Candelária weather in January

In January, Candelária sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 157 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Candelária's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candelária's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Candelária 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 Candelária reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°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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Candelária weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°15715.313.74.6
Feb29° / 19°13913.813.14.8
Mar28° / 18°11911.912.25.8
Apr25° / 15°13110.411.36.7
May21° / 12°1239.710.56.5
Jun19° / 10°13410.310.16.0
Jul19° / 15310.710.36.0
Aug21° / 11°12610.110.96.5
Sep22° / 12°16111.411.86.3
Oct24° / 14°20013.512.76.2
Nov27° / 16°13611.413.56.3
Dec29° / 18°15612.913.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
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164951
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284852
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Candelária gets around 157 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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546
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1282532321
2282532331
3272532331
4172433341
5172433341
6172334341
7172334341
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9162235341
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24161938351
25161938361
26161838361
27151837371
28151837381
29151837381
30151836391
31151836391

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:388:31
213.96:398:31
313.96:398:31
413.96:408:31
513.86:418:31
613.86:418:32
713.86:428:32
813.86:438:32
913.86:448:32
1013.86:448:32
1113.86:458:32
1213.86:468:32
1313.86:478:32
1413.76:488:32
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1613.76:498:32
1713.76:508:32
1813.76:518:32
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2213.66:548:31
2313.66:558:30
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2513.66:578:30
2613.56:578:29
2713.56:588:29
2813.56:598:29
2913.57:008:28
3013.57:018:28
3113.47:028:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Candelária?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Candelária in January

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

In January, Candelária sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Candelária 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 Candelária peaks around January 17 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Candelária?

Candelária sits at 29.7°S, 52.8°W, 53 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 28 km away.

Topography around Candelária

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candelária has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m.

The land around Candelária is covered by trees (36%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
737 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Vera Cruz 28 km · Santa Cruz do Sul 35 km · Cachoeira do Sul 42 km · Agudo 44 km · Rio Pardo 53 km · Venâncio Aires 58 km · Estrela 82 km · Lajeado 83 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 Candelária (-29.6692°, -52.7889°, elevation 53 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).