Santiago weather in January
In January, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 174 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santiago's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 30°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 20°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 174 mm
- 14.2 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- 6:58 AM – 8:39 PM
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- 7th clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 8th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.53 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.6
- out of 10
Santiago is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in January
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.
A typical January day in Santiago reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.
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| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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| 2 | 30 | 20 |
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Santiago weather by month
How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 20° | 174 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 29° / 19° | 154 | 13.4 | 13 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 28° / 18° | 144 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 25° / 15° | 161 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 6.8 |
| May | 21° / 12° | 125 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 19° / 10° | 136 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 19° / 9° | 150 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 21° / 11° | 130 | 9.2 | 11 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 22° / 12° | 160 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 25° / 15° | 236 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 27° / 16° | 155 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 6.4 |
| Dec | 29° / 18° | 169 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 5.1 |
Cloud cover in January
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.
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| Clearer (%) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 |
| Cloudier (%) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 43 |
| 2 | 57 | 43 |
| 3 | 57 | 43 |
| 4 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | 57 | 43 |
| 6 | 57 | 43 |
| 7 | 58 | 42 |
| 8 | 57 | 43 |
| 9 | 57 | 43 |
| 10 | 58 | 42 |
| 11 | 57 | 43 |
| 12 | 57 | 43 |
| 13 | 57 | 43 |
| 14 | 58 | 42 |
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| 18 | 57 | 43 |
| 19 | 56 | 44 |
| 20 | 56 | 44 |
| 21 | 56 | 44 |
| 22 | 56 | 44 |
| 23 | 56 | 44 |
| 24 | 55 | 45 |
| 25 | 55 | 45 |
| 26 | 55 | 45 |
| 27 | 55 | 45 |
| 28 | 55 | 45 |
| 29 | 55 | 45 |
| 30 | 54 | 46 |
| 31 | 54 | 46 |
Chance of precipitation in January
Santiago gets around 174 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
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| 1 | 42 |
| 2 | 42 |
| 3 | 43 |
| 4 | 43 |
| 5 | 44 |
| 6 | 44 |
| 7 | 44 |
| 8 | 45 |
| 9 | 45 |
| 10 | 46 |
| 11 | 46 |
| 12 | 47 |
| 13 | 47 |
| 14 | 47 |
| 15 | 48 |
| 16 | 48 |
| 17 | 47 |
| 18 | 47 |
| 19 | 47 |
| 20 | 47 |
| 21 | 47 |
| 22 | 47 |
| 23 | 47 |
| 24 | 47 |
| 25 | 47 |
| 26 | 47 |
| 27 | 48 |
| 28 | 48 |
| 29 | 48 |
| 30 | 48 |
| 31 | 48 |
Humidity in January
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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.
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| Dry (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Comfortable (%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Humid (%) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Muggy (%) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
| Oppressive (%) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 25 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 25 |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 26 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 26 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 26 |
| 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 25 |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 23 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 23 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 22 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 22 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 22 |
| 19 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 21 |
| 20 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 21 |
| 21 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 22 |
| 23 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 22 |
| 24 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 23 |
| 25 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 24 |
| 26 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 25 |
| 27 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 26 |
| 28 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 27 |
| 29 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 28 |
| 30 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 29 |
| 31 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 29 |
Wind in January
Winds average 11 km/h in January.
Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
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| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
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| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 11 | calm |
| 21 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 11 | calm |
| 29 | 11 | calm |
| 30 | 11 | calm |
| 31 | 11 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in January
Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:35 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:11 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:37 | 8:37 | 8:37 | 8:36 | 8:36 | 8:35 | 8:35 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.8 | 6:47 | 8:38 |
| 2 | 13.8 | 6:48 | 8:38 |
| 3 | 13.8 | 6:49 | 8:38 |
| 4 | 13.8 | 6:49 | 8:38 |
| 5 | 13.8 | 6:50 | 8:39 |
| 6 | 13.8 | 6:51 | 8:39 |
| 7 | 13.8 | 6:52 | 8:39 |
| 8 | 13.8 | 6:52 | 8:39 |
| 9 | 13.8 | 6:53 | 8:39 |
| 10 | 13.8 | 6:54 | 8:39 |
| 11 | 13.7 | 6:55 | 8:39 |
| 12 | 13.7 | 6:55 | 8:39 |
| 13 | 13.7 | 6:56 | 8:39 |
| 14 | 13.7 | 6:57 | 8:39 |
| 15 | 13.7 | 6:58 | 8:39 |
| 16 | 13.7 | 6:58 | 8:39 |
| 17 | 13.7 | 6:59 | 8:39 |
| 18 | 13.6 | 7:00 | 8:39 |
| 19 | 13.6 | 7:01 | 8:39 |
| 20 | 13.6 | 7:02 | 8:39 |
| 21 | 13.6 | 7:02 | 8:38 |
| 22 | 13.6 | 7:03 | 8:38 |
| 23 | 13.6 | 7:04 | 8:38 |
| 24 | 13.5 | 7:05 | 8:38 |
| 25 | 13.5 | 7:06 | 8:37 |
| 26 | 13.5 | 7:07 | 8:37 |
| 27 | 13.5 | 7:07 | 8:37 |
| 28 | 13.5 | 7:08 | 8:36 |
| 29 | 13.4 | 7:09 | 8:36 |
| 30 | 13.4 | 7:10 | 8:35 |
| 31 | 13.4 | 7:11 | 8:35 |
Solar energy in January
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.53 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.2 | Intense |
Is January a good time to visit Santiago?
Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
January is a reasonable time to visit Santiago for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Santiago in January
From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In January, Santiago sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Santiago in January
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 Santiago peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | High | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Santiago?
Santiago sits at 29.2°S, 54.9°W, 426 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Francisco de Assis, 47 km away.
Topography around Santiago
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santiago.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m.
The land around Santiago is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and trees (20%) within 80 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
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 Santiago (-29.1917°, -54.8672°, elevation 426 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).