Calliaqua weather in January

In January, Calliaqua sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 36 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Calliaqua's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calliaqua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:35 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
30 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Calliaqua is place in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Calliaqua reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°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 Calliaqua

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.

Calliaqua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°3610.911.37.0
Feb26° / 25°217.611.67.5
Mar26° / 25°23711.97.6
Apr27° / 25°337.712.37.1
May27° / 26°4910.112.66.5
Jun27° / 26°9315.912.85.5
Jul27° / 26°12020.412.75.1
Aug28° / 26°14121.812.44.9
Sep28° / 26°14219.212.14.8
Oct28° / 26°15321.911.74.7
Nov27° / 26°13819.811.45.1
Dec27° / 26°5412.911.26.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Calliaqua gets around 36 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3127

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101387
201387
301486
401486
501585
601684
701783
801783
901882
1001981
1102080
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1302179
1402278
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2103070
2203169
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2403565
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2814059
2914158
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3114257

Wind in January

Winds average 30 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
130windy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:315:45
211.26:315:46
311.26:315:46
411.26:325:47
511.36:325:47
611.36:325:48
711.36:335:48
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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275.4Bright
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Calliaqua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Calliaqua's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Calliaqua sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Calliaqua?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calliaqua in January

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

In January, Calliaqua sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a windbreakerlight clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calliaqua 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 offshore 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
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Calliaqua in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calliaqua peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Calliaqua 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 Calliaqua is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1930 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Calliaqua?

Calliaqua sits at 13.1°N, 61.2°W, 18 m above sea level, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The nearest listed city is Kingstown, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Calliaqua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calliaqua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 995 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Calliaqua is covered by water (55%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, water (73%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
995 m
80 km
1,195 m
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January weather nearby: Kingstown 5.0 km · Vieux Fort 70 km · Soufriere 82 km · Castries 98 km · Gros Islet 108 km · Saint George's 134 km · Ducos 163 km · Fort-de-France 165 km

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 55% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,562
2025
Homicide rate
51.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 75%none 8%Roman Catholic 6%other 5%

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 Calliaqua (13.1287°, -61.1918°, elevation 18 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).