Canguçu weather in January

In January, Canguçu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 129 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Canguçu's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canguçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Canguçu 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Canguçu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
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Canguçu 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
Jan28° / 18°12913.713.85.8
Feb27° / 18°12012.713.15.9
Mar26° / 17°10711.612.26.5
Apr23° / 14°1179.811.36.8
May20° / 11°101910.46.3
Jun17° / 1069.1105.6
Jul17° / 1149.610.25.3
Aug18° / 1189.610.96.1
Sep19° / 11°14611.111.85.9
Oct22° / 13°14311.612.86.3
Nov24° / 15°1069.813.66.9
Dec27° / 17°11211.5146.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154852
164852
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204753
214753
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234654
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254555
264456
274555
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Canguçu gets around 129 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 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
542
642
743
843
943
1043
1144
1244
1344
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2346
2446
2546
2647
2747
2847
2947
3048
3148

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1517243915
2516243915
3516253816
4516253816
5515253817
6515253817
7515263817
8515263817
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10514263817
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13613263916
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25413234019
26413234020
27413234021
28413233921
29412233922
30312233823
31313233823

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:348:34
214.06:348:34
314.06:358:35
414.06:368:35
514.06:368:35
614.06:378:35
714.06:388:35
813.96:398:35
913.96:398:35
1013.96:408:35
1113.96:418:35
1213.96:428:35
1313.96:428:35
1413.96:438:35
1513.96:448:35
1613.86:458:35
1713.86:468:35
1813.86:478:35
1913.86:478:35
2013.86:488:34
2113.76:498:34
2213.76:508:34
2313.76:518:33
2413.76:528:33
2513.76:538:33
2613.66:548:32
2713.66:548:32
2813.66:558:32
2913.66:568:31
3013.66:578:31
3113.56:588:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.19 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
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Canguçu?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canguçu in January

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

In January, Canguçu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Canguçu 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 Canguçu peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canguçu?

Canguçu sits at 31.4°S, 52.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piratini, 41 km away.

Topography around Canguçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canguçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Canguçu is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Piratini 41 km · Capão do Leão 45 km · Pelotas 52 km · São Lourenço do Sul 66 km · Rio Grande 90 km · São José do Norte 91 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 96 km · Arroio Grande 101 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 Canguçu (-31.395°, -52.6756°, elevation 406 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).