Santa Margarida weather in January

In January, Santa Margarida sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 182 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Margarida's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Margarida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:25 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Margarida reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Santa Margarida weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°18216.413.15.3
Feb28° / 19°11712.712.75.6
Mar27° / 18°15716.512.15.4
Apr26° / 17°8012.411.56.3
May24° / 15°407.2117.3
Jun23° / 13°153.410.88.0
Jul23° / 13°12310.98.1
Aug24° / 13°204.411.38.1
Sep25° / 15°588.311.97.2
Oct25° / 16°11112.812.56.2
Nov25° / 17°21119.4135.0
Dec26° / 18°25521.713.24.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132872
142872
152971
162971
172971
182971
192872
202872
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
263070
273070
283169
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Margarida gets around 182 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
359
458
557
656
755
854
954
1053
1153
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2351
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142561
2143551
3143551
4143551
5143551
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7143551
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27247510
28247501
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30247501
31248491

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:167:29
213.26:167:29
313.26:177:29
413.26:177:30
513.26:187:30
613.26:197:30
713.26:197:30
813.26:207:31
913.26:217:31
1013.26:217:31
1113.26:227:31
1213.16:227:31
1313.16:237:31
1413.16:247:31
1513.16:247:32
1613.16:257:32
1713.16:267:32
1813.16:267:32
1913.16:277:32
2013.16:287:32
2113.16:287:32
2213.06:297:32
2313.06:297:32
2413.06:307:31
2513.06:317:31
2613.06:317:31
2713.06:327:31
2813.06:337:31
2913.06:337:31
3012.96:347:30
3112.96:347:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Margarida

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Margarida'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 Margarida?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santa Margarida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Margarida in January

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

In January, Santa Margarida sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Margarida 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 Margarida peaks around February 10 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 highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Margarida?

Santa Margarida sits at 20.4°S, 42.3°W, 739 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matipó, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Margarida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Margarida has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,673 m.

The land around Santa Margarida is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
2,673 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Matipó 15 km · Manhuaçu 27 km · Divino 28 km · Manhumirim 31 km · Raul Soares 38 km · Simonésia 39 km · Carangola 45 km · Espera Feliz 46 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 Margarida (-20.3839°, -42.2506°, elevation 739 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).