São Luiz Gonzaga weather in January

In January, São Luiz Gonzaga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 178 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São Luiz Gonzaga's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Luiz Gonzaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

São Luiz Gonzaga 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Luiz Gonzaga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in São Luiz Gonzaga

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 Luiz Gonzaga weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°17813.413.64.1
Feb31° / 20°15112.8134.4
Mar29° / 19°13611.212.25.2
Apr26° / 16°17610.111.36.7
May23° / 13°141910.66.9
Jun21° / 12°1389.910.26.4
Jul20° / 11°1579.610.46.5
Aug22° / 12°1098.8117.1
Sep24° / 14°16510.311.87.0
Oct26° / 16°23512.512.76.3
Nov29° / 18°17210.213.45.8
Dec31° / 20°17611.313.84.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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

Any precipitation

São Luiz Gonzaga gets around 178 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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241
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442
542
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942
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1243
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3146

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1292328362
2292328372
3292228372
4282229372
5282229372
6282130372
7282131372
8282032372
9282032371
10271933371
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:508:36
213.86:508:37
313.86:518:37
413.86:528:37
513.76:528:37
613.76:538:37
713.76:548:38
813.76:548:38
913.76:558:38
1013.76:568:38
1113.76:578:38
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1413.76:598:38
1513.67:008:38
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1913.67:038:37
2013.67:048:37
2113.57:048:37
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2313.57:068:37
2413.57:078:36
2513.57:088:36
2613.57:088:36
2713.47:098:35
2813.47:108:35
2913.47:118:35
3013.47:128:34
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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 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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146.7Intense
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166.6Intense
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196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit São Luiz Gonzaga?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Luiz Gonzaga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São Luiz Gonzaga in January

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

In January, São Luiz Gonzaga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in São Luiz Gonzaga 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 Luiz Gonzaga peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Luiz Gonzaga?

São Luiz Gonzaga sits at 28.4°S, 55.0°W, 264 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Ângelo, 69 km away.

Topography around São Luiz Gonzaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Luiz Gonzaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around São Luiz Gonzaga is covered by trees (32%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
399 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Santo Ângelo 69 km · Santo Cristo 71 km · Giruá 73 km · Santa Rosa 76 km · Santiago 88 km · Apóstoles 95 km · Leandro N. Alem 96 km · Três de Maio 100 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 Luiz Gonzaga (-28.4083°, -54.9608°, elevation 264 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).