Aragua de Barcelona weather in January

In January, Aragua de Barcelona sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Aragua de Barcelona's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aragua de Barcelona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Aragua de Barcelona is human settlement in Venezuela.

Density
508/km²
people per km²
Founded
1734

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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aragua de Barcelona reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°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 Aragua de Barcelona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aragua de Barcelona weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°92.211.53.2
Feb35° / 23°51.311.72.9
Mar36° / 24°202.511.92.3
Apr36° / 25°375.312.22.0
May35° / 25°8712.212.42.1
Jun34° / 24°10417.612.52.5
Jul33° / 24°13120.912.52.6
Aug33° / 24°15522.512.32.5
Sep34° / 24°12119.912.12.3
Oct34° / 24°9517.311.82.3
Nov34° / 24°7514.711.62.6
Dec34° / 23°276.611.53.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26733
36832
46832
56931
66931
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96931
106931
116832
126832
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216436
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Aragua de Barcelona gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
510
69
79
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99
108
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314

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11256113
21275913
31285912
41305811
51315810
6132589
7133579
8134578
9135568
10136558
11136567
12137557
13137557
14138547
15139546
16140536
17141526
18242506
19243506
20244496
21245476
22246465
23247455
24348445
25349435
26350434
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28352414
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30451414
31452404

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 6:09 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:095:36
211.56:095:37
311.56:105:37
411.56:105:38
511.56:105:38
611.56:115:39
711.56:115:39
811.56:115:40
911.56:125:40
1011.56:125:41
1111.56:125:41
1211.56:135:42
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Aragua de Barcelona

In seasonPeak

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

Aragua de Barcelona's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Aragua de Barcelona?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aragua de Barcelona. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aragua de Barcelona in January

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

In January, Aragua de Barcelona sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aragua de Barcelona in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aragua de Barcelona peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aragua de Barcelona 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 Aragua de Barcelona is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1347 µg/m³Jan 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr35Poor
May38Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aragua de Barcelona?

Aragua de Barcelona sits at 9.5°N, 64.8°W, 110 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Anaco, 40 km away.

Topography around Aragua de Barcelona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aragua de Barcelona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Aragua de Barcelona is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Anaco 40 km · Cantaura 54 km · Zaraza 56 km · Clarines 65 km · Pariaguán 69 km · Puerto Píritu 71 km · Barcelona 77 km · Lecherías 83 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Aragua de Barcelona (9.4559°, -64.8293°, elevation 110 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).