Souto Soares weather in January

In January, Souto Soares sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 84 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Souto Soares's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Souto Soares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Souto Soares reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
152919
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
212919
222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Souto Soares weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°848.612.65.6
Feb29° / 19°457.312.45.6
Mar29° / 19°65812.15.7
Apr28° / 19°315.211.76.6
May27° / 18°101.911.57.6
Jun26° / 17°61.211.38.1
Jul25° / 16°40.711.48.3
Aug26° / 16°40.811.68.2
Sep28° / 17°50.811.97.6
Oct30° / 18°222.712.36.2
Nov29° / 19°818.412.65.6
Dec29° / 19°808.412.75.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94357
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184357
194456
204456
214654
224654
234654
244753
254753
264852
274951
284951
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Souto Soares gets around 84 mm of rain over 8.6 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
427
527
627
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1330
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2230
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1136324
2126325
3126325
4126325
5126226
6126226
7126127
8126127
9126028
10125929
11135829
12135730
13135730
14135631
15145531
16145432
17145333
18145333
19145234
20145234
21145333
22145333
23145432
24145531
25135631
26135730
27125929
28125929
29116128
30116128
31106327

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:296:11
212.75:296:11
312.75:306:11
412.75:306:12
512.75:316:12
612.75:316:12
712.75:326:13
812.75:326:13
912.75:336:13
1012.75:346:14
1112.75:346:14
1212.75:356:14
1312.75:356:14
1412.65:366:15
1512.65:366:15
1612.65:376:15
1712.65:376:15
1812.65:386:15
1912.65:386:15
2012.65:396:16
2112.65:396:16
2212.65:406:16
2312.65:406:16
2412.65:416:16
2512.65:416:16
2612.65:426:16
2712.65:426:16
2812.65:436:16
2912.65:436:16
3012.55:436:16
3112.55:446:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Souto Soares?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Souto Soares in January

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

In January, Souto Soares sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Souto Soares 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 Souto Soares peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 20UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Souto Soares?

Souto Soares sits at 12.1°S, 41.6°W, 831 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Iraquara, 18 km away.

Topography around Souto Soares

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Souto Soares.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Souto Soares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 823 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m.

The land around Souto Soares is covered by shrubs (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
443 m
80 km
1,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Iraquara 18 km · Seabra 39 km · Bonito 43 km · Canarana 47 km · Cafarnaum 48 km · Utinga 59 km · Ibipeba 64 km · Ibititá 71 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 Souto Soares (-12.0886°, -41.6378°, elevation 831 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).