Santa Quitéria do Maranhão weather in January

In January, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 168 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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 Quitéria do Maranhão weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°16818.612.22.7
Feb32° / 24°22321.512.12.7
Mar31° / 24°27926.5122.6
Apr31° / 24°29624.811.92.8
May32° / 24°16717.611.83.5
Jun32° / 24°417.711.84.3
Jul33° / 23°183.211.84.2
Aug35° / 23°30.611.93.4
Sep36° / 24°20.5122.4
Oct37° / 25°71.112.11.9
Nov37° / 25°152.512.22.0
Dec36° / 25°57712.22.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33763
43565
53367
63367
73268
83070
93070
102872
112773
122773
132575
142476
152476
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets around 168 mm of rain over 18.6 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 60% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
245
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550
652
753
854
956
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1965
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2166
2266
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2766
2865
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3065
3165

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 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121762
2119782
3118792
4017812
5016822
6015832
7014842
8014842
9013843
10012853
11012853
12011863
13010864
14010864
1509874
1608875
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1808866
1907876
2007876
2107867
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2406877
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2706868
2806859
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:475:59
212.25:486:00
312.25:486:00
412.25:496:01
512.25:496:01
612.25:506:01
712.25:506:02
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Quitéria do Maranhão?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.

What to pack for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in January

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

In January, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1920 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits at 3.5°S, 42.6°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luzilândia, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
180 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Luzilândia 22 km · São Bernardo 22 km · Brejo 30 km · Esperantina 58 km · Mata Roma 63 km · Buriti 64 km · Batalha 80 km · Miguel Alves 83 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 Quitéria do Maranhão (-3.4959°, -42.562°, elevation 21 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).