São Gabriel da Cachoeira weather in January

In January, São Gabriel da Cachoeira sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 258 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São Gabriel da Cachoeira's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gabriel da Cachoeira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

São Gabriel da Cachoeira 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Gabriel da Cachoeira 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in São Gabriel da Cachoeira

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.

São Gabriel da Cachoeira weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°25827.6122.8
Feb30° / 23°25124.4122.9
Mar30° / 23°30128.5122.7
Apr30° / 23°33328.1122.7
May29° / 23°36829.7122.9
Jun29° / 23°32128.7123.0
Jul29° / 22°26028.7123.2
Aug30° / 22°19927.4123.1
Sep31° / 23°17326122.9
Oct31° / 23°19226.4122.8
Nov31° / 23°21227.4122.7
Dec30° / 23°24829.2122.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Gabriel da Cachoeira gets around 258 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
24555
34555
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54753
64753
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84852
94852
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114951
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144852
154852
164753
174654
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194456
204258
214159
224060
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263763
273664
283664
293664
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313763

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:316:32
212.06:326:32
312.06:326:33
412.06:336:33
512.06:336:33
612.06:346:34
712.06:346:34
812.06:346:35
912.06:356:35
1012.06:356:36
1112.06:366:36
1212.06:366:36
1312.06:366:37
1412.06:376:37
1512.06:376:37
1612.06:376:38
1712.06:386:38
1812.06:386:38
1912.06:386:39
2012.06:396:39
2112.06:396:39
2212.06:396:40
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2712.06:416:41
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3112.06:426:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit São Gabriel da Cachoeira?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Gabriel da Cachoeira.

What to pack for São Gabriel da Cachoeira in January

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

In January, São Gabriel da Cachoeira sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Gabriel da Cachoeira 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 Gabriel da Cachoeira peaks around February 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 14Jul 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in São Gabriel da Cachoeira 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 São Gabriel da Cachoeira is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1619 µg/m³Jun 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Gabriel da Cachoeira?

São Gabriel da Cachoeira sits at 0.1°S, 67.1°W, 74 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Maraã, 256 km away.

MaraãFonte BoaTonantinsSanto Antônio do IçáMitúUariniSão Paulo de OlivençaAlvarães

Topography around São Gabriel da Cachoeira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gabriel da Cachoeira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around São Gabriel da Cachoeira is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
522 m
80 km
985 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Maraã 256 km · Fonte Boa 288 km · Tonantins 317 km · Santo Antônio do Içá 345 km · Mitú 382 km · Uarini 388 km · São Paulo de Olivença 413 km · Alvarães 428 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 São Gabriel da Cachoeira (-0.1181°, -67.0853°, elevation 74 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).