Santarém weather in January

In January, Santarém sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 409 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santarém's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santarém's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
409 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Santarém 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santarém reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13025
23025
33025
42925
52925
62925
72925
82925
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112925
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312925

How January really feels in Santarém

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.

Santarém weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°40928.212.13.1
Feb29° / 25°38725.812.13.1
Mar29° / 25°48829.3123.0
Apr29° / 25°45029.211.92.9
May29° / 25°36529.611.93.0
Jun29° / 24°18724.811.93.6
Jul30° / 25°11419.211.94.3
Aug31° / 25°741311.94.5
Sep32° / 26°6810.5124.2
Oct32° / 26°10711.912.13.9
Nov31° / 26°14916.612.13.6
Dec30° / 25°23321.712.13.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42377
52377
62179
72179
82080
92080
101882
111882
121783
131684
141585
151585
161585
171585
181486
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
261387
271387
281387
291288
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santarém gets around 409 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
186
286
387
488
589
690
790
891
991
1092
1192
1292
1392
1493
1593
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7964
8964
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29937
30937
31937

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 10 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
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:386:46
212.16:386:47
312.16:396:47
412.16:396:47
512.16:406:48
612.16:406:48
712.16:416:49
812.16:416:49
912.16:416:49
1012.16:426:50
1112.16:426:50
1212.16:436:51
1312.16:436:51
1412.16:446:51
1512.16:446:52
1612.16:446:52
1712.16:456:52
1812.16:456:53
1912.16:456:53
2012.16:466:53
2112.16:466:53
2212.16:466:54
2312.16:476:54
2412.16:476:54
2512.16:476:54
2612.16:486:55
2712.16:486:55
2812.16:486:55
2912.16:486:55
3012.16:496:55
3112.16:496:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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114.8Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santarém

In seasonPeak

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

Santarém's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Santarém?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santarém.

What to pack for Santarém in January

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

In January, Santarém sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santarém 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 Santarém peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 13UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santarém 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 Santarém is worst in November — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1530 µg/m³Jun 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santarém?

Santarém sits at 2.4°S, 54.7°W, 51 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mojuí dos Campos, 28 km away.

Topography around Santarém

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santarém has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Santarém is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
281 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Mojuí dos Campos 28 km · Belterra 33 km · Alenquer 56 km · Monte Alegre 85 km · Óbidos 107 km · Aveiro 147 km · Oriximiná 149 km · Prainha 154 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 Santarém (-2.4431°, -54.7083°, elevation 51 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).