Santana do Ipanema weather in January

In January, Santana do Ipanema sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ipanema's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Ipanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Santana do Ipanema 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santana do Ipanema reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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 Santana do Ipanema

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 Ipanema weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°355.812.53.4
Feb34° / 23°356.412.33.4
Mar33° / 24°428.412.13.5
Apr32° / 23°469.811.84.0
May30° / 22°5112.711.64.8
Jun28° / 21°4613.811.55.6
Jul27° / 20°4214.511.55.8
Aug28° / 20°3010.711.76.1
Sep30° / 21°186.611.95.4
Oct32° / 22°143.412.24.5
Nov34° / 23°192.412.43.7
Dec34° / 23°173.512.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75446
85446
95446
105446
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
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205446
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225644
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245644
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265644
275743
285842
295842
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315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santana do Ipanema gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
515
615
716
816
917
1018
1118
1219
1319
1420
1520
1620
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113789
213789
3137710
4127810
5127810
6127711
7127711
8127711
9127612
10127513
11127513
12117514
13117415
14117415
15107416
16107317
17107218
1897219
1997219
2097120
2197120
2287121
2387121
2487121
2587022
2677122
2777023
2877023
2967123
3067123
3167123

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 5:16 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:165:48
212.55:165:49
312.55:175:49
412.55:185:49
512.55:185:50
612.55:195:50
712.55:195:51
812.55:205:51
912.55:205:51
1012.55:215:51
1112.55:215:52
1212.55:225:52
1312.55:225:52
1412.55:235:53
1512.55:235:53
1612.55:235:53
1712.55:245:53
1812.55:245:53
1912.55:255:54
2012.55:255:54
2112.55:265:54
2212.55:265:54
2312.55:275:54
2412.55:275:54
2512.45:285:54
2612.45:285:55
2712.45:285:55
2812.45:295:55
2912.45:295:55
3012.45:305:55
3112.45:305:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santana do Ipanema?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santana do Ipanema in January

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

In January, Santana do Ipanema sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Ipanema?

Santana do Ipanema sits at 9.4°S, 37.2°W, 240 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olho d'Água das Flores, 18 km away.

Topography around Santana do Ipanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Ipanema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Santana do Ipanema is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Olho d'Água das Flores 18 km · São José da Tapera 25 km · Águas Belas 33 km · Major Isidoro 33 km · Batalha 36 km · Pão de Açúcar 46 km · Canapi 49 km · Itaíba 52 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 Ipanema (-9.3783°, -37.2453°, elevation 240 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).