Penha weather in January

In January, Penha sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 193 mm of rain across 21.2 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Penha's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Penha 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 Penha reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Penha 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
Jan27° / 23°19321.213.54.8
Feb27° / 23°18018.312.94.9
Mar27° / 22°14019.312.25.3
Apr25° / 20°9811.911.46.5
May22° / 17°10811.510.76.5
Jun20° / 15°1059.710.46.4
Jul19° / 14°919.510.56.3
Aug20° / 15°929.211.16.4
Sep21° / 16°13812.511.85.9
Oct22° / 18°13014.212.65.8
Nov24° / 20°13015.213.35.9
Dec26° / 22°13717.213.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53961
63961
73961
83961
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123961
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303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Penha gets around 193 mm of rain over 21.2 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
362
463
564
664
765
866
966
1067
1167
1268
1368
1468
1568
1669
1769
1869
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2669
2769
2869
2968
3068
3167

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1210304810
2210304811
329304911
429304911
528305011
628305011
718305110
817305210
917305210
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201928539
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2219285210
2319275211
2419275112
2518275113
2618265213
2718265114
2818255115
2917255215
3017245216
3117245117

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:288:07
213.76:298:08
313.66:298:08
413.66:308:08
513.66:318:08
613.66:318:09
713.66:328:09
813.66:338:09
913.66:338:09
1013.66:348:09
1113.66:358:09
1213.66:368:09
1313.66:368:09
1413.56:378:09
1513.56:388:09
1613.56:388:09
1713.56:398:09
1813.56:408:09
1913.56:418:09
2013.56:428:09
2113.46:428:09
2213.46:438:09
2313.46:448:08
2413.46:458:08
2513.46:458:08
2613.46:468:08
2713.36:478:07
2813.36:488:07
2913.36:488:07
3013.36:498:06
3113.36:508:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Penha?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Penha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penha in January

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

In January, Penha sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Penha in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 30 to Jun 16 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Penha 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 Penha peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 13Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Penha?

Penha sits at 26.8°S, 48.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Balneário Piçarras, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Penha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m.

The land around Penha is covered by water (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,138 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Balneário Piçarras 3.0 km · Navegantes 14 km · Itajaí 15 km · Barra Velha 16 km · Ilhota 23 km · Balneário Camboriú 25 km · Camboriú 28 km · Itapema 36 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 Penha (-26.7694°, -48.6458°, elevation 24 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).