Amélia Rodrigues weather in January

In January, Amélia Rodrigues sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 70 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amélia Rodrigues's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amélia Rodrigues's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 70 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:25 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Amélia Rodrigues reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How January really feels in Amélia Rodrigues

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.

Amélia Rodrigues weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	70	13.7	12.6	3.9
Feb	32° / 23°	61	13.6	12.4	3.7
Mar	31° / 23°	80	17.4	12.1	3.7
Apr	30° / 23°	100	20.3	11.7	3.9
May	28° / 22°	122	20.9	11.4	4.7
Jun	26° / 21°	111	22.3	11.3	4.8
Jul	26° / 20°	90	21.4	11.3	5.1
Aug	26° / 19°	73	19.5	11.6	5.3
Sep	28° / 20°	56	14.8	11.9	5.6
Oct	30° / 21°	49	11.3	12.3	5.1
Nov	31° / 22°	62	11	12.6	4.5
Dec	31° / 23°	55	10.3	12.7	4.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	55	56	56	57	57
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	45	44	44	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Amélia Rodrigues gets around 70 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 47% 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 (%)	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	44
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	45
30	44
31	44

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 74% 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
Muggy (%)	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Oppressive (%)	69	70	71	72	73	74	74	75	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	31	69	0
2	30	70	0
3	29	71	0
4	28	72	0
5	27	73	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	25	75	0
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	24	75	1
12	24	75	1
13	24	75	1
14	24	75	1
15	24	75	1
16	24	75	1
17	24	75	1
18	24	75	1
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	25	74	1
26	25	74	1
27	25	75	0
28	25	75	0
29	24	76	0
30	24	76	0
31	24	76	0

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 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
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27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:17 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:05 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:17	6:00
2	12.7	5:17	6:00
3	12.7	5:18	6:00
4	12.7	5:18	6:01
5	12.7	5:19	6:01
6	12.7	5:19	6:01
7	12.7	5:20	6:02
8	12.7	5:20	6:02
9	12.7	5:21	6:02
10	12.7	5:21	6:03
11	12.7	5:22	6:03
12	12.7	5:23	6:03
13	12.7	5:23	6:03
14	12.7	5:24	6:04
15	12.7	5:24	6:04
16	12.7	5:25	6:04
17	12.6	5:25	6:04
18	12.6	5:26	6:04
19	12.6	5:26	6:04
20	12.6	5:27	6:05
21	12.6	5:27	6:05
22	12.6	5:28	6:05
23	12.6	5:28	6:05
24	12.6	5:29	6:05
25	12.6	5:29	6:05
26	12.6	5:30	6:05
27	12.6	5:30	6:05
28	12.6	5:31	6:05
29	12.6	5:31	6:05
30	12.6	5:31	6:05
31	12.5	5:32	6:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Amélia Rodrigues?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amélia Rodrigues.

What to pack for Amélia Rodrigues in January

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

In January, Amélia Rodrigues sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Amélia Rodrigues 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 Amélia Rodrigues peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (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)	13	15	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Amélia Rodrigues?

Amélia Rodrigues sits at 12.4°S, 38.8°W, 157 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Jacuípe, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Amélia Rodrigues

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amélia Rodrigues has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Amélia Rodrigues is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

121 m

trees 46%

16 km

300 m

grassland 64%

80 km

626 m

grassland 53%

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← December Amélia Rodrigues year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Conceição do Jacuípe 9.0 km · Santo Amaro 17 km · Coração de Maria 18 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 22 km · São Francisco do Conde 27 km · Feira de Santana 27 km · Conceição da Feira 29 km · São Sebastião do Passé 31 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 Amélia Rodrigues (-12.399°, -38.7552°, elevation 157 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	44
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	31	69	0
2	30	70	0
3	29	71	0
4	28	72	0
5	27	73	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	25	75	0
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	24	75	1
12	24	75	1
13	24	75	1
14	24	75	1
15	24	75	1
16	24	75	1
17	24	75	1
18	24	75	1
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	25	74	1
26	25	74	1
27	25	75	0
28	25	75	0
29	24	76	0
30	24	76	0
31	24	76	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	44
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	31	69	0
2	30	70	0
3	29	71	0
4	28	72	0
5	27	73	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	25	75	0
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	24	75	1
12	24	75	1
13	24	75	1
14	24	75	1
15	24	75	1
16	24	75	1
17	24	75	1
18	24	75	1
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	25	74	1
26	25	74	1
27	25	75	0
28	25	75	0
29	24	76	0
30	24	76	0
31	24	76	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	44
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	31	69	0
2	30	70	0
3	29	71	0
4	28	72	0
5	27	73	0
6	26	74	0
7	26	74	0
8	25	75	0
9	25	74	1
10	24	75	1
11	24	75	1
12	24	75	1
13	24	75	1
14	24	75	1
15	24	75	1
16	24	75	1
17	24	75	1
18	24	75	1
19	25	74	1
20	25	74	1
21	25	74	1
22	26	73	1
23	26	73	1
24	26	73	1
25	25	74	1
26	25	74	1
27	25	75	0
28	25	75	0
29	24	76	0
30	24	76	0
31	24	76	0