Vacaria weather in January

In January, Vacaria sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 172 mm of rain across 17.5 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Vacaria's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vacaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Vacaria 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vacaria reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Vacaria 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
Jan26° / 17°17217.513.65.5
Feb26° / 17°15816.5135.4
Mar25° / 16°13514.112.26.2
Apr22° / 13°12111.111.36.5
May19° / 10°14610.410.66.0
Jun17° / 13510.210.25.5
Jul17° / 14910.610.45.5
Aug19° / 1199.4116.4
Sep20° / 11°16511.911.86.0
Oct22° / 13°20314.512.75.9
Nov24° / 14°15213.413.46.4
Dec26° / 16°16515.213.85.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184357
194258
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vacaria gets around 172 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
454
555
655
756
856
957
1057
1157
1257
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2558
2658
2758
2859
2959
3060
3160

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18243731
28243731
37243831
47233932
56233932
66224032
76224132
85224132
95214232
105214331
115204331
125204431
135204530
145194630
155194630
165194629
175194629
185194629
195194629
205194630
216194630
226184531
235184531
245184532
255184433
265174434
275174335
285174236
295174237
305174137
315174038

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:338:20
213.86:348:21
313.86:358:21
413.86:358:21
513.86:368:21
613.76:378:22
713.76:378:22
813.76:388:22
913.76:398:22
1013.76:408:22
1113.76:408:22
1213.76:418:22
1313.76:428:22
1413.76:438:22
1513.66:438:22
1613.66:448:22
1713.66:458:22
1813.66:468:22
1913.66:468:22
2013.66:478:21
2113.66:488:21
2213.56:498:21
2313.56:508:21
2413.56:508:21
2513.56:518:20
2613.56:528:20
2713.46:538:20
2813.46:548:19
2913.46:558:19
3013.46:558:18
3113.46:568:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vacaria?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Vacaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vacaria in January

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

In January, Vacaria sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Vacaria 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 Vacaria peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vacaria?

Vacaria sits at 28.5°S, 50.9°W, 970 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Marcos, 53 km away.

Topography around Vacaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vacaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.

The land around Vacaria is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
1,118 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: São Marcos 53 km · Flores da Cunha 62 km · Lagoa Vermelha 67 km · Nova Prata 73 km · Veranópolis 76 km · Caxias do Sul 77 km · Farroupilha 89 km · Bento Gonçalves 93 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 Vacaria (-28.5122°, -50.9339°, elevation 970 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).