The table below gives January averages how much sun cities and other locations in Brazil receive. Listed for each place are the average number of hours of sunshine daily, plus the total amount of sun this month.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the country: Northeast Brazil, Southeast Brazil, South Brazil, Center West Brazil and North Brazil.
The sunshine measurements are averages based on weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.
Northeast Brazil
Average hours of sunshine in January
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Apodí |
8 |
246 |
| Aracaju |
9 |
264 |
| Campina Grande |
8 |
239 |
| Fortaleza |
7 |
225 |
| João Pessoa |
8 |
244 |
| Maceió |
8 |
254 |
| Natal |
9 |
277 |
| Petrolina |
8 |
239 |
| Recife |
8 |
246 |
| Salvador |
8 |
246 |
| São Gonçalo |
8 |
263 |
| São Luis |
5 |
153 |
| Teresina |
6 |
186 |
Southeast Brazil
January hours of sun averages
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Araçatuba |
7 |
215 |
| Belo Horizonte |
6 |
190 |
| Cabo Frio |
8 |
240 |
| Campinas |
6 |
196 |
| Campos do Jordão |
4 |
135 |
| Franca |
6 |
172 |
| Ilha Guaíba |
6 |
184 |
| Juiz de Fora |
5 |
142 |
| Rio de Janeiro |
7 |
212 |
| Santos |
5 |
156 |
| São José dos Campos |
6 |
180 |
| São Paulo |
6 |
171 |
| Ubatuba |
5 |
149 |
| Uberaba |
6 |
193 |
| Vitória |
8 |
239 |
South Brazil
Average hours of sun in January
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Caxias do Sul |
7 |
208 |
| Curitiba |
6 |
184 |
| Florianópolis |
6 |
201 |
| Foz do lguaçu |
7 |
231 |
| Londrina |
6 |
193 |
| Maringá |
7 |
214 |
| Ponta Grossa |
6 |
197 |
| Porto Alegre |
8 |
239 |
| Rio Grande |
9 |
267 |
Center West Brazil
Hours of sun in January on average
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Brasília |
5 |
154 |
| Campo Grande |
7 |
215 |
| Cuiabá |
6 |
171 |
| Goiânia |
6 |
184 |
| Goiás |
4 |
138 |
| Pirenópolis |
4 |
133 |
North Brazil
Average hours of sunshine in January
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Belém |
4 |
139 |
| Benjamin Constant |
3 |
103 |
| Boa Vista |
6 |
178 |
| Cruzeiro do Sul |
3 |
79 |
| Macapá |
5 |
147 |
| Manaus |
4 |
114 |
| Palmas |
6 |
186 |
| Porto Velho |
3 |
107 |
| Rio Branco |
3 |
96 |
| Santarém |
5 |
143 |