Salto do Lontra weather in January

In January, Salto do Lontra sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 156 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 13.4 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 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Salto do Lontra's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salto do Lontra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:59 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Salto do Lontra 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 26°C and 32°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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Salto do Lontra 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°15616.813.44.3
Feb29° / 20°15015.612.94.5
Mar29° / 19°12012.912.25.3
Apr26° / 17°1249.711.46.7
May23° / 13°1539.510.87.0
Jun22° / 12°1499.210.46.7
Jul22° / 11°1178.710.67.0
Aug24° / 13°1007.111.17.7
Sep26° / 15°16210.211.86.9
Oct27° / 17°21214.412.65.9
Nov28° / 18°15912.313.35.7
Dec29° / 19°18216.313.64.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Salto do Lontra gets around 156 mm of rain over 16.8 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
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457
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657
757
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1056
1156
1256
1356
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1555
1655
1754
1854
1953
2053
2153
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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204174632
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 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 6:49 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:498:24
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313.66:508:24
413.66:518:25
513.66:518:25
613.66:528:25
713.56:538:25
813.56:538:25
913.56:548:26
1013.56:558:26
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1213.56:568:26
1313.56:578:26
1413.56:588:26
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1613.46:598:26
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2013.47:028:26
2113.47:038:26
2213.47:048:25
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Salto do Lontra?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Salto do Lontra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salto do Lontra in January

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

In January, Salto do Lontra 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 Salto do Lontra 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 Salto do Lontra peaks around January 21 at about 15 (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 highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Salto do Lontra 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 Salto do Lontra is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1619 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salto do Lontra?

Salto do Lontra sits at 25.8°S, 53.3°W, 456 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ampére, 22 km away.

Topography around Salto do Lontra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salto do Lontra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Salto do Lontra is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

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200 m
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425 m
80 km
763 m
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January weather nearby: Ampére 22 km · Realeza 22 km · Dois Vizinhos 26 km · Francisco Beltrão 42 km · Marmeleiro 49 km · Capanema 52 km · Santo Antônio do Sudoeste 53 km · Quedas do Iguaçu 55 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 Salto do Lontra (-25.7839°, -53.3086°, elevation 456 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).