Santa Cruz Cabrália weather in January

In January, Santa Cruz Cabrália sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 76 mm of rain across 15.8 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 38% 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz Cabrália's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:19 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Santa Cruz Cabrália is 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Santa Cruz Cabrália

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.

Santa Cruz Cabrália 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° / 24°7615.812.95.1
Feb29° / 24°6915.412.54.9
Mar29° / 24°11520.112.14.5
Apr28° / 24°12218.811.65.0
May27° / 23°961711.35.7
Jun26° / 22°7816116.0
Jul25° / 21°7117.211.16.0
Aug25° / 21°5414.111.56.4
Sep26° / 22°5312.211.96.5
Oct27° / 23°9613.912.46.1
Nov27° / 23°1581612.85.5
Dec28° / 24°11414.8135.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz Cabrália gets around 76 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
348
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550
650
751
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1153
1253
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1653
1753
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1953
2052
2152
2251
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2953
3053
3152

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22944
32944
42944
52944
62935
72935
81945
91936
101936
111936
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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 5:11 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:116:08
213.05:116:08
312.95:126:09
412.95:126:09
512.95:136:09
612.95:136:09
712.95:146:10
812.95:156:10
912.95:156:10
1012.95:166:10
1112.95:166:11
1212.95:176:11
1312.95:176:11
1412.95:186:11
1512.95:196:11
1612.95:196:12
1712.95:206:12
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1912.85:216:12
2012.85:226:12
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2912.85:266:12
3012.75:276:11
3112.75:286:11

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 3.78 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
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santa Cruz Cabrália?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Cruz Cabrália in January

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

In January, Santa Cruz Cabrália sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Cruz Cabrália 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 19 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália?

Santa Cruz Cabrália sits at 16.3°S, 39.0°W, 43 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto Seguro, 20 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz Cabrália

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz Cabrália has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m.

The land around Santa Cruz Cabrália is covered by water (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (34%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
752 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Porto Seguro 20 km · Belmonte 49 km · Eunápolis 60 km · Itabela 65 km · Canavieiras 68 km · Guaratinga 87 km · Itamaraju 100 km · Camacan 108 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 Santa Cruz Cabrália (-16.2781°, -39.0247°, elevation 43 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).