São João da Boa Vista weather in January

In January, São João da Boa Vista sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 282 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 10% 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 João da Boa Vista's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João da Boa Vista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

São João da Boa Vista 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in São João da Boa Vista 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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São João da Boa Vista weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°2822413.24.2
Feb28° / 19°21120.112.84.4
Mar28° / 18°1832012.25.0
Apr27° / 17°8010.211.56.7
May24° / 14°576.4117.7
Jun24° / 13°324.210.78.3
Jul24° / 12°273.310.88.5
Aug26° / 13°263.711.28.2
Sep27° / 16°778.711.96.9
Oct28° / 18°12214.712.55.5
Nov27° / 18°19119.413.14.9
Dec28° / 19°24523.413.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42476
52476
62476
72377
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102476
112575
122575
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202773
212872
222872
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273070
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313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São João da Boa Vista gets around 282 mm of rain over 24 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 77% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1976
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2177
2277
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2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2977
3077
3176

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10330670
20230680
30230680
40230680
50230680
60230680
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90131680
100131680
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290425701
301425691
311426681

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
137calm
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317calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:317:50
213.36:317:50
313.36:327:51
413.36:337:51
513.36:337:51
613.36:347:51
713.36:347:52
813.36:357:52
913.36:367:52
1013.36:367:52
1113.36:377:52
1213.26:387:52
1313.26:387:52
1413.26:397:53
1513.26:407:53
1613.26:407:53
1713.26:417:53
1813.26:427:53
1913.26:427:53
2013.26:437:53
2113.16:447:53
2213.16:447:53
2313.16:457:52
2413.16:467:52
2513.16:467:52
2613.16:477:52
2713.16:487:52
2813.16:487:52
2913.06:497:51
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for São João da Boa Vista

In seasonPeak

In January, São João da Boa Vista sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São João da Boa Vista'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 João da Boa Vista?

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

4.2
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 João da Boa Vista for sightseeing.

What to pack for São João da Boa Vista in January

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

In January, São João da Boa Vista 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 João da Boa Vista 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 João da Boa Vista peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in São João da Boa Vista 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 João da Boa Vista is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1522 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is São João da Boa Vista?

São João da Boa Vista sits at 22.0°S, 46.8°W, 774 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vargem Grande do Sul, 18 km away.

Topography around São João da Boa Vista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João da Boa Vista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 766 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around São João da Boa Vista is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (33%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
1,001 m
80 km
1,260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Vargem Grande do Sul 18 km · Aguaí 21 km · Espírito Santo do Pinhal 26 km · Andradas 26 km · Poços de Caldas 32 km · Casa Branca 37 km · Jacutinga 40 km · São José do Rio Pardo 43 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 João da Boa Vista (-21.9692°, -46.7981°, elevation 774 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).