Santa Fé do Sul weather in January

In January, Santa Fé do Sul sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 246 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Fé do Sul's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Fé do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Santa Fé do Sul 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Fé do Sul reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13123
23123
33123
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How January really feels in Santa Fé do Sul

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Fé do Sul weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24622.513.13.3
Feb31° / 23°19120.312.73.3
Mar31° / 23°17219.712.13.7
Apr30° / 21°658.811.65.1
May28° / 18°445.411.16.9
Jun28° / 17°20310.87.5
Jul29° / 17°12210.97.1
Aug31° / 18°172.611.35.8
Sep32° / 20°556.411.94.4
Oct32° / 22°10512.912.53.6
Nov32° / 22°15517133.5
Dec31° / 23°20921.313.23.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42872
52872
62773
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263169
273169
283268
293367
303367
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Fé do Sul gets around 246 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
373
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1172
1272
1372
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2572
2672
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10113851
20112861
30112861
40112861
50112861
60113851
70113851
80113851
90114841
100114841
110114841
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150116821
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180116821
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200115831
210114841
220114841
230113851
240112861
250111871
260211861
270210871
281210852
291210852
301210852
311210852

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 6:51 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:518:03
213.26:518:03
313.26:528:04
413.26:528:04
513.26:538:04
613.26:548:04
713.26:548:05
813.26:558:05
913.26:568:05
1013.26:568:05
1113.16:578:05
1213.16:578:06
1313.16:588:06
1413.16:598:06
1513.16:598:06
1613.17:008:06
1713.17:018:06
1813.17:018:06
1913.17:028:06
2013.17:038:06
2113.07:038:06
2213.07:048:06
2313.07:048:06
2413.07:058:06
2513.07:068:06
2613.07:068:06
2713.07:078:05
2813.07:088:05
2912.97:088:05
3012.97:098:05
3112.97:098:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Fé do Sul

In seasonPeak

In January, Santa Fé do Sul sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Fé do Sul's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Santa Fé do Sul?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Fé do Sul.

What to pack for Santa Fé do Sul in January

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

In January, Santa Fé do Sul sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Fé do Sul 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 Santa Fé do Sul peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Fé do Sul 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 Santa Fé do Sul is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1717 µg/m³Jul 125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug9Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Fé do Sul?

Santa Fé do Sul sits at 20.2°S, 50.9°W, 402 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aparecida do Taboado, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Fé do Sul

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Fé do Sul.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Fé do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Santa Fé do Sul is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
274 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Aparecida do Taboado 22 km · Jales 40 km · Ilha Solteira 50 km · Pereira Barreto 51 km · Paranaíba 66 km · Fernandópolis 71 km · Andradina 90 km · Iturama 93 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 Fé do Sul (-20.2111°, -50.9258°, elevation 402 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).