Santa Maria weather in January

In January, Santa Maria sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 159 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Maria's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Santa Maria 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Maria reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Santa Maria weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15913.813.74.6
Feb29° / 19°14412.513.14.9
Mar28° / 18°12411.312.25.8
Apr25° / 15°14410.111.36.8
May21° / 12°1279.610.56.6
Jun19° / 10°13710.110.16.1
Jul19° / 14910.310.36.1
Aug21° / 11°1229.910.96.6
Sep22° / 12°15810.911.86.5
Oct24° / 14°20812.512.76.4
Nov27° / 16°13710.213.56.4
Dec30° / 18°15811.813.95.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125446
135545
145446
155446
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255050
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Maria gets around 159 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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442
542
643
743
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1745
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2044
2144
2244
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2445
2545
2646
2747
2847
2948
3048
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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13112532291
22112432291
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7292333311
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24282136320
25282136330
26282136340
27182035350
28182035351
29182035361
30182034361
31182034361

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:428:35
213.96:438:35
313.96:438:35
413.96:448:35
513.86:458:36
613.86:468:36
713.86:468:36
813.86:478:36
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1113.86:498:36
1213.86:508:36
1313.86:518:36
1413.76:528:36
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2313.66:598:35
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2713.57:028:33
2813.57:038:33
2913.57:048:32
3013.57:058:32
3113.47:068:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santa Maria?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Maria in January

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

In January, Santa Maria sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Santa Maria 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 Maria peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 19UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria?

Santa Maria sits at 29.7°S, 53.8°W, 146 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Pedro do Sul, 37 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Santa Maria is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
589 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: São Pedro do Sul 37 km · Júlio de Castilhos 52 km · Agudo 55 km · São Sepé 58 km · Tupanciretã 67 km · São Gabriel 88 km · Cachoeira do Sul 96 km · Caçapava do Sul 97 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 Maria (-29.6842°, -53.8069°, elevation 146 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).