Santo Estêvão weather in January

In January, Santo Estêvão sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 70 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santo Estêvão's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Estêvão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:27 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Santo Estêvão 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santo Estêvão reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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 Santo Estêvão

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.

Santo Estêvão weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°7012.212.63.9
Feb32° / 22°4811.612.43.8
Mar32° / 23°6614.712.13.7
Apr30° / 22°5716.111.74.1
May28° / 21°5315.411.45.1
Jun27° / 20°5316.911.35.5
Jul26° / 19°4716.411.35.7
Aug27° / 19°4315.711.65.7
Sep28° / 20°3411.911.95.6
Oct30° / 21°3410.512.34.9
Nov31° / 22°5710.712.64.3
Dec32° / 22°529.112.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
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185149
195248
205347
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235446
245446
255545
265545
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santo Estêvão gets around 70 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
334
435
536
637
738
839
940
1041
1141
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2040
2140
2239
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2439
2538
2638
2738
2838
2939
3039
3139

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
139610
238620
338620
437630
535650
634660
734660
833670
932680
1032680
1131690
1231690
1330700
1430700
1530700
1629710
1729701
1829701
1930691
2030691
2130691
2230691
2330691
2430691
2529701
2629701
2728711
2828711
2927721
3027721
3126740

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 9 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
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209calm
219calm
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249calm
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279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:19 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:196:02
212.75:196:02
312.75:206:02
412.75:206:03
512.75:216:03
612.75:216:03
712.75:226:04
812.75:226:04
912.75:236:04
1012.75:236:05
1112.75:246:05
1212.75:246:05
1312.75:256:05
1412.75:266:06
1512.75:266:06
1612.75:276:06
1712.75:276:06
1812.65:286:06
1912.65:286:06
2012.65:296:07
2112.65:296:07
2212.65:306:07
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2612.65:326:07
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2912.65:336:07
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3112.65:346:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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185.9Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santo Estêvão?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santo Estêvão in January

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

In January, Santo Estêvão sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santo Estêvão in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (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 Estêvão peaks around February 17 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 17UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Estêvão?

Santo Estêvão sits at 12.4°S, 39.3°W, 242 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu, 13 km away.

Topography around Santo Estêvão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Estêvão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m.

The land around Santo Estêvão is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
353 m
80 km
818 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu 13 km · Rafael Jambeiro 27 km · Conceição da Feira 29 km · Governador Mangabeira 30 km · Cruz das Almas 31 km · Serra Preta 31 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 33 km · Sapeaçu 34 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 Estêvão (-12.4303°, -39.2514°, elevation 242 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).