Porto Seguro weather in January

In January, Porto Seguro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 70 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Porto Seguro's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Seguro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:19 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Porto Seguro 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Porto Seguro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Porto Seguro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Porto Seguro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°7014.812.95.7
Feb28° / 25°6414.712.65.2
Mar28° / 25°11318.812.15.0
Apr27° / 24°11518.811.65.2
May26° / 23°9616.811.25.8
Jun25° / 22°7315.6116.1
Jul25° / 22°6716.711.16.2
Aug25° / 22°5312.811.46.7
Sep25° / 22°5111.111.96.8
Oct26° / 23°9613.112.46.3
Nov27° / 24°15815.612.85.6
Dec27° / 24°11013.9135.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155347
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316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Porto Seguro gets around 70 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
446
547
648
748
848
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2048
2148
2248
2347
2447
2548
2648
2748
2848
2948
3049
3149

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11918
21909
31909
418910
518811
618811
718712
818712
918613
1018613
1118514
1208614
1308614
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2408317
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2608317
2708218
2808218
2908119
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:106:08
213.05:116:09
313.05:126:09
413.05:126:09
512.95:136:10
612.95:136:10
712.95:146:10
812.95:146:10
912.95:156:11
1012.95:166:11
1112.95:166:11
1212.95:176:11
1312.95:176:12
1412.95:186:12
1512.95:196:12
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1712.95:206:12
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1912.95:216:12
2012.85:216:12
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2212.85:236:12
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2612.85:256:12
2712.85:256:12
2812.85:266:12
2912.85:266:12
3012.75:276:12
3112.75:276:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.46 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Porto Seguro?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Porto Seguro for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Porto Seguro in January

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

In January, Porto Seguro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Seguro 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 22 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Porto Seguro 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 Porto Seguro peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Seguro?

Porto Seguro sits at 16.4°S, 39.1°W, 4 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz Cabrália, 20 km away.

Topography around Porto Seguro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Seguro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m.

The land around Porto Seguro is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), water (33%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
761 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Santa Cruz Cabrália 20 km · Itabela 54 km · Eunápolis 56 km · Belmonte 68 km · Guaratinga 78 km · Itamaraju 82 km · Canavieiras 87 km · Prado 101 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 Seguro (-16.4497°, -39.0647°, elevation 4 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).