São Bento do Una weather in January

In January, São Bento do Una sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 32 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 São Bento do Una's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Bento do Una's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 32 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:22 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Bento do Una 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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

São Bento do Una weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	32	8	12.4	5.3
Feb	30° / 20°	32	7.8	12.3	5.2
Mar	30° / 20°	42	10	12.1	5.1
Apr	29° / 20°	41	9.8	11.8	5.6
May	27° / 19°	38	10	11.6	6.4
Jun	25° / 18°	34	8.2	11.5	6.9
Jul	25° / 17°	25	8.2	11.6	7.0
Aug	25° / 17°	16	6.6	11.7	7.2
Sep	27° / 18°	9	3.2	12	7.4
Oct	29° / 18°	8	2.1	12.2	6.5
Nov	30° / 19°	9	1.9	12.4	6.0
Dec	30° / 19°	13	3.6	12.5	5.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Bento do Una gets around 32 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	25
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	29
28	29
29	28
30	27
31	27

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	58	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	48
Muggy (%)	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	63	35	0
2	2	63	35	0
3	1	63	36	0
4	1	63	36	0
5	1	62	37	0
6	1	62	37	0
7	1	61	38	0
8	1	61	38	0
9	1	60	39	0
10	1	60	39	0
11	1	58	40	1
12	1	57	41	1
13	1	56	42	1
14	1	55	43	1
15	1	54	44	1
16	1	53	45	1
17	1	53	46	0
18	1	52	47	0
19	1	51	48	0
20	1	50	49	0
21	1	50	49	0
22	1	49	50	0
23	1	49	50	0
24	1	48	51	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	47	52	0
27	1	47	52	0
28	1	47	52	0
29	1	47	52	0
30	1	47	52	0
31	1	48	51	0

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
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25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 5:14 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:14	5:44
2	12.5	5:15	5:44
3	12.5	5:15	5:44
4	12.5	5:16	5:45
5	12.5	5:16	5:45
6	12.5	5:17	5:45
7	12.5	5:17	5:46
8	12.5	5:18	5:46
9	12.5	5:18	5:47
10	12.5	5:19	5:47
11	12.5	5:19	5:47
12	12.5	5:20	5:47
13	12.5	5:20	5:48
14	12.5	5:21	5:48
15	12.5	5:21	5:48
16	12.4	5:22	5:48
17	12.4	5:22	5:49
18	12.4	5:23	5:49
19	12.4	5:23	5:49
20	12.4	5:23	5:49
21	12.4	5:24	5:49
22	12.4	5:24	5:50
23	12.4	5:25	5:50
24	12.4	5:25	5:50
25	12.4	5:26	5:50
26	12.4	5:26	5:50
27	12.4	5:26	5:50
28	12.4	5:27	5:50
29	12.4	5:27	5:50
30	12.4	5:28	5:50
31	12.4	5:28	5:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	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	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit São Bento do Una?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Bento do Una for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São Bento do Una in January

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

In January, São Bento do Una sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in São Bento do Una 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 São Bento do Una peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São Bento do Una?

São Bento do Una sits at 8.5°S, 36.4°W, 630 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lajedo, 21 km away.

Topography around São Bento do Una

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Bento do Una.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Bento do Una has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,047 m.

The land around São Bento do Una is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

192 m

grassland 45%

16 km

345 m

grassland 47%

80 km

1,047 m

grassland 52%

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← December São Bento do Una year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Lajedo 21 km · Belo Jardim 21 km · Jupi 21 km · Sanharó 22 km · Cachoeirinha 24 km · Capoeiras 31 km · Pesqueira 33 km · Caetés 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
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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 São Bento do Una (-8.5228°, -36.4444°, elevation 630 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	25
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	29
28	29
29	28
30	27
31	27

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	63	35	0
2	2	63	35	0
3	1	63	36	0
4	1	63	36	0
5	1	62	37	0
6	1	62	37	0
7	1	61	38	0
8	1	61	38	0
9	1	60	39	0
10	1	60	39	0
11	1	58	40	1
12	1	57	41	1
13	1	56	42	1
14	1	55	43	1
15	1	54	44	1
16	1	53	45	1
17	1	53	46	0
18	1	52	47	0
19	1	51	48	0
20	1	50	49	0
21	1	50	49	0
22	1	49	50	0
23	1	49	50	0
24	1	48	51	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	47	52	0
27	1	47	52	0
28	1	47	52	0
29	1	47	52	0
30	1	47	52	0
31	1	48	51	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	25
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	29
28	29
29	28
30	27
31	27

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	63	35	0
2	2	63	35	0
3	1	63	36	0
4	1	63	36	0
5	1	62	37	0
6	1	62	37	0
7	1	61	38	0
8	1	61	38	0
9	1	60	39	0
10	1	60	39	0
11	1	58	40	1
12	1	57	41	1
13	1	56	42	1
14	1	55	43	1
15	1	54	44	1
16	1	53	45	1
17	1	53	46	0
18	1	52	47	0
19	1	51	48	0
20	1	50	49	0
21	1	50	49	0
22	1	49	50	0
23	1	49	50	0
24	1	48	51	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	47	52	0
27	1	47	52	0
28	1	47	52	0
29	1	47	52	0
30	1	47	52	0
31	1	48	51	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	19
5	20
6	21
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	25
15	25
16	26
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	29
28	29
29	28
30	27
31	27

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	63	35	0
2	2	63	35	0
3	1	63	36	0
4	1	63	36	0
5	1	62	37	0
6	1	62	37	0
7	1	61	38	0
8	1	61	38	0
9	1	60	39	0
10	1	60	39	0
11	1	58	40	1
12	1	57	41	1
13	1	56	42	1
14	1	55	43	1
15	1	54	44	1
16	1	53	45	1
17	1	53	46	0
18	1	52	47	0
19	1	51	48	0
20	1	50	49	0
21	1	50	49	0
22	1	49	50	0
23	1	49	50	0
24	1	48	51	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	47	52	0
27	1	47	52	0
28	1	47	52	0
29	1	47	52	0
30	1	47	52	0
31	1	48	51	0