Várzea da Palma weather in January

In January, Várzea da Palma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 133 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Várzea da Palma's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Várzea da Palma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Várzea da Palma 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Várzea da Palma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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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23121
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How January really feels in Várzea da Palma

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.

Várzea da Palma weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°13314.612.94.0
Feb31° / 21°8611.212.64.1
Mar31° / 21°10012.212.14.3
Apr31° / 20°285.411.65.2
May30° / 18°71.411.26.3
Jun29° / 16°20.4117.1
Jul29° / 16°10.111.17.3
Aug30° / 17°10.211.46.3
Sep33° / 20°11211.94.6
Oct33° / 22°487.312.43.7
Nov31° / 21°14714.312.84.0
Dec30° / 21°17016.8134.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53268
63169
73169
83169
93268
103367
113367
123367
133466
143466
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Várzea da Palma gets around 133 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
549
648
748
847
947
1046
1146
1246
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1445
1545
1646
1746
1846
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2546
2646
2745
2845
2945
3045
3144

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105185819
205185720
305185720
406175621
506175621
616175422
716175422
816175323
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
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216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:317:33
213.06:327:34
313.06:327:34
413.06:337:34
513.06:337:34
613.06:347:35
713.06:347:35
813.06:357:35
913.06:367:35
1013.06:367:36
1113.06:377:36
1213.06:377:36
1313.06:387:36
1413.06:397:36
1513.06:397:37
1612.96:407:37
1712.96:407:37
1812.96:417:37
1912.96:427:37
2012.96:427:37
2112.96:437:37
2212.96:437:37
2312.96:447:37
2412.96:457:37
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2612.96:467:37
2712.86:467:37
2812.86:477:37
2912.86:477:36
3012.86:487:36
3112.86:487:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
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186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Várzea da Palma

In seasonPeak

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

Várzea da Palma'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 Várzea da Palma?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Várzea da Palma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Várzea da Palma in January

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

In January, Várzea da Palma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Várzea da Palma 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 Várzea da Palma peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Várzea da Palma?

Várzea da Palma sits at 17.6°S, 44.7°W, 523 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 36 km away.

Topography around Várzea da Palma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Várzea da Palma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m.

The land around Várzea da Palma is covered by grassland (30%), shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (28%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
884 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pirapora 36 km · Buritizeiro 37 km · Três Marias 86 km · Corinto 92 km · Coração de Jesus 109 km · Bocaiúva 112 km · Curvelo 133 km · Montes Claros 133 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 Várzea da Palma (-17.5976°, -44.7337°, elevation 523 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).