Bartica weather in January

In January, Bartica sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 145 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bartica's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bartica is Regional capital of Cuyuni-Mazaruni or Region N.7 administered de facto by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela.

Founded
1842

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bartica reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22823
32823
42823
52823
62823
72823
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How January really feels in Bartica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bartica weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°14522.411.74.3
Feb28° / 23°9517.711.84.6
Mar29° / 23°8917.2124.6
Apr29° / 24°13819.912.14.0
May29° / 24°27826.312.33.4
Jun29° / 23°33129.112.43.0
Jul29° / 23°27929.712.33.0
Aug30° / 24°19926.912.23.1
Sep31° / 24°12320.9123.5
Oct31° / 24°13522.211.93.5
Nov30° / 24°19024.511.73.3
Dec29° / 23°20427.111.63.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103763
113763
123763
133862
143862
153763
163763
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203862
213862
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283961
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bartica gets around 145 mm of rain over 22.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
278
378
477
576
675
775
875
974
1074
1174
1274
1373
1473
1573
1672
1772
1872
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2470
2570
2670
2769
2869
2969
3068
3168

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11954
21954
31963
41963
51963
62953
72962
82962
92962
102962
112962
122962
132962
143952
153952
163952
173952
183952
193952
203952
213961
223961
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
285941
295941
305941
316931

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
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268calm
278calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:095:47
211.66:095:47
311.66:095:48
411.66:105:48
511.66:105:49
611.66:115:49
711.66:115:50
811.66:115:50
911.66:125:51
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1211.76:135:52
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.1Bright
54.2Bright
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214.3Bright
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234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bartica?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bartica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bartica in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bartica sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bartica in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bartica peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bartica in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bartica is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1526 µg/m³Aug 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bartica?

Bartica sits at 6.4°N, 58.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Parika, 53 km away.

ParikaLindenGeorgetownNew AmsterdamMabarumaTumeremoEl DoradoSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around Bartica

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bartica.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bartica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bartica is covered by water (69%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
463 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Parika 53 km · Linden 56 km · Georgetown 68 km · New Amsterdam 124 km · Mabaruma 237 km · Tumeremo 333 km · El Dorado 335 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 341 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / D / G
240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,414
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 35%Hindu 25%other Christian 21%Roman Catholic 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bartica (6.4054°, -58.6233°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).