Weather in Salvador in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Salvador in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +30°C with a maximum of +31°C and a minimum of +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +29°C.
Is Salvador warm or cold in January?
Salvador is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Salvador:
Climate in Salvador in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 54 mm | 57 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +28°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 54 mm to 57 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 81%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in December to 2 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Salvador is gradually increasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Salvador?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Salvador in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+26°C) and the highest in 2019 (+29°C). The driest year was 2012 with only 701 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1989 with 1928 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Salvador, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.