Indaial weather in January

In January, Indaial sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 242 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Indaial's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Indaial's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:41 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 Indaial reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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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Indaial 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
Jan28° / 20°24222.513.54.4
Feb28° / 20°21820.2134.5
Mar27° / 19°14819.212.25.1
Apr25° / 16°9611.811.46.4
May21° / 13°11211.110.76.4
Jun20° / 12°11410.310.36.1
Jul19° / 11°10410.610.56.1
Aug21° / 12°10010.111.16.4
Sep22° / 13°16813.511.85.8
Oct23° / 15°16117.312.65.4
Nov25° / 17°15518.313.35.3
Dec27° / 18°18919.813.74.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122377
132476
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282575
292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Indaial gets around 242 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
370
470
571
671
771
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
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2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2972
3072
3172

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
151842350
251742360
351742360
441742370
541643370
641644370
741544370
841544370
941545370
1041445370
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1831743360
1931842370
2031841370
2131841380
2231840390
2321939390
2421839410
2521838411
2621838421
2721837431
2821737431
2921736441
3021636451
3121636451

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 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 6:30 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:308:10
213.76:318:10
313.76:318:11
413.66:328:11
513.66:338:11
613.66:338:11
713.66:348:11
813.66:358:12
913.66:358:12
1013.66:368:12
1113.66:378:12
1213.66:388:12
1313.66:388:12
1413.56:398:12
1513.56:408:12
1613.56:418:12
1713.56:418:12
1813.56:428:12
1913.56:438:12
2013.56:448:11
2113.46:448:11
2213.46:458:11
2313.46:468:11
2413.46:478:11
2513.46:478:10
2613.46:488:10
2713.36:498:10
2813.36:508:10
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3113.36:528:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Indaial?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Indaial for sightseeing.

What to pack for Indaial in January

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

In January, Indaial sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Indaial in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 60 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 30 to Jun 16 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Indaial 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 Indaial peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Indaial 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 Indaial is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 915 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Indaial?

Indaial sits at 26.9°S, 49.2°W, 66 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Timbó, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Indaial

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Indaial has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Indaial is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
752 m
80 km
1,180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Timbó 9.0 km · Blumenau 17 km · Pomerode 18 km · Gaspar 27 km · Ibirama 33 km · Guabiruba 34 km · Brusque 39 km · Massaranduba 39 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 Indaial (-26.8978°, -49.2317°, elevation 66 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).