Varginha weather in January

In January, Varginha sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 252 mm of rain across 21.7 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 Varginha's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varginha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Varginha 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 Varginha 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Varginha 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°25221.713.24.4
Feb28° / 19°15117.412.74.5
Mar28° / 19°15217.612.25.2
Apr27° / 17°588.611.56.8
May24° / 14°415.1117.8
Jun24° / 13°182.910.78.3
Jul24° / 12°142.210.88.6
Aug26° / 13°193.211.38.3
Sep27° / 15°657.711.96.9
Oct28° / 17°10212.712.55.9
Nov27° / 18°18118.5135.0
Dec28° / 19°22522.913.34.4

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102377
112377
122377
132476
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232674
242773
252773
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272872
282872
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Varginha gets around 252 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
472
572
671
771
870
970
1070
1169
1269
1369
1468
1568
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2769
2869
2968
3068
3168

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1230680
2230680
3230680
4230680
5230680
6231670
7231670
8232660
9232651
10232651
11233641
12233641
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15332641
16332641
17332641
18331651
19331660
20330670
21329680
22329680
23328690
24328690
25327700
26327700
27327700
28327691
29427681
30427681
31428671

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
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
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:267:44
213.36:277:44
313.36:277:44
413.36:287:45
513.36:287:45
613.36:297:45
713.36:307:45
813.36:307:45
913.26:317:46
1013.26:327:46
1113.26:327:46
1213.26:337:46
1313.26:347:46
1413.26:347:46
1513.26:357:46
1613.26:367:46
1713.26:367:46
1813.26:377:46
1913.16:387:46
2013.16:387:46
2113.16:397:46
2213.16:407:46
2313.16:407:46
2413.16:417:46
2513.16:427:46
2613.16:427:46
2713.06:437:46
2813.06:437:45
2913.06:447:45
3013.06:457:45
3113.06:457:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Varginha

In seasonPeak

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

Varginha'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 Varginha?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Varginha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varginha in January

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

In January, Varginha sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Varginha 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 Varginha peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 21UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Varginha 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 Varginha is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Varginha?

Varginha sits at 21.6°S, 45.4°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Elói Mendes, 15 km away.

Topography around Varginha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varginha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Varginha is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Elói Mendes 15 km · Três Pontas 22 km · Três Corações 24 km · Paraguaçu 32 km · Campanha 32 km · Nepomuceno 41 km · São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 42 km · Lambari 48 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 Varginha (-21.5514°, -45.4303°, elevation 887 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).