Varzelândia weather in January

In January, Varzelândia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 148 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Varzelândia's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varzelândia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Varzelândia 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Varzelândia reaches about 30°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 26°C and 33°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)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
83021
93021
103021
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How January really feels in Varzelândia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Varzelândia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°14813.612.84.6
Feb30° / 21°10411.212.54.5
Mar30° / 21°13212.612.14.7
Apr30° / 20°496.711.75.5
May29° / 19°112.411.36.5
Jun28° / 17°20.411.17.4
Jul28° / 17°1011.27.6
Aug30° / 17°20.311.56.7
Sep32° / 19°111.911.95.1
Oct32° / 21°748.112.44.1
Nov30° / 21°18516.512.74.1
Dec29° / 21°20816.712.94.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
93763
103862
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
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183961
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213862
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Varzelândia gets around 148 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
744
844
944
1043
1143
1243
1343
1444
1544
1644
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2344
2444
2543
2642
2742
2841
2941
3040
3140

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 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14295512
24295512
34285612
44285513
54285513
64285414
75285314
85275414
95275315
105275315
116275215
126275215
136275215
146275215
157275115
167275115
177275115
187275115
197275115
207275115
218275015
228275114
238275114
248285113
258285113
268285212
278285212
287285411
297285411
307285411
317285411

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 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 6:32 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:327:27
212.96:327:27
312.96:337:27
412.96:337:28
512.96:347:28
612.96:357:28
712.96:357:29
812.96:367:29
912.96:367:29
1012.96:377:29
1112.96:377:30
1212.96:387:30
1312.96:397:30
1412.96:397:30
1512.86:407:30
1612.86:407:31
1712.86:417:31
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1912.86:427:31
2012.86:427:31
2112.86:437:31
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2612.86:467:31
2712.76:467:31
2812.76:477:31
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3012.76:487:31
3112.76:487:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
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126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Varzelândia

In seasonPeak

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

Varzelândia'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 Varzelândia?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Varzelândia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Varzelândia in January

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

In January, Varzelândia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Varzelândia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Varzelândia peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 15UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Varzelândia?

Varzelândia sits at 15.7°S, 44.0°W, 745 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João da Ponte, 25 km away.

Topography around Varzelândia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varzelândia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 769 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Varzelândia is covered by grassland (48%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (32%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
377 m
80 km
522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: São João da Ponte 25 km · Januária 44 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 48 km · Jaíba 55 km · Itacarambi 67 km · Brasília de Minas 71 km · Janaúba 78 km · São Francisco 94 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 Varzelândia (-15.7014°, -44.0275°, elevation 745 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).