Monte Santo weather in January

In January, Monte Santo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 52 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Monte Santo's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Santo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Monte Santo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53222
63222
73222
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303222
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How January really feels in Monte 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.

Monte Santo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°526.412.54.2
Feb32° / 22°42712.34.0
Mar32° / 22°558.112.14.1
Apr31° / 22°33811.84.7
May29° / 21°29811.55.7
Jun27° / 20°23811.46.7
Jul27° / 19°196.911.56.9
Aug28° / 18°155.311.77.0
Sep30° / 19°9311.96.1
Oct31° / 20°162.612.25.1
Nov32° / 21°364.612.54.5
Dec32° / 22°364.412.64.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
125050
135050
144951
154951
164951
174951
184951
195050
205050
215149
225149
235149
245149
255248
265149
275050
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Monte Santo gets around 52 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
517
618
718
819
919
1020
1120
1220
1321
1421
1521
1622
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1131626
2131617
3131617
4130627
5130618
6130618
7130609
8130609
9130609
101305910
111315810
121315810
131315711
141315711
151315711
161325611
171325512
181335412
191335412
201345312
211345312
221345312
230345412
240345412
250335512
260335512
270325612
280315811
290305911
300296011
310286111

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612calm
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1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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2512light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:225:59
212.65:235:59
312.65:235:59
412.65:246:00
512.65:256:00
612.65:256:00
712.65:266:01
812.65:266:01
912.65:276:01
1012.65:276:02
1112.65:286:02
1212.65:286:02
1312.65:296:02
1412.65:296:03
1512.65:306:03
1612.55:306:03
1712.55:316:03
1812.55:316:03
1912.55:326:04
2012.55:326:04
2112.55:336:04
2212.55:336:04
2312.55:336:04
2412.55:346:04
2512.55:346:04
2612.55:356:04
2712.55:356:04
2812.55:366:04
2912.55:366:04
3012.55:366:04
3112.55:376:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Monte Santo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Monte Santo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Monte Santo in January

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

In January, Monte Santo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monte 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 Monte Santo peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Santo?

Monte Santo sits at 10.4°S, 39.3°W, 483 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cansanção, 31 km away.

Topography around Monte Santo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Santo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Monte Santo is covered by grassland (48%), trees (20%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Cansanção 31 km · Euclides da Cunha 36 km · Quijingue 38 km · Nordestina 44 km · Andorinha 56 km · Itiúba 64 km · Queimadas 68 km · Uauá 68 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 Monte Santo (-10.4378°, -39.3328°, elevation 483 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).