Itanhaém weather in January

In January, Itanhaém sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 227 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Itanhaém's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itanhaém's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:36 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Itanhaém 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Itanhaém reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Itanhaém 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
Jan27° / 24°22722.913.34.6
Feb27° / 24°21119.712.84.7
Mar26° / 23°21221.712.25.0
Apr25° / 22°13714.611.56.2
May23° / 20°12513.510.86.4
Jun22° / 18°10110.410.56.6
Jul21° / 17°10710.410.76.6
Aug21° / 18°8810.111.26.5
Sep21° / 19°14114.211.95.8
Oct23° / 20°15516.712.65.5
Nov24° / 21°1631713.25.6
Dec25° / 23°17419.213.55.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112971
123070
133169
143268
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Itanhaém gets around 227 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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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 06 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 6:26 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:267:54
213.56:277:55
313.56:277:55
413.56:287:55
513.46:297:56
613.46:297:56
713.46:307:56
813.46:317:56
913.46:317:56
1013.46:327:56
1113.46:337:57
1213.46:337:57
1313.46:347:57
1413.46:357:57
1513.46:357:57
1613.36:367:57
1713.36:377:57
1813.36:387:57
1913.36:387:57
2013.36:397:57
2113.36:407:56
2213.36:407:56
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2413.26:427:56
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2613.26:437:56
2713.26:447:55
2813.26:457:55
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3013.16:467:55
3113.16:477:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is January a good time to visit Itanhaém?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Itanhaém for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itanhaém in January

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

In January, Itanhaém sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Itanhaém in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

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

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Itanhaém 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 Itanhaém peaks around January 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 14Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Itanhaém 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 Itanhaém is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (February, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1451 µg/m³Feb 1225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May36Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Itanhaém?

Itanhaém sits at 24.2°S, 46.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mongaguá, 20 km away.

Topography around Itanhaém

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itanhaém has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,389 m.

The land around Itanhaém is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
700 m
80 km
1,389 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Mongaguá 20 km · Peruíbe 26 km · Embu-Guaçu 39 km · Juquitiba 40 km · São Lourenço da Serra 40 km · Parelheiros 40 km · Itariri 41 km · Praia Grande 44 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 Itanhaém (-24.1831°, -46.7889°, elevation 12 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).