Santa Vitória weather in January

In January, Santa Vitória sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 229 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 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 Vitória's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Vitória's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:59 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Santa Vitória 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 Vitória reaches about 30°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 27°C and 33°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)
13023
23023
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43023
53023
63023
73023
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93023
103023
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313123

How January really feels in Santa Vitória

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 Vitória weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°22922.4133.3
Feb31° / 23°16519.612.63.4
Mar31° / 23°16119.512.13.7
Apr31° / 21°589.111.64.9
May29° / 19°223.311.16.5
Jun29° / 18°91.310.97.0
Jul29° / 18°60.7116.9
Aug31° / 19°71.211.45.6
Sep33° / 21°365.111.94.0
Oct33° / 23°931312.43.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.212.93.4
Dec31° / 23°21122.613.13.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112377
122476
132476
142476
152773
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
213070
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
272971
282971
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Vitória gets around 229 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
474
574
674
774
873
973
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073
3173

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1011980
2011980
3011980
4012079
5012178
6012277
7012277
8012376
9012475
10012475
11012574
12012574
13012673
14012673
15012673
16012574
17012574
18012475
19012376
20012376
21012277
22012178
23012079
24011980
25011881
26011881
27111781
28111781
29111682
30111682
31111682

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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 06 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:507:57
213.16:517:57
313.16:517:58
413.16:527:58
513.16:527:58
613.16:537:59
713.16:547:59
813.16:547:59
913.16:557:59
1013.16:568:00
1113.16:568:00
1213.16:578:00
1313.06:578:00
1413.06:588:00
1513.06:598:00
1613.06:598:00
1713.07:008:00
1813.07:008:00
1913.07:018:01
2013.07:028:01
2113.07:028:01
2213.07:038:01
2312.97:038:00
2412.97:048:00
2512.97:058:00
2612.97:058:00
2712.97:068:00
2812.97:068:00
2912.97:078:00
3012.97:088:00
3112.97:087:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Vitória

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Vitória'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 Vitória?

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 Vitória.

What to pack for Santa Vitória in January

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

In January, Santa Vitória sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Vitória 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 Vitória peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 8UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Vitória 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 Vitória is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.1× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1632 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Vitória?

Santa Vitória sits at 18.8°S, 50.1°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Simão, 48 km away.

Topography around Santa Vitória

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Vitória has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Santa Vitória is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
516 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: São Simão 48 km · Quirinópolis 56 km · Ituiutaba 71 km · Bom Jesus de Goiás 80 km · Iturama 99 km · Campina Verde 102 km · Itumbiara 106 km · Goiatuba 122 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 Vitória (-18.8386°, -50.1214°, elevation 474 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).