Porto Belo weather in January

In January, Porto Belo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Porto Belo's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Belo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Porto Belo is human settlement in Santa Catarina, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Porto Belo reaches about 28°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 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Porto Belo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°18619.313.54.9
Feb28° / 23°16417.8134.8
Mar27° / 22°12717.612.25.4
Apr25° / 20°8710.911.46.6
May23° / 17°10710.510.76.7
Jun21° / 15°949.310.36.5
Jul20° / 14°869.110.56.4
Aug21° / 15°879116.5
Sep21° / 16°13112.311.86.0
Oct23° / 18°11913.312.76.0
Nov25° / 20°1131413.36.1
Dec27° / 21°12615.113.75.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23565
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Porto Belo gets around 186 mm of rain over 19.3 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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357
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558
659
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961
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1963
2063
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2263
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2463
2563
2663
2763
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131230478
231230488
321130498
421130498
521030508
62930518
72930518
82930527
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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
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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 6:27 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:278:08
213.76:278:08
313.76:288:08
413.76:298:09
513.76:298:09
613.66:308:09
713.66:318:09
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913.66:328:09
1013.66:338:10
1113.66:348:10
1213.66:348:10
1313.66:358:10
1413.66:368:10
1513.66:378:10
1613.56:378:10
1713.56:388:10
1813.56:398:09
1913.56:408:09
2013.56:408:09
2113.56:418:09
2213.46:428:09
2313.46:438:09
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2613.46:458:08
2713.46:468:08
2813.36:478:07
2913.36:478:07
3013.36:488:07
3113.36:498:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Porto Belo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Porto Belo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Belo in January

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

In January, Porto Belo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Belo 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 4 to Jun 11 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May22Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Porto Belo 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 Porto Belo peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Belo?

Porto Belo sits at 27.2°S, 48.6°W, 3 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bombinhas, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Porto Belo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Belo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,273 m.

The land around Porto Belo is covered by trees (48%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
1,273 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bombinhas 6.0 km · Itapema 9.0 km · Tijucas 12 km · Governador Celso Ramos 17 km · Camboriú 18 km · Balneário Camboriú 20 km · Itajaí 30 km · Navegantes 30 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 Porto Belo (-27.1578°, -48.5531°, elevation 3 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).