Viseu weather in January

In January, Viseu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 256 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Viseu's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viseu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Viseu 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 Viseu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Viseu

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.

Viseu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°25626.712.13.1
Feb29° / 24°36926.9122.9
Mar29° / 23°47830.3122.8
Apr29° / 24°49129.4122.8
May30° / 24°32028.511.93.0
Jun30° / 23°16025.111.93.3
Jul30° / 23°11623.911.93.6
Aug30° / 24°5018.3124.2
Sep31° / 24°279.3124.8
Oct31° / 24°216.1124.9
Nov31° / 24°297.212.14.6
Dec31° / 24°7916.112.13.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33070
43070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Viseu gets around 256 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:10
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312.16:076:11
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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 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Viseu

In seasonPeak

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

Viseu's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Viseu?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Viseu.

What to pack for Viseu in January

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

In January, Viseu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Viseu in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Viseu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viseu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Viseu 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 Viseu is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2019 µg/m³Jul 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Viseu?

Viseu sits at 1.2°S, 46.1°W, 13 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carutapera, 13 km away.

Topography around Viseu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viseu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Viseu is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and mangroves (34%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
180 m
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January weather nearby: Carutapera 13 km · Cândido Mendes 54 km · Augusto Corrêa 58 km · Bragança 71 km · Cachoeira do Piriá 77 km · Tracuateua 86 km · Santa Luzia do Pará 92 km · Maracaçumé 96 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 Viseu (-1.1967°, -46.14°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).