Vila Rica weather in January

In January, Vila Rica sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 285 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vila Rica's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vila Rica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 285 mm; 28 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:18 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

← December Vila Rica year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 Vila Rica reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How January really feels in Vila Rica

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Vila Rica weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	285	28	12.5	2.9
Feb	30° / 22°	265	25.6	12.3	2.9
Mar	30° / 22°	262	27.4	12.1	2.9
Apr	30° / 22°	188	21.5	11.8	3.4
May	31° / 22°	64	9.1	11.5	4.4
Jun	32° / 21°	4	0.7	11.4	4.8
Jul	33° / 20°	0	0.1	11.5	4.5
Aug	35° / 21°	3	0.7	11.7	3.4
Sep	35° / 22°	30	4.6	11.9	3.0
Oct	32° / 22°	119	16.4	12.2	3.1
Nov	31° / 22°	215	23.7	12.5	3.0
Dec	30° / 22°	258	26.5	12.6	3.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Cloudier (%)	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vila Rica gets around 285 mm of rain over 28 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 6:10 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:10	6:45
2	12.6	6:11	6:45
3	12.6	6:11	6:46
4	12.6	6:12	6:46
5	12.6	6:12	6:46
6	12.6	6:13	6:47
7	12.6	6:13	6:47
8	12.6	6:14	6:47
9	12.6	6:14	6:48
10	12.6	6:15	6:48
11	12.5	6:15	6:48
12	12.5	6:16	6:49
13	12.5	6:16	6:49
14	12.5	6:17	6:49
15	12.5	6:17	6:49
16	12.5	6:18	6:50
17	12.5	6:18	6:50
18	12.5	6:19	6:50
19	12.5	6:19	6:50
20	12.5	6:20	6:50
21	12.5	6:20	6:50
22	12.5	6:21	6:51
23	12.5	6:21	6:51
24	12.5	6:22	6:51
25	12.5	6:22	6:51
26	12.5	6:23	6:51
27	12.5	6:23	6:51
28	12.5	6:23	6:51
29	12.5	6:24	6:51
30	12.4	6:24	6:51
31	12.4	6:25	6:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vila Rica

In seasonPeak

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

Vila Rica's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Vila Rica?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vila Rica.

What to pack for Vila Rica in January

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

In January, Vila Rica sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vila Rica 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 Vila Rica peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	13	10	9	9	10	11	10	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Vila Rica 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 Vila Rica is worst in September — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	10	12	11	10	9	7	26	91	33	16	13
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	91	Unhealthy
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Vila Rica?

Vila Rica sits at 10.0°S, 51.1°W, 257 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Confresa, 86 km away.

Topography around Vila Rica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vila Rica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m.

The land around Vila Rica is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

100 m

grassland 61%

16 km

287 m

grassland 64%

80 km

479 m

trees 48%

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← December Vila Rica year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Confresa 86 km · Santana do Araguaia 113 km · Lagoa da Confusão 185 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 199 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 247 km · Redenção 251 km · Formoso do Araguaia 264 km · Conceição do Araguaia 281 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

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 Vila Rica (-10.0117°, -51.1164°, elevation 257 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6