Brazil in January

January is Brazil's weakest month (rank 12 of 12): its 34 destinations average 72/100, led by Pipa at 90 — 34°C and 18 rainy days — while Ilha Grande is cooler at 24°C and scores 71.

#12 of 12 months for Brazil · 34 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇧🇷 Brazil, month by month

72/100 in January

Where in Brazil in January

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Pipa	Beach	34°C	62 mm · 18 days	90 tier S	—
2	João Pessoa	Beach	35°C	67 mm · 20 days	89 tier A	—
3	Maceió	Beach	35°C	55 mm · 18 days	89 tier A	—
4	Recife	Beach	34°C	61 mm · 19 days	89 tier A	—
5	Porto de Galinhas	Beach	33°C	76 mm · 22 days	88 tier A	—
6	Trancoso	Beach	35°C	101 mm · 18 days	88 tier A	—
7	Morro de São Paulo	Island	34°C	100 mm · 21 days	87 tier A	—
8	Salvador	Beach	38°C	74 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	—
9	Natal	Beach	35°C	95 mm · 21 days	84 tier A	—
10	Búzios	Beach	35°C	120 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	—
11	Fernando de Noronha	Island	34°C	114 mm · 19 days	81 tier A	—
12	Fortaleza	Beach	34°C	113 mm · 22 days	81 tier A	—
13	Gramado	City	29°C	190 mm · 18 days	78 tier B	—
14	Jericoacoara	Beach	35°C	144 mm · 20 days	78 tier B	—
15	Florianópolis	Island	34°C	240 mm · 23 days	77 tier B	—
16	Curitiba	City	30°C	193 mm · 23 days	74 tier B	—
17	Porto Alegre	City	35°C	95 mm · 13 days	73 tier B	—
18	Campos do Jordão	City	26°C	327 mm · 25 days	71 tier B	—
19	Ilha Grande	Island	24°C	291 mm · 24 days	71 tier B	—
20	Rio de Janeiro	Beach	38°C	244 mm · 21 days	71 tier B	—
21	Brasília	City	30°C	204 mm · 21 days	70 tier B	—
22	Lençóis	Trekking hub	34°C	102 mm · 12 days	69 tier C	—
23	Ouro Preto	City	28°C	323 mm · 19 days	68 tier C	—
24	Belo Horizonte	City	32°C	241 mm · 18 days	64 tier C	—
25	Barreirinhas	National park	34°C	158 mm · 25 days	63 tier C	—
26	São Paulo	City	32°C	216 mm · 23 days	63 tier C	—
27	Alter do Chão	Beach	35°C	370 mm · 27 days	61 tier C	—
28	Bonito	City	37°C	187 mm · 19 days	59 tier D	—
29	Vitória	City	37°C	182 mm · 14 days	59 tier D	—
30	Belém	City	36°C	266 mm · 28 days	54 tier D	—
31	Manaus	City	36°C	269 mm · 25 days	53 tier D	—
32	Foz do Iguaçu	National park	39°C	145 mm · 15 days	51 tier D	—
33	Pantanal	National park	33°C	151 mm · 17 days	51 tier D	—
34	Paraty	City	35°C	567 mm · 28 days	49 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means January is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Brazil in January

Turtle nesting on the city beaches · Maceió · 1 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)
Reveillon on Pajucara · Maceió · 26 Dec – 5 Jan
Lavagem do Bonfim · Salvador · 15 Jan
Reveillon and Santa Barbara · Salvador · 3 Dec – 2 Jan (usually)
Green turtle nesting · Fernando de Noronha · 1 Dec – 30 Jun (usually)
Reveillon on Copacabana · Rio de Janeiro · 30 Dec – 1 Jan
Christmas and Réveillon · São Paulo and 4 more places · 24 Dec – 1 Jan
Dolphins in the bay · Pipa · 1 Jan – 31 Dec

Seasons in force

Monsoon · 10 places Flood season · 5 places Sea warm enough · 4 places Dry season · 3 places Wind season · 3 places Harvest · 1 place Landslide season · 1 place Off-season shutdown · 1 place Surf season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 8 of Brazil's 10 well-known places this month.

Better months for Brazil

July · 85/100 August · 84/100 September · 83/100

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