Contagem weather in January
In January, Contagem has daytime highs averaging 26 °C, nights around 18 °C, with 18 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 26.4°C Average high
- 18.5°C Average low
- 18days Wet days
- 217mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through January
How January develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 January | 26.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 64 % |
| 11–20 January | 26.4 °C | 18.5 °C | 53 % |
| 21–31 January | 26.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 58 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 1–10 of January (64 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (53 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical January | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 23 of 31 | 75 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 1.7 of 31 | 6 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 18 of 31 | 58 % |
Conditions in January
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 22 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 33 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 14 °C |
| Relative humidity | 76 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 75 % |
January compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4 °C | 217 mm | 75 % |
| February | 26.9 °C | 118 mm | 69 % |
| March | 26.1 °C | 149 mm | 66 % |
| November | 25.5 °C | 186 mm | 75 % |
| December | 25.8 °C | 262 mm | 79 % |
See all twelve months for Contagem
- January is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 11th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 11th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 18 of 31 days — 58 % of the month.
- Nights are about 7.9 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest January day on record since 1991 reached 33 °C, 6.7 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsJanuary in Contagem, answered
How warm is Contagem in January?
Daily highs average 26 °C and nights fall to about 18 °C, a spread of 7.9 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes January the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Contagem in January?
January averages 217 mm of rain, spread over about 18 of the 31 days — 58 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 75 % of the sky.
How long are the days in January?
Contagem averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in January. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.