Nossa Senhora do Socorro weather in January

In January, Nossa Senhora do Socorro sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 55 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nossa Senhora do Socorro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:21 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Nossa Senhora do Socorro 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nossa Senhora do Socorro reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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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How January really feels in Nossa Senhora do Socorro

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.

Nossa Senhora do Socorro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°551512.64.1
Feb31° / 24°5615.612.43.8
Mar31° / 24°6316.812.13.9
Apr30° / 23°8218.511.84.1
May28° / 22°10921.711.54.4
Jun27° / 21°1092311.44.7
Jul26° / 21°9723.211.44.8
Aug26° / 20°7821.211.65.1
Sep28° / 21°531611.95.6
Oct29° / 22°4112.112.25.4
Nov30° / 23°359.512.54.9
Dec31° / 23°339.412.64.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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55644
65743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nossa Senhora do Socorro gets around 55 mm of rain over 15 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
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542
643
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845
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1146
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115850
215841
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414851
513861
613861
713861
812871
912871
1012862
1112862
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2012871
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299901
309901
318911

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
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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 5:13 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:135:50
212.65:135:51
312.65:145:51
412.65:145:52
512.65:155:52
612.65:155:52
712.65:165:53
812.65:175:53
912.65:175:53
1012.65:185:53
1112.65:185:54
1212.65:195:54
1312.65:195:54
1412.65:205:55
1512.65:205:55
1612.65:215:55
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1812.65:225:55
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2012.65:235:56
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nossa Senhora do Socorro?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nossa Senhora do Socorro for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nossa Senhora do Socorro in January

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

In January, Nossa Senhora do Socorro sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nossa Senhora do Socorro 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 28 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Nossa Senhora do Socorro 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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nossa Senhora do Socorro?

Nossa Senhora do Socorro sits at 10.9°S, 37.1°W, 39 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Laranjeiras, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Nossa Senhora do Socorro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nossa Senhora do Socorro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nossa Senhora do Socorro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Nossa Senhora do Socorro is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Laranjeiras 7.0 km · Aracaju 9.0 km · Barra dos Coqueiros 11 km · Maruim 14 km · São Cristóvão 20 km · Areia Branca 23 km · Itaporanga d'Ajuda 26 km · Japaratuba 35 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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro (-10.855°, -37.1261°, elevation 39 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).