Barceloneta weather in January

In January, Barceloneta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 37 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barceloneta's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barceloneta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:05 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barceloneta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12722
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How January really feels in Barceloneta

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.

Barceloneta weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°378.7117.0
Feb27° / 22°317.511.47.1
Mar28° / 22°539.511.96.7
Apr28° / 23°941312.45.7
May29° / 24°14117.412.94.6
Jun30° / 25°7713.413.14.5
Jul30° / 25°7214.7134.4
Aug30° / 25°9018.412.64.0
Sep30° / 25°14021.912.13.6
Oct29° / 25°12620.811.64.0
Nov28° / 24°10617.311.15.1
Dec27° / 23°4310.510.96.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48713
58713
68713
78713
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barceloneta gets around 37 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
431
531
631
731
832
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1729
1829
1928
2028
2127
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1045937
2046036
3046135
4046234
5046333
6036532
7036631
8036631
9036730
10036829
11136828
12146728
13146827
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:025:57
210.97:025:57
310.97:035:58
410.97:035:58
510.97:035:59
610.97:045:59
710.97:046:00
810.97:046:01
911.07:046:01
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1111.07:056:02
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1911.07:066:07
2011.07:066:08
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.8Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barceloneta

In seasonPeak

None of Barceloneta's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Barceloneta sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Barceloneta sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Barceloneta?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Barceloneta for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barceloneta in January

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

In January, Barceloneta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barceloneta 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 21 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in March near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Barceloneta in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barceloneta peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Barceloneta 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 Barceloneta is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1324 µg/m³Jan 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May14Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barceloneta?

Barceloneta sits at 18.5°N, 66.5°W, 3 m above sea level, in Puerto Rico. The nearest listed city is Manatí, 6.0 km away.

AreciboCandelariaLevittownBayamónCatañoSan Juan

Topography around Barceloneta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barceloneta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m.

The land around Barceloneta is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
1,307 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Manatí 6.0 km · Vega Baja 16 km · Arecibo 19 km · Candelaria 35 km · Levittown 38 km · Bayamón 41 km · Cataño 44 km · San Juan 46 km

Puerto Rico travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 78% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$40,620
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
14.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%Protestant 33%none 7%other 2%

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 Barceloneta (18.4505°, -66.5385°, elevation 3 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).