Santo Antônio do Descoberto weather in January

In January, Santo Antônio do Descoberto sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 219 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santo Antônio do Descoberto's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Antônio do Descoberto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santo Antônio do Descoberto reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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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Santo Antônio do Descoberto weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21922.512.84.4
Feb28° / 19°19120.112.54.5
Mar28° / 19°20722.112.14.6
Apr28° / 18°9113.211.76.0
May27° / 16°193.211.37.7
Jun27° / 14°40.611.18.3
Jul27° / 14°00.111.18.5
Aug29° / 16°61.511.57.1
Sep31° / 18°325.311.95.4
Oct30° / 19°11715.112.44.4
Nov28° / 19°20922.812.74.2
Dec27° / 19°22524.312.94.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92179
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162377
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202377
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292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio do Descoberto gets around 219 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
376
476
576
675
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874
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1571
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1872
1972
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2272
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2472
2572
2672
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2871
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3071
3171

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
143264
243264
343264
453263
553362
653362
753461
853461
953560
1053560
1163559
1263559
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2773063
2863064
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3063064
3153164

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:487:44
212.96:497:45
312.96:497:45
412.96:507:45
512.96:507:45
612.96:517:46
712.96:527:46
812.96:527:46
912.96:537:47
1012.96:537:47
1112.96:547:47
1212.96:547:47
1312.96:557:47
1412.96:567:48
1512.96:567:48
1612.96:577:48
1712.86:577:48
1812.86:587:48
1912.86:587:48
2012.86:597:48
2112.87:007:48
2212.87:007:48
2312.87:017:48
2412.87:017:48
2512.87:027:48
2612.87:027:48
2712.87:037:48
2812.77:037:48
2912.77:047:48
3012.77:047:48
3112.77:057:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santo Antônio do Descoberto

In seasonPeak

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

Santo Antônio do Descoberto's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Santo Antônio do Descoberto?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santo Antônio do Descoberto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Antônio do Descoberto in January

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

In January, Santo Antônio do Descoberto sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santo Antônio do Descoberto in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo Antônio do Descoberto peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santo Antônio do Descoberto 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 Santo Antônio do Descoberto is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1830 µg/m³Jan 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio do Descoberto?

Santo Antônio do Descoberto sits at 15.9°S, 48.3°W, 895 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pôr do Sol, 17 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio do Descoberto

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio do Descoberto.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio do Descoberto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 922 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m.

The land around Santo Antônio do Descoberto is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
776 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pôr do Sol 17 km · Samambaia 17 km · Ceilândia 20 km · Águas Lindas de Goiás 20 km · Recanto das Emas 21 km · Gama 22 km · Riacho Fundo II 23 km · Taguatinga 24 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 Santo Antônio do Descoberto (-15.9397°, -48.255°, elevation 895 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).