São Felipe weather in January

In January, São Felipe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 85 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 30% 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 São Felipe's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 85 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:25 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 Felipe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
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10	30	23
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24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How January really feels in São Felipe

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

São Felipe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	85	16.6	12.7	4.2
Feb	30° / 23°	69	16.5	12.4	3.9
Mar	30° / 23°	92	19.9	12.1	3.9
Apr	29° / 23°	109	22.2	11.7	3.9
May	27° / 22°	115	21.4	11.4	4.8
Jun	26° / 21°	116	22.7	11.3	4.8
Jul	26° / 20°	99	22.7	11.3	5.0
Aug	26° / 20°	86	21.3	11.6	5.1
Sep	27° / 21°	66	16.8	11.9	5.6
Oct	28° / 22°	58	14.8	12.3	5.3
Nov	29° / 22°	73	14.4	12.6	4.7
Dec	30° / 23°	65	13.2	12.7	4.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 46%.

	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 (%)	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	47	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Felipe gets around 85 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	45	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	54
12	55
13	56
14	56
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

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.

	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
Muggy (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	95	96	96	95	95	95	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	2	94	4
13	2	94	4
14	2	94	4
15	2	94	4
16	2	94	4
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	2	94	4
23	2	94	4
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	2	95	3
27	2	95	3
28	2	95	3
29	2	95	3
30	2	95	3
31	2	96	2

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.

	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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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31	9	calm

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 5:17 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:07 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:17	6:02
2	12.7	5:18	6:02
3	12.7	5:18	6:03
4	12.7	5:19	6:03
5	12.7	5:19	6:03
6	12.7	5:20	6:04
7	12.7	5:20	6:04
8	12.7	5:21	6:04
9	12.7	5:21	6:04
10	12.7	5:22	6:05
11	12.7	5:23	6:05
12	12.7	5:23	6:05
13	12.7	5:24	6:05
14	12.7	5:24	6:06
15	12.7	5:25	6:06
16	12.7	5:25	6:06
17	12.7	5:26	6:06
18	12.7	5:26	6:06
19	12.7	5:27	6:06
20	12.7	5:27	6:07
21	12.6	5:28	6:07
22	12.6	5:28	6:07
23	12.6	5:29	6:07
24	12.6	5:29	6:07
25	12.6	5:30	6:07
26	12.6	5:30	6:07
27	12.6	5:31	6:07
28	12.6	5:31	6:07
29	12.6	5:32	6:07
30	12.6	5:32	6:07
31	12.6	5:33	6:07

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.2	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	6.1	6.1	6.1	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	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	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	6.1	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	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit São Felipe?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Felipe for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Felipe in January

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

In January, São Felipe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near São Felipe in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	26	26	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in São Felipe 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 São Felipe peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (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)	13	15	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São Felipe?

São Felipe sits at 12.8°S, 39.1°W, 203 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Almeida, 12 km away.

Topography around São Felipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Felipe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around São Felipe is covered by grassland (72%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

grassland 72%

16 km

347 m

grassland 68%

80 km

928 m

grassland 47%

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← December São Felipe year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Conceição do Almeida 12 km · Sapeaçu 17 km · Cruz das Almas 20 km · Maragogipe 20 km · Nazaré 22 km · Santo Antônio de Jesus 23 km · Muritiba 27 km · Governador Mangabeira 28 km

Brazil travel facts

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Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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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 Felipe (-12.8472°, -39.0894°, elevation 203 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	54
12	55
13	56
14	56
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	2	94	4
13	2	94	4
14	2	94	4
15	2	94	4
16	2	94	4
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	2	94	4
23	2	94	4
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	2	95	3
27	2	95	3
28	2	95	3
29	2	95	3
30	2	95	3
31	2	96	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	54
12	55
13	56
14	56
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	2	94	4
13	2	94	4
14	2	94	4
15	2	94	4
16	2	94	4
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	2	94	4
23	2	94	4
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	2	95	3
27	2	95	3
28	2	95	3
29	2	95	3
30	2	95	3
31	2	96	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	54
12	55
13	56
14	56
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	56
31	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	3	96	1
3	3	96	1
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	95	3
9	2	95	3
10	2	95	3
11	2	95	3
12	2	94	4
13	2	94	4
14	2	94	4
15	2	94	4
16	2	94	4
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	2	94	4
23	2	94	4
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	2	95	3
27	2	95	3
28	2	95	3
29	2	95	3
30	2	95	3
31	2	96	2