Feira de Santana weather in January

In January, Feira de Santana sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Feira de Santana's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Feira de Santana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Feira de Santana 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Feira de Santana reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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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23222
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
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193223
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223223
233223
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253223
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273223
283223
293323
303323
313323

How January really feels in Feira de Santana

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.

Feira de Santana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°6311.612.63.7
Feb32° / 23°4511.312.43.5
Mar32° / 23°621412.13.6
Apr30° / 22°6016.511.74.0
May28° / 21°6116.911.45.0
Jun27° / 20°5818.211.35.3
Jul26° / 19°4817.311.45.6
Aug27° / 19°4115.811.65.7
Sep29° / 20°3111.111.95.6
Oct31° / 21°308.612.34.8
Nov32° / 22°51912.64.2
Dec32° / 22°478.412.73.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114753
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
175050
185050
195050
205149
215248
225149
235248
245347
255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Feira de Santana gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
432
533
634
735
836
937
1038
1138
1239
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2039
2139
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116336
206337
306238
406139
506040
605941
705842
805842
905743
1005644
1105545
1205446
1305347
1405347
1505248
1605248
1705149
1805149
1905149
2005149
2105149
2205149
2305149
2405149
2505149
2605149
2705050
2804951
2904951
3004951
3104951

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:186:00
212.75:186:01
312.75:196:01
412.75:196:01
512.75:206:02
612.75:206:02
712.75:216:02
812.75:216:03
912.75:226:03
1012.75:236:03
1112.75:236:04
1212.75:246:04
1312.75:246:04
1412.75:256:04
1512.75:256:04
1612.65:266:05
1712.65:266:05
1812.65:276:05
1912.65:276:05
2012.65:286:05
2112.65:286:05
2212.65:296:05
2312.65:296:05
2412.65:306:06
2512.65:306:06
2612.65:316:06
2712.65:316:06
2812.65:326:06
2912.65:326:06
3012.65:326:06
3112.55:336:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Feira de Santana?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Feira de Santana. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Feira de Santana in January

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

In January, Feira de Santana sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Feira de Santana 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 Feira de Santana peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Feira de Santana?

Feira de Santana sits at 12.3°S, 39.0°W, 223 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gonçalo dos Campos, 19 km away.

Topography around Feira de Santana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Feira de Santana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Feira de Santana is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: São Gonçalo dos Campos 19 km · Conceição do Jacuípe 22 km · Coração de Maria 24 km · Conceição da Feira 27 km · Amélia Rodrigues 27 km · Irará 32 km · Santa Bárbara 34 km · Santo Estêvão 36 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 Feira de Santana (-12.2667°, -38.9667°, elevation 223 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).