Ubatuba weather in January

In January, Ubatuba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 203 mm of rain across 16.1 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ubatuba's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ubatuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
203 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ubatuba 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ubatuba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ubatuba 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
Jan25° / 24°20316.113.35.7
Feb26° / 24°1471312.86.0
Mar25° / 23°18915.312.26.0
Apr24° / 22°13412.311.56.7
May22° / 20°12511.910.96.6
Jun22° / 20°1039.910.66.8
Jul21° / 19°1171010.76.8
Aug21° / 19°9310.311.26.7
Sep21° / 19°15414.211.96.0
Oct22° / 20°15815.312.65.7
Nov23° / 21°17215.613.15.7
Dec24° / 22°16414.913.46.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23466
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53466
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ubatuba gets around 203 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:217:46
213.46:217:46
313.46:227:47
413.46:237:47
513.46:237:47
613.46:247:47
713.46:257:48
813.46:257:48
913.46:267:48
1013.46:277:48
1113.36:277:48
1213.36:287:48
1313.36:297:48
1413.36:297:48
1513.36:307:48
1613.36:317:48
1713.36:317:48
1813.36:327:48
1913.36:337:48
2013.26:337:48
2113.26:347:48
2213.26:357:48
2313.26:367:48
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2513.26:377:48
2613.26:387:48
2713.16:387:47
2813.16:397:47
2913.16:407:47
3013.16:407:46
3113.16:417:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.61 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

Is January a good time to visit Ubatuba?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ubatuba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ubatuba in January

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

In January, Ubatuba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ubatuba in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Ubatuba 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 Ubatuba peaks around January 24 at about 14 (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 24UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ubatuba 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 Ubatuba is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (March, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Mar 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ubatuba?

Ubatuba sits at 23.4°S, 45.1°W, 6 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraguatatuba, 41 km away.

Topography around Ubatuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ubatuba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,891 m.

The land around Ubatuba is covered by trees (41%), water (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (40%), trees (37%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
564 m
16 km
1,204 m
80 km
1,891 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Caraguatatuba 41 km · Cunha 42 km · Paraty 44 km · Ilhabela 48 km · São Sebastião 50 km · Paraibuna 61 km · Taubaté 67 km · Aparecida 67 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 Ubatuba (-23.4339°, -45.0711°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).