Cocal do Sul weather in January

In January, Cocal do Sul sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 259 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cocal do Sul's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cocal do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Cocal do Sul is 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cocal do Sul reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 33°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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Cocal do Sul 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
Jan29° / 20°25921.713.64.2
Feb28° / 20°23120.1134.1
Mar28° / 19°17519.312.25.0
Apr26° / 16°11012.211.36.4
May22° / 13°12910.510.66.7
Jun21° / 11°928.810.26.6
Jul20° / 10°909.410.46.6
Aug22° / 11°949117.0
Sep23° / 13°12812.311.86.3
Oct24° / 15°15215.612.75.8
Nov26° / 17°15815.413.45.7
Dec28° / 19°18717.113.85.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193367
203466
213367
223367
233367
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253466
263466
273565
283565
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cocal do Sul gets around 259 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
367
468
568
669
770
870
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107204231
206204331
306194332
405194332
505184432
605184432
705174533
805174533
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2404184532
2503184533
2603184434
2703184435
2803174336
2903174237
3003174138
3103174139

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 8:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:278:14
213.86:278:14
313.86:288:15
413.86:298:15
513.86:298:15
613.86:308:15
713.76:318:15
813.76:318:16
913.76:328:16
1013.76:338:16
1113.76:348:16
1213.76:348:16
1313.76:358:16
1413.76:368:16
1513.76:378:16
1613.66:378:16
1713.66:388:16
1813.66:398:15
1913.66:408:15
2013.66:418:15
2113.66:418:15
2213.56:428:15
2313.56:438:14
2413.56:448:14
2513.56:458:14
2613.56:468:14
2713.46:468:13
2813.46:478:13
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3013.46:498:12
3113.46:508:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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85.9Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cocal do Sul?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cocal do Sul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cocal do Sul in January

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

In January, Cocal do Sul sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cocal do Sul in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 25°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to May 30 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Cocal 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 Cocal do Sul peaks around January 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cocal do Sul 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 Cocal do Sul is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1916 µg/m³Mar 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cocal do Sul?

Cocal do Sul sits at 28.6°S, 49.3°W, 104 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urussanga, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Cocal do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocal do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,812 m.

The land around Cocal do Sul is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), water (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,812 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Urussanga 9.0 km · Criciúma 10 km · Morro da Fumaça 12 km · Içara 13 km · Forquilhinha 22 km · Orleans 27 km · Balneário Rincão 27 km · Jaguaruna 29 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 Cocal do Sul (-28.5991°, -49.3233°, elevation 104 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).