Otacílio Costa weather in January

In January, Otacílio Costa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 229 mm of rain across 21.7 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Otacílio Costa's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otacílio Costa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Otacílio Costa 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Otacílio Costa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
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102617
112617
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Otacílio Costa 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
Jan26° / 17°22921.713.54.8
Feb26° / 17°20119.6134.8
Mar25° / 16°14417.812.25.5
Apr22° / 14°10411.511.46.3
May19° / 10°12910.610.75.9
Jun17° / 12910.610.35.5
Jul17° / 12010.610.45.4
Aug19° / 11210116.1
Sep20° / 11°17813.911.85.6
Oct22° / 13°20017.712.75.2
Nov24° / 14°1601713.45.6
Dec26° / 16°19118.413.75.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42575
52575
62575
72674
82773
92773
102773
112773
122674
132773
142773
152773
162674
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202773
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242773
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282872
292872
302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Otacílio Costa gets around 229 mm of rain over 21.7 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 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
568
668
768
869
969
1069
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2071
2171
2271
2371
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141632471
241533471
341533471
441434471
541335471
641236471
741236471
841137471
931138471
1031039471
1131039461
1231040461
1331040461
1431041451
1531041451
1631141451
1721141451
1821240450
1921240450
2021339460
2121338460
2221338471
2321337471
2421336481
2511336491
2611335501
2711334511
2811333521
2911333521
3011332531
3111232541

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:328:15
213.76:338:15
313.76:348:15
413.76:348:16
513.76:358:16
613.76:368:16
713.76:368:16
813.76:378:16
913.66:388:16
1013.66:388:17
1113.66:398:17
1213.66:408:17
1313.66:418:17
1413.66:418:17
1513.66:428:17
1613.66:438:17
1713.56:448:17
1813.56:448:16
1913.56:458:16
2013.56:468:16
2113.56:478:16
2213.56:488:16
2313.56:488:16
2413.46:498:15
2513.46:508:15
2613.46:518:15
2713.46:528:14
2813.46:528:14
2913.36:538:14
3013.36:548:13
3113.36:558:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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245.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Otacílio Costa?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Otacílio Costa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Otacílio Costa in January

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

In January, Otacílio Costa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Otacílio Costa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otacílio Costa peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 14Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Otacílio Costa 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 Otacílio Costa is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2016 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Otacílio Costa?

Otacílio Costa sits at 27.5°S, 50.1°W, 877 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Correia Pinto, 26 km away.

Topography around Otacílio Costa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otacílio Costa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,635 m.

The land around Otacílio Costa is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
1,635 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Correia Pinto 26 km · Pouso Redondo 31 km · Lages 42 km · Taió 43 km · Curitibanos 51 km · Ituporanga 52 km · Rio do Sul 56 km · Santa Cecília 65 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 Otacílio Costa (-27.4831°, -50.1219°, elevation 877 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. 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).