Várzea Grande weather in January

In January, Várzea Grande sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 250 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Várzea Grande's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Várzea Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Várzea Grande 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 Grande reaches about 31°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 29°C and 34°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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How January really feels in Várzea 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.

Várzea Grande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°25024.612.82.8
Feb31° / 24°22623.412.52.7
Mar32° / 24°20324.512.12.8
Apr32° / 23°9114.111.73.8
May30° / 21°335.311.35.4
Jun30° / 20°91.511.16.1
Jul31° / 18°50.711.26.1
Aug33° / 20°91.511.54.6
Sep34° / 23°435.911.93.4
Oct34° / 24°11815.212.42.8
Nov32° / 24°16519.212.72.8
Dec32° / 24°21724.212.92.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
101981
112080
122080
132080
142080
152179
162080
172080
182080
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272179
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Várzea Grande gets around 250 mm of rain over 24.6 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
379
479
579
680
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1080
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2179
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3082
3182

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118019
217920
317920
417920
517821
617821
717821
817722
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1017722
1117623
1217623
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2017227
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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
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68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 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 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:207:15
212.96:217:15
312.96:217:16
412.96:227:16
512.96:227:16
612.96:237:17
712.96:247:17
812.96:247:17
912.96:257:18
1012.96:257:18
1112.96:267:18
1212.96:267:18
1312.96:277:18
1412.96:287:19
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1612.86:297:19
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Várzea Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Várzea Grande's monsoon runs October–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 Várzea Grande?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Várzea Grande in January

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

In January, Várzea Grande sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Várzea Grande 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 Grande peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Sep 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Várzea 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 Várzea Grande is worst in September — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1566 µg/m³Apr 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct23Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Várzea Grande?

Várzea Grande sits at 15.6°S, 56.1°W, 197 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cuiabá, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Várzea Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Várzea Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m.

The land around Várzea Grande is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
795 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Cuiabá 7.0 km · Santo Antônio do Leverger 25 km · Chapada dos Guimarães 46 km · Lucas 79 km · Poconé 86 km · Rosário Oeste 96 km · Campo Verde 104 km · Nobres 105 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 Grande (-15.6467°, -56.1325°, elevation 197 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).