Cruz do Espírito Santo weather in January

In January, Cruz do Espírito Santo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cruz do Espírito Santo's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cruz do Espírito Santo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:18 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Cruz do Espírito Santo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Cruz do Espírito Santo

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.

Cruz do Espírito Santo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°521612.44.3
Feb30° / 24°6516.212.24.1
Mar30° / 24°8919.9123.9
Apr30° / 24°10821.111.83.9
May29° / 23°10821.511.74.3
Jun28° / 23°10620.411.64.9
Jul27° / 22°9819.911.65.2
Aug27° / 22°5016.211.85.7
Sep28° / 22°3213.3125.9
Oct29° / 23°229.412.25.7
Nov30° / 23°218.812.35.4
Dec30° / 24°2910.612.45.0

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 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65743
75743
85644
95644
105644
115545
125446
135347
145347
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265743
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cruz do Espírito Santo gets around 52 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
546
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748
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1151
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3052
3152

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110891
29901
39901
48902
58902
67912
77912
86922
96913
106913
115923
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154933
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194924
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214924
225914
235914
245914
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264915
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:115:36
212.45:125:36
312.45:125:37
412.45:135:37
512.45:135:37
612.45:145:38
712.45:145:38
812.45:155:38
912.45:155:39
1012.45:165:39
1112.45:165:39
1212.45:175:40
1312.45:175:40
1412.45:185:40
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1712.45:195:41
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1912.45:205:42
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3112.35:245:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cruz do Espírito Santo

In seasonPeak

In January, Cruz do Espírito Santo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cruz do Espírito Santo's rainy season runs January–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Cruz do Espírito Santo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cruz do Espírito Santo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cruz do Espírito Santo in January

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

In January, Cruz do Espírito Santo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cruz do Espírito Santo in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 38 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Cruz do Espírito Santo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cruz do Espírito Santo peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cruz do Espírito Santo?

Cruz do Espírito Santo sits at 7.1°S, 35.1°W, 19 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Rita, 12 km away.

Topography around Cruz do Espírito Santo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cruz do Espírito Santo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cruz do Espírito Santo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Cruz do Espírito Santo is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), cropland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Santa Rita 12 km · Sapé 17 km · Bayeux 17 km · Conde 24 km · João Pessoa 25 km · Mari 27 km · Pedras de Fogo 29 km · Itambé 30 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 Cruz do Espírito Santo (-7.14°, -35.0864°, elevation 19 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).