La Parguera weather in January

In January, La Parguera sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 64% 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 La Parguera's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Parguera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:07 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

La Parguera is comunidad in Lajas, Puerto Rico.

Density
1,548/km²
people per km²

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 La Parguera reaches about 28°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 26°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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How January really feels in La Parguera

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.

La Parguera weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°133.5117.8
Feb27° / 22°163.811.47.7
Mar27° / 22°316.711.97.2
Apr28° / 23°439.512.46.6
May28° / 24°7111.812.85.7
Jun29° / 25°429.613.15.3
Jul30° / 25°5311.9135.0
Aug30° / 25°791512.64.6
Sep29° / 25°11617.312.14.4
Oct29° / 25°10417.711.64.6
Nov28° / 24°7211.511.25.7
Dec28° / 23°214.110.97.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
38713
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68812
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Parguera gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3110

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10107911
20108010
3011809
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5012817
6012826
7012835
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10013834
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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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light 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 7:03 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:036:00
210.97:036:00
310.97:046:01
411.07:046:01
511.07:046:02
611.07:056:02
711.07:056:03
811.07:056:04
911.07:056:04
1011.07:066:05
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1611.07:076:08
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1911.17:076:10
2011.17:076:11
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Parguera

In seasonPeak

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

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

La Parguera's rainy season runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

La Parguera sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit La Parguera?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Parguera in January

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

In January, La Parguera sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near La Parguera 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 14 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
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in La Parguera 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 La Parguera 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
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in La Parguera 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 La Parguera is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1025 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May15Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Parguera?

La Parguera sits at 18.0°N, 67.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Puerto Rico. The nearest listed city is San Germán, 12 km away.

YaucoMayagüezPonceAguadillaAreciboBarcelonetaManatí

Topography around La Parguera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Parguera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m.

The land around La Parguera is covered by water (44%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (43%), trees (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (66%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
1,307 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: San Germán 12 km · Yauco 22 km · Mayagüez 27 km · Ponce 45 km · Aguadilla 52 km · Arecibo 65 km · Barceloneta 75 km · Manatí 77 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 La Parguera (17.975°, -67.0466°, 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. 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).