Cachoeira do Sul weather in January

In January, Cachoeira do Sul sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 133 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cachoeira do Sul's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cachoeira do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Cachoeira do Sul 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cachoeira do Sul reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Cachoeira do Sul

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.

Cachoeira do Sul weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1331313.74.3
Feb30° / 20°11611.713.14.6
Mar29° / 19°10810.112.25.6
Apr26° / 16°1259.311.36.8
May22° / 13°120910.56.7
Jun19° / 10°1339.810.16.1
Jul19° / 14610.410.36.1
Aug21° / 11°1211010.96.6
Sep22° / 12°15310.711.86.5
Oct25° / 15°1901212.76.4
Nov28° / 17°12610.113.56.2
Dec30° / 19°13211.313.94.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135347
145248
155248
165149
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205050
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315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cachoeira do Sul gets around 133 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
439
539
640
741
841
942
1042
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
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2644
2744
2845
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3045
3145

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1292532301
2292532301
3292532311
4282532321
5282532321
6282433321
7282433331
8282333331
9282333331
10282233331
11272233341
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13272234341
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26172034362
27172034362
28172034363
29171934373
30171933373
31171933373

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:388:32
213.96:388:32
313.96:398:32
413.96:408:33
513.96:408:33
613.96:418:33
713.96:428:33
813.86:438:33
913.86:438:33
1013.86:448:33
1113.86:458:33
1213.86:468:33
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1413.86:478:33
1513.86:488:33
1613.76:498:33
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1913.76:518:33
2013.76:528:32
2113.76:538:32
2213.66:548:32
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2513.66:568:31
2613.66:578:31
2713.56:588:30
2813.56:598:30
2913.57:008:29
3013.57:008:29
3113.57:018:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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96.5Intense
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136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cachoeira do Sul?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cachoeira do Sul for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cachoeira do Sul in January

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

In January, Cachoeira do Sul sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Cachoeira do Sul 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 Cachoeira do Sul peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cachoeira do Sul?

Cachoeira do Sul sits at 30.0°S, 52.9°W, 77 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Candelária, 42 km away.

Topography around Cachoeira do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cachoeira do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 661 m.

The land around Cachoeira do Sul is covered by trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
661 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Candelária 42 km · Rio Pardo 50 km · Vera Cruz 52 km · Agudo 55 km · Santa Cruz do Sul 58 km · São Sepé 66 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 67 km · Caçapava do Sul 78 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 Cachoeira do Sul (-30.0392°, -52.8939°, elevation 77 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).