São José da Tapera weather in January

In January, São José da Tapera sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 José da Tapera's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José da Tapera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

São José da Tapera 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in São José da Tapera reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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 José da Tapera

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 José da Tapera weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°355.412.53.2
Feb34° / 24°366.612.33.3
Mar34° / 24°468.412.13.4
Apr32° / 23°418.711.84.0
May30° / 22°4411.111.64.8
Jun28° / 21°3912.311.55.6
Jul27° / 20°3412.211.56.1
Aug28° / 20°258.411.76.1
Sep31° / 21°145.111.95.3
Oct33° / 22°122.812.24.3
Nov34° / 23°172.412.43.5
Dec34° / 23°193.212.53.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55743
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São José da Tapera gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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211
312
413
513
614
714
815
916
1016
1117
1217
1318
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1519
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1820
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2020
2120
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2721
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115769
215769
3157510
4157510
5157411
6157411
7157411
8157312
9157312
10147313
11147214
12137314
13137215
14137116
15127117
16127018
17117019
18117019
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21106921
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 5:16 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:165:49
212.55:175:50
312.55:175:50
412.55:185:50
512.55:185:51
612.55:195:51
712.55:195:51
812.55:205:52
912.55:205:52
1012.55:215:52
1112.55:215:53
1212.55:225:53
1312.55:225:53
1412.55:235:53
1512.55:235:54
1612.55:245:54
1712.55:245:54
1812.55:255:54
1912.55:255:54
2012.55:265:55
2112.55:265:55
2212.55:275:55
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2512.55:285:55
2612.55:285:55
2712.45:295:55
2812.45:295:55
2912.45:295:55
3012.45:305:55
3112.45:305:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
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186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit São José da Tapera?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São José da Tapera. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São José da Tapera in January

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

In January, São José da Tapera sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São José da Tapera 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 José da Tapera peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José da Tapera?

São José da Tapera sits at 9.6°S, 37.4°W, 252 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olho d'Água das Flores, 10 km away.

Topography around São José da Tapera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José da Tapera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around São José da Tapera is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
952 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Olho d'Água das Flores 10 km · Pão de Açúcar 22 km · Santana do Ipanema 25 km · Batalha 31 km · Porto da Folha 41 km · Piranhas 42 km · Poço Redondo 43 km · Major Isidoro 44 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 José da Tapera (-9.5583°, -37.3811°, elevation 252 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).