Santana weather in January

In January, Santana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 229 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Santana is locality 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 Santana reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than 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 Santana

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.

Santana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°22927.1122.9
Feb29° / 24°27925.9122.9
Mar30° / 24°33528.7122.9
Apr30° / 24°35028.8122.7
May30° / 24°32429.4122.7
Jun31° / 24°17226.5122.9
Jul31° / 24°12724.9123.1
Aug32° / 24°5916.6123.6
Sep33° / 24°248.5124.0
Oct33° / 24°185124.0
Nov33° / 24°317.3123.8
Dec32° / 24°10619.3123.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42872
52674
62674
72575
82377
92377
102377
112179
122179
132080
141981
151981
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santana gets around 229 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
385
486
586
687
788
888
988
1089
1189
1289
1389
1489
1589
1688
1788
1888
1987
2087
2187
2287
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2487
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2687
2787
2887
2988
3088
3188

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307030
317030

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
229calm
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269calm
279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:286:28
212.06:286:28
312.06:296:29
412.06:296:29
512.06:306:30
612.06:306:30
712.06:306:31
812.06:316:31
912.06:316:31
1012.06:326:32
1112.06:326:32
1212.06:326:33
1312.06:336:33
1412.06:336:33
1512.06:346:34
1612.06:346:34
1712.06:346:34
1812.06:356:35
1912.06:356:35
2012.06:356:35
2112.06:366:36
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2912.06:386:38
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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 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
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64.3Bright
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284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santana

In seasonPeak

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

Santana's monsoon runs January–June, 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 Santana?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santana.

What to pack for Santana in January

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

In January, Santana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Santana in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Santana 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 Santana peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santana 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 Santana is worst in February — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2020 µg/m³Jul 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug7Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santana?

Santana sits at 0.0°S, 51.2°W, 1 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Macapá, 15 km away.

Topography around Santana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Santana is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
171 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Macapá 15 km · Mazagão 15 km · Porto Grande 88 km · Afuá 89 km · Chaves 133 km · Gurupá 161 km · Laranjal do Jari 172 km · Anajás 173 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 Santana (-0.0382°, -51.1748°, elevation 1 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).