Palmitos weather in January

In January, Palmitos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 157 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Palmitos's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmitos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:56 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Palmitos reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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 Palmitos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 28 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
28
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.

Palmitos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15716.513.54.1
Feb30° / 20°14415.8134.3
Mar29° / 19°1301312.25.2
Apr26° / 16°13110.611.46.6
May23° / 13°1539.710.76.8
Jun21° / 12°1539.710.36.5
Jul21° / 11°1389.610.56.7
Aug24° / 12°1007.7117.5
Sep25° / 14°16511.211.86.8
Oct27° / 16°21513.912.66.0
Nov28° / 17°16012.113.35.6
Dec30° / 19°16715.313.74.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
65050
75149
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145347
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palmitos gets around 157 mm of rain over 16.5 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 54% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
354
455
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1455
1555
1654
1754
1853
1953
2053
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2753
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116204231
216194231
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416194332
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915174730
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2703165526
2803165526
2903165427
3003175327
3103175327

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:45 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:458:26
213.76:468:26
313.76:478:27
413.76:478:27
513.76:488:27
613.66:498:27
713.66:498:27
813.66:508:28
913.66:518:28
1013.66:528:28
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1213.66:538:28
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2813.37:058:26
2913.37:068:25
3013.37:078:25
3113.37:088:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Palmitos?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Palmitos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palmitos in January

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

In January, Palmitos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palmitos 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 Palmitos peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Palmitos 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 Palmitos is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Mar 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmitos?

Palmitos sits at 27.1°S, 53.2°W, 402 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pinhalzinho, 30 km away.

Topography around Palmitos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmitos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Palmitos is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
833 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pinhalzinho 30 km · Maravilha 34 km · Frederico Westphalen 40 km · São Miguel d'Oeste 52 km · Chapecó 54 km · Itapiranga 56 km · Xaxim 63 km · Xanxerê 78 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 Palmitos (-27.0675°, -53.1611°, elevation 402 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).