
52476
62476
72278
82278
92278
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111981
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131783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vargem Grande gets around 209 mm of rain over 22.1 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 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
361
462
563
664
765
866
967
1068
1169
1270
1371
1472
1573
1674
1774
1875
1975
2076
2176
2277
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2478
2578
2678
2778
2879
2979
3078
3178

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19883
28893
37903
47894
56904
66904
75914
85914
94924
104924
113934
123925
133925
142935
152935
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182917
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212908
222908
232899
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252899
2628810
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3128711

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 9 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 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:05
212.25:536:05
312.25:546:06
412.25:546:06
512.25:556:07
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712.25:566:07
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vargem Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Vargem Grande's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Vargem Grande?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vargem Grande.

What to pack for Vargem Grande in January

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

In January, Vargem Grande sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vargem Grande in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vargem Grande peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Vargem Grande 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 Vargem Grande is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2125 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vargem Grande?

Vargem Grande sits at 3.5°S, 43.9°W, 44 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapemas, 40 km away.

Topography around Vargem Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vargem Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Vargem Grande is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Pirapemas 40 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 49 km · Itapecuru Mirim 52 km · Cantanhede 52 km · Santa Rita 64 km · Chapadinha 65 km · Urbano Santos 68 km · Coroatá 69 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 Vargem Grande (-3.5431°, -43.9158°, elevation 44 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).