Castro weather in January

In January, Castro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 235 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Castro's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
235 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Castro 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Castro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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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Castro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°23523.813.44.5
Feb26° / 17°1782112.94.6
Mar25° / 17°1321812.25.5
Apr23° / 15°709.611.46.9
May20° / 12°898.910.86.5
Jun19° / 11°938.410.56.5
Jul19° / 10°79710.66.8
Aug21° / 11°727.311.17.2
Sep22° / 12°12710.411.86.6
Oct23° / 14°13815.112.65.9
Nov24° / 15°13316.113.25.8
Dec26° / 17°17320.313.55.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52674
62674
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132773
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302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Castro gets around 235 mm of rain over 23.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
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476
576
677
777
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978
1078
1177
1277
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1576
1676
1776
1875
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2075
2175
2275
2375
2476
2575
2675
2775
2875
2975
3075
3174

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11164043
21154044
31154044
41144144
51134145
61124245
71124245
81114245
91114345
101114345
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260133947
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290124147
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310124147

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
211calm
311calm
410calm
510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:388:09
213.56:388:09
313.56:398:09
413.56:408:09
513.56:408:10
613.56:418:10
713.56:428:10
813.56:428:10
913.56:438:10
1013.46:448:11
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1213.46:458:11
1313.46:468:11
1413.46:468:11
1513.46:478:11
1613.46:488:11
1713.46:498:11
1813.46:498:11
1913.36:508:11
2013.36:518:11
2113.36:518:10
2213.36:528:10
2313.36:538:10
2413.36:548:10
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2613.26:558:10
2713.26:568:09
2813.26:578:09
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3013.26:588:08
3113.26:598:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Castro?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Castro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Castro in January

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

In January, Castro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Castro in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Castro peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Castro in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Castro is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1316 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Castro?

Castro sits at 24.8°S, 50.0°W, 986 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piraí do Sul, 30 km away.

Topography around Castro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,004 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,128 m.

The land around Castro is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
1,128 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Piraí do Sul 30 km · Ponta Grossa 37 km · Tibagi 51 km · Jaguariaíva 68 km · Palmeira 71 km · Arapoti 73 km · Cerro Azul 76 km · Imbituva 77 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 Castro (-24.7893°, -50.0123°, elevation 986 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).