São Miguel Arcanjo weather in January

In January, São Miguel Arcanjo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 298 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is São Miguel Arcanjo's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Miguel Arcanjo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
298 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:42 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

São Miguel Arcanjo 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in São Miguel Arcanjo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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São Miguel Arcanjo 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
Jan27° / 19°29825.313.34.1
Feb28° / 19°22922.312.84.1
Mar27° / 19°17523.112.24.6
Apr25° / 17°8612.811.56.2
May22° / 14°8610.410.96.5
Jun21° / 13°707.710.66.9
Jul21° / 12°757.710.76.9
Aug22° / 12°577.511.27.1
Sep23° / 14°12212.911.96.3
Oct24° / 16°14416.912.65.6
Nov25° / 17°16919.213.25.1
Dec27° / 18°20722.213.44.5

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
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51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
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141882
151783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

São Miguel Arcanjo gets around 298 mm of rain over 25.3 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 81% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12175922
22166022
31166023
41156123
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
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218calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 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 6:32 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:327:59
213.46:327:59
313.46:337:59
413.46:338:00
513.46:348:00
613.46:358:00
713.46:358:00
813.46:368:00
913.46:378:01
1013.46:378:01
1113.46:388:01
1213.46:398:01
1313.46:398:01
1413.36:408:01
1513.36:418:01
1613.36:428:01
1713.36:428:01
1813.36:438:01
1913.36:448:01
2013.36:448:01
2113.36:458:01
2213.26:468:01
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2413.26:478:00
2513.26:488:00
2613.26:498:00
2713.26:498:00
2813.26:507:59
2913.16:517:59
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for São Miguel Arcanjo

In seasonPeak

In January, São Miguel Arcanjo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Miguel Arcanjo's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit São Miguel Arcanjo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit São Miguel Arcanjo for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Miguel Arcanjo in January

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

In January, São Miguel Arcanjo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Miguel Arcanjo 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 Miguel Arcanjo peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in São Miguel Arcanjo 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 Miguel Arcanjo is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1017 µg/m³Jan 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is São Miguel Arcanjo?

São Miguel Arcanjo sits at 23.9°S, 48.0°W, 666 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pilar do Sul, 29 km away.

Topography around São Miguel Arcanjo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Miguel Arcanjo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m.

The land around São Miguel Arcanjo is covered by trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
1,202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pilar do Sul 29 km · Itapetininga 32 km · Capão Bonito 38 km · Salto de Pirapora 50 km · Capela do Alto 53 km · Araçoiaba da Serra 57 km · Guareí 59 km · Tatuí 60 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 Miguel Arcanjo (-23.8783°, -47.9972°, elevation 666 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).