Weather in Praia in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Praia;
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Praia
Average weather
Average temperature in Praia in January
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +20°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +25°C.
Is Praia warm or cold in January?
Praia is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +22°C to +21°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Praia, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Praia in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +24°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 5 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 75% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +24°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 3 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 5 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 9 to 11.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 7 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Praia is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last January in Praia?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Praia in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+25°C) and the highest in 2023 (+27°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 53 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 350 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Praia, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.