Linden weather in January

In January, Linden sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 132 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Linden's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linden's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 132 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:12 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Linden is city in Guyana.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Linden reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
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10	29	22
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20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

How January really feels in Linden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 3 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Linden weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	132	21.7	11.7	4.0
Feb	29° / 22°	92	17	11.8	4.2
Mar	30° / 22°	85	16.4	12	4.2
Apr	30° / 23°	138	18.9	12.1	3.7
May	30° / 23°	264	26.1	12.3	3.1
Jun	30° / 23°	292	28.4	12.3	2.9
Jul	30° / 23°	215	28.8	12.3	2.9
Aug	31° / 23°	159	25.2	12.2	3.1
Sep	32° / 23°	100	18.8	12	3.3
Oct	32° / 23°	106	18.8	11.9	3.3
Nov	31° / 23°	147	22.8	11.7	3.2
Dec	29° / 23°	172	25.8	11.7	3.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	68	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Linden gets around 132 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	68
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Oppressive (%)	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:07	5:46
2	11.7	6:07	5:47
3	11.7	6:07	5:47
4	11.7	6:08	5:48
5	11.7	6:08	5:48
6	11.7	6:09	5:49
7	11.7	6:09	5:49
8	11.7	6:09	5:49
9	11.7	6:10	5:50
10	11.7	6:10	5:50
11	11.7	6:10	5:51
12	11.7	6:11	5:51
13	11.7	6:11	5:52
14	11.7	6:11	5:52
15	11.7	6:12	5:53
16	11.7	6:12	5:53
17	11.7	6:12	5:54
18	11.7	6:12	5:54
19	11.7	6:13	5:54
20	11.7	6:13	5:55
21	11.7	6:13	5:55
22	11.7	6:13	5:56
23	11.7	6:13	5:56
24	11.7	6:14	5:56
25	11.7	6:14	5:57
26	11.7	6:14	5:57
27	11.7	6:14	5:57
28	11.7	6:14	5:58
29	11.7	6:14	5:58
30	11.7	6:14	5:58
31	11.7	6:14	5:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
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20	4.3	Bright
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24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Linden?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Linden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linden in January

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

In January, Linden sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Linden in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Linden peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Linden 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 Linden is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	21	23	25	21	17	14	12	13	14	14	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Linden?

Linden sits at 6.0°N, 58.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Bartica, 56 km away.

Topography around Linden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Linden is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

trees 47%

16 km

111 m

trees 88%

80 km

428 m

trees 80%

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← December Linden year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bartica 56 km · Georgetown 90 km · New Amsterdam 92 km · Parika 93 km · Mabaruma 293 km · Lethem 337 km · Lelydorp 342 km · Welgelegen 342 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

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 Linden (6.0081°, -58.3072°, elevation 4 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	68
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	68
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	68
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	66
30	66
31	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80