Mabaruma weather in January

In January, Mabaruma sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 132 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mabaruma's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mabaruma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:21 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Mabaruma is city.

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 Mabaruma reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°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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How January really feels in Mabaruma

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.

Mabaruma 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°13221.411.64.8
Feb28° / 23°7617.511.75.1
Mar28° / 24°6516.111.95.0
Apr29° / 24°8215.512.24.7
May29° / 24°16924.312.43.7
Jun29° / 24°26628.312.53.1
Jul29° / 24°24929.912.43.0
Aug30° / 24°20128.112.33.1
Sep30° / 25°12923.6123.4
Oct30° / 25°15923.511.83.5
Nov29° / 24°21226.411.63.3
Dec28° / 24°20326.511.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44654
54753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mabaruma gets around 132 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
476
575
675
774
873
973
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1471
1570
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3162

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11918
21927
31927
42926
52935
62935
72935
82935
92944
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:16 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:165:48
211.56:175:49
311.56:175:49
411.56:185:50
511.56:185:50
611.56:185:51
711.56:195:51
811.56:195:52
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mabaruma?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mabaruma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mabaruma in January

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

In January, Mabaruma sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mabaruma in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Mabaruma 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 Mabaruma peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mabaruma 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 Mabaruma is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1924 µg/m³Sep 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mabaruma?

Mabaruma sits at 8.2°N, 59.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Parika, 213 km away.

ParikaTumeremoBarticaGeorgetownEl Dorado

Topography around Mabaruma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mabaruma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m.

The land around Mabaruma is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
382 m
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January weather nearby: Parika 213 km · Tumeremo 215 km · Bartica 237 km · Georgetown 237 km · Guasipati 247 km · El Dorado 263 km · Tucupita 267 km · Barrancas 271 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 Mabaruma (8.2038°, -59.7812°, 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).