Santaluz weather in January

In January, Santaluz sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santaluz's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santaluz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:29 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Santaluz 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santaluz reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Santaluz

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.

Santaluz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°497.112.63.6
Feb33° / 23°407.412.43.5
Mar33° / 23°489.412.13.5
Apr32° / 22°431111.84.0
May29° / 21°4111.311.55.0
Jun28° / 20°3211.511.45.9
Jul27° / 19°259.311.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°154.811.95.4
Oct32° / 21°203.812.34.5
Nov33° / 22°425.912.54.0
Dec33° / 22°365.212.63.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104753
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santaluz gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
319
420
520
621
721
822
922
1022
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1167410
2167410
3167311
4167311
5167311
6167212
7167212
8177013
9177013
10186913
11186814
12196714
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21206317
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:216:00
212.65:226:01
312.65:226:01
412.65:236:01
512.65:236:02
612.65:246:02
712.65:246:02
812.65:256:03
912.65:256:03
1012.65:266:03
1112.65:266:03
1212.65:276:04
1312.65:276:04
1412.65:286:04
1512.65:286:04
1612.65:296:05
1712.65:296:05
1812.65:306:05
1912.65:306:05
2012.65:316:05
2112.65:316:05
2212.65:326:05
2312.65:326:06
2412.55:336:06
2512.55:336:06
2612.55:346:06
2712.55:346:06
2812.55:356:06
2912.55:356:06
3012.55:366:06
3112.55:366:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santaluz?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santaluz. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santaluz in January

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

In January, Santaluz sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santaluz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santaluz peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santaluz?

Santaluz sits at 11.3°S, 39.4°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valente, 20 km away.

Topography around Santaluz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santaluz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Santaluz is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Valente 20 km · Conceição do Coité 36 km · Queimadas 41 km · Barrocas 44 km · Araci 45 km · Teofilândia 48 km · Nordestina 49 km · Quijingue 59 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 Santaluz (-11.2558°, -39.3747°, elevation 361 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).