The warmest places in South America in January
Calabozo tops the list at 34 °C in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Avg high | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calabozo | Venezuela | 34 °C | 34 °C | 5 mm |
| 2 | San Fernando de Apure | Venezuela | 33 °C | 33 °C | 8 mm |
| 3 | Mossoró | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 70 mm |
| 4 | Sullana | Peru | 33 °C | 33 °C | 36 mm |
| 5 | Piura | Peru | 33 °C | 33 °C | 37 mm |
| 6 | Valle de La Pascua | Venezuela | 33 °C | 33 °C | 6 mm |
| 7 | Petrolina | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 81 mm |
| 8 | Santiago del Estero | Argentina | 32 °C | 32 °C | 146 mm |
| 9 | Sobral | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 100 mm |
| 10 | Formosa | Argentina | 32 °C | 32 °C | 121 mm |
| 11 | Boa Vista | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 34 mm |
| 12 | Asunción | Paraguay | 32 °C | 32 °C | 123 mm |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | Paraguay | 32 °C | 32 °C | 123 mm |
| 14 | Ciudad Bolívar | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 15 mm |
| 15 | Acarigua | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 11 mm |
| 16 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 7 mm |
| 17 | Alagoinhas | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 58 mm |
| 18 | Neuquén | Argentina | 32 °C | 32 °C | 12 mm |
| 19 | Arapiraca | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 36 mm |
| 20 | Resistencia | Argentina | 32 °C | 32 °C | 145 mm |
| 21 | Araure | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 11 mm |
| 22 | El Tigre | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 9 mm |
| 23 | Feira de Santana | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 63 mm |
| 24 | Corrientes | Argentina | 31 °C | 31 °C | 142 mm |
| 25 | Montería | Colombia | 31 °C | 31 °C | 40 mm |
| 26 | Ituzaingó | Argentina | 31 °C | 31 °C | 138 mm |
| 27 | Ciudad Ojeda | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 26 mm |
| 28 | Cabimas | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 17 mm |
| 29 | São João de Meriti | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 258 mm |
| 30 | Governador Valadares | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 162 mm |
| 31 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 145 mm |
| 32 | Juazeiro do Norte | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 119 mm |
| 33 | Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 231 mm |
| 34 | Posadas | Argentina | 31 °C | 31 °C | 131 mm |
| 35 | Teresina | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 240 mm |
| 36 | Barinas | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 17 mm |
| 37 | San Juan de los Morros | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 11 mm |
| 38 | Coro | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 10 mm |
| 39 | Sincelejo | Colombia | 31 °C | 31 °C | 31 mm |
| 40 | Ciudad del Este | Paraguay | 31 °C | 31 °C | 162 mm |
| 41 | Rondonópolis | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 266 mm |
| 42 | Santa Fe | Argentina | 31 °C | 31 °C | 113 mm |
| 43 | Camaçari | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 56 mm |
| 44 | Yopal | Colombia | 31 °C | 31 °C | 10 mm |
| 45 | Campos dos Goytacazes | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 154 mm |
| 46 | Cuiabá | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 242 mm |
| 47 | Ipatinga | Brazil | 30 °C | 30 °C | 176 mm |
| 48 | Várzea Grande | Brazil | 30 °C | 30 °C | 247 mm |
| 49 | Caxias | Brazil | 30 °C | 30 °C | 235 mm |
| 50 | Cartagena | Colombia | 30 °C | 30 °C | 9 mm |
Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.