São Gonçalo do Sapucaí weather in January

In January, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 275 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São Gonçalo do Sapucaí's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gonçalo do Sapucaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
275 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí is 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí reaches about 28°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 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
Jan28° / 19°27523.613.24.3
Feb28° / 19°17518.712.84.7
Mar27° / 18°16818.612.25.2
Apr26° / 16°659.411.56.8
May24° / 13°506.1117.6
Jun23° / 12°263.610.78.1
Jul23° / 11°223.110.88.3
Aug25° / 12°283.811.28.3
Sep26° / 15°818.111.97.0
Oct27° / 17°12213.712.55.9
Nov27° / 18°19319.3135.0
Dec27° / 19°23722.813.34.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
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102278
112278
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí gets around 275 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1775
1875
1976
2076
2176
2276
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2475
2575
2675
2774
2874
2974
3073
3172

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
133958
233859
333859
433859
533859
633760
733760
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3153659

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:267:45
213.36:277:45
313.36:277:46
413.36:287:46
513.36:287:46
613.36:297:46
713.36:307:47
813.36:307:47
913.36:317:47
1013.36:327:47
1113.26:327:47
1213.26:337:47
1313.26:347:48
1413.26:347:48
1513.26:357:48
1613.26:367:48
1713.26:367:48
1813.26:377:48
1913.26:387:48
2013.26:387:48
2113.16:397:48
2213.16:407:48
2313.16:407:47
2413.16:417:47
2513.16:427:47
2613.16:427:47
2713.16:437:47
2813.16:447:47
2913.06:447:46
3013.06:457:46
3113.06:467:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for São Gonçalo do Sapucaí

In seasonPeak

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

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí's monsoon runs November–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 São Gonçalo do Sapucaí?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Gonçalo do Sapucaí for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Gonçalo do Sapucaí in January

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

In January, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 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 São Gonçalo do Sapucaí peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is São Gonçalo do Sapucaí?

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sits at 21.9°S, 45.6°W, 866 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campanha, 21 km away.

Topography around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 893 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m.

The land around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (36%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
654 m
80 km
1,249 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Campanha 21 km · Lambari 27 km · Elói Mendes 32 km · Poço Fundo 40 km · Paraguaçu 41 km · Machado 41 km · Três Corações 41 km · Santa Rita do Sapucaí 42 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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí (-21.8922°, -45.5953°, elevation 866 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).