Weather in Boa Vista in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Boa Vista;
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Boa Vista
Average weather
Average temperature in Boa Vista in January
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +23°C.
Is Boa Vista warm or cold in January?
Boa Vista is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +23°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +21°C to +20°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Boa Vista, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Boa Vista in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 4 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 72% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +23°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 4 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 72%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 5 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Boa Vista is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last January in Boa Vista?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Boa Vista in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+24°C) and the highest in 2023 (+26°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 16 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 229 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Boa Vista, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.