Santana do Araguaia weather in January

In January, Santana do Araguaia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 316 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santana do Araguaia's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Araguaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:16 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 do Araguaia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Santana do Araguaia

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 do Araguaia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°31628.412.52.8
Feb30° / 22°27826.112.32.8
Mar30° / 23°29328.612.12.8
Apr31° / 23°21122.611.83.2
May32° / 22°8010.911.64.1
Jun33° / 22°51.111.54.6
Jul34° / 21°10.211.54.3
Aug35° / 22°40.811.73.3
Sep35° / 23°364.811.93.0
Oct32° / 23°13016.512.23.1
Nov31° / 23°2262412.42.9
Dec30° / 23°27426.912.52.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santana do Araguaia gets around 316 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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691
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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
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104calm
114calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 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 6:08 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:086:41
212.56:096:41
312.56:096:41
412.56:106:42
512.56:116:42
612.56:116:43
712.56:126:43
812.56:126:43
912.56:136:44
1012.56:136:44
1112.56:146:44
1212.56:146:44
1312.56:156:45
1412.56:156:45
1512.56:166:45
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1812.56:176:46
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2012.56:186:46
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2712.46:216:47
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santana do Araguaia

In seasonPeak

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

Santana do Araguaia's monsoon runs November–April, 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 do Araguaia?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santana do Araguaia.

What to pack for Santana do Araguaia in January

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

In January, Santana do Araguaia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana do Araguaia 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 Santana do Araguaia peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 20UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santana do Araguaia 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 do Araguaia is worst in September — around 128 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.2× the cleanest month (February, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 16117 µg/m³Feb 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug44Poor
Sep128Unhealthy
Oct34Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Araguaia?

Santana do Araguaia sits at 9.3°S, 50.4°W, 178 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria das Barreiras, 87 km away.

Topography around Santana do Araguaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Araguaia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m.

The land around Santana do Araguaia is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Santa Maria das Barreiras 87 km · Vila Rica 113 km · Redenção 149 km · Conceição do Araguaia 168 km · Lagoa da Confusão 181 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 188 km · Confresa 197 km · Guaraí 210 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 do Araguaia (-9.335°, -50.35°, elevation 178 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).