Bailadores weather in January

In January, Bailadores sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.9 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Bailadores's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bailadores's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 54 mm; 9.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:40 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 1st clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Bailadores is town in Mérida State, Venezuela.

Density: 805/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1601

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bailadores reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

Bailadores 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 13°	54	9.9	11.6	6.7
Feb	23° / 14°	67	10.7	11.7	6.4
Mar	23° / 15°	134	16.6	11.9	5.6
Apr	23° / 15°	171	17.1	12.2	5.2
May	24° / 16°	109	13.7	12.4	5.9
Jun	24° / 15°	43	8.9	12.5	6.4
Jul	24° / 15°	27	6.5	12.4	6.8
Aug	25° / 15°	23	5	12.3	6.9
Sep	25° / 15°	47	6.6	12	6.7
Oct	24° / 15°	129	13.7	11.8	5.8
Nov	23° / 15°	138	16.6	11.6	5.4
Dec	23° / 14°	84	11.7	11.5	6.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	44	43	43	44	45	44	44
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	58	56	57	57	56	55	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bailadores gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44
Comfortable (%)	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	52	5
2	43	52	5
3	43	52	5
4	43	52	5
5	42	53	5
6	42	53	5
7	42	53	5
8	42	53	5
9	42	54	4
10	42	54	4
11	42	54	4
12	43	53	4
13	43	53	4
14	44	53	3
15	44	53	3
16	45	52	3
17	45	52	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	52	2
21	46	52	2
22	46	52	2
23	46	52	2
24	46	52	2
25	46	52	2
26	46	52	2
27	45	53	2
28	45	53	2
29	44	54	2
30	44	53	3
31	44	53	3

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
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4	3	calm
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12	3	calm
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26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:35	6:06
2	11.5	6:35	6:07
3	11.5	6:35	6:07
4	11.5	6:36	6:08
5	11.5	6:36	6:08
6	11.5	6:37	6:09
7	11.5	6:37	6:09
8	11.5	6:37	6:10
9	11.5	6:38	6:10
10	11.5	6:38	6:11
11	11.6	6:38	6:11
12	11.6	6:39	6:12
13	11.6	6:39	6:12
14	11.6	6:39	6:13
15	11.6	6:39	6:13
16	11.6	6:40	6:14
17	11.6	6:40	6:14
18	11.6	6:40	6:15
19	11.6	6:40	6:15
20	11.6	6:40	6:15
21	11.6	6:41	6:16
22	11.6	6:41	6:16
23	11.6	6:41	6:17
24	11.6	6:41	6:17
25	11.6	6:41	6:18
26	11.6	6:41	6:18
27	11.6	6:41	6:18
28	11.6	6:41	6:19
29	11.6	6:41	6:19
30	11.6	6:41	6:19
31	11.6	6:42	6:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bailadores?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bailadores for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bailadores in January

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

In January, Bailadores sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bailadores 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 Bailadores peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bailadores 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 Bailadores is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	25	35	31	25	22	20	20	21	20	19	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bailadores?

Bailadores sits at 8.3°N, 71.8°W, 1,707 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tovar, 12 km away.

Topography around Bailadores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bailadores has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m around an average of 2,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,977 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,193 m.

The land around Bailadores is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,396 m

grassland 49%

16 km

2,977 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,193 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← December Bailadores year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Tovar 12 km · La Grita 22 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 26 km · Coloncito 30 km · El Vigía 44 km · La Fría 46 km · Colón 54 km · Lagunillas 56 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

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 Bailadores (8.2535°, -71.8282°, elevation 1,707 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	52	5
2	43	52	5
3	43	52	5
4	43	52	5
5	42	53	5
6	42	53	5
7	42	53	5
8	42	53	5
9	42	54	4
10	42	54	4
11	42	54	4
12	43	53	4
13	43	53	4
14	44	53	3
15	44	53	3
16	45	52	3
17	45	52	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	52	2
21	46	52	2
22	46	52	2
23	46	52	2
24	46	52	2
25	46	52	2
26	46	52	2
27	45	53	2
28	45	53	2
29	44	54	2
30	44	53	3
31	44	53	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	52	5
2	43	52	5
3	43	52	5
4	43	52	5
5	42	53	5
6	42	53	5
7	42	53	5
8	42	53	5
9	42	54	4
10	42	54	4
11	42	54	4
12	43	53	4
13	43	53	4
14	44	53	3
15	44	53	3
16	45	52	3
17	45	52	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	52	2
21	46	52	2
22	46	52	2
23	46	52	2
24	46	52	2
25	46	52	2
26	46	52	2
27	45	53	2
28	45	53	2
29	44	54	2
30	44	53	3
31	44	53	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	52	5
2	43	52	5
3	43	52	5
4	43	52	5
5	42	53	5
6	42	53	5
7	42	53	5
8	42	53	5
9	42	54	4
10	42	54	4
11	42	54	4
12	43	53	4
13	43	53	4
14	44	53	3
15	44	53	3
16	45	52	3
17	45	52	3
18	45	52	3
19	46	51	3
20	46	52	2
21	46	52	2
22	46	52	2
23	46	52	2
24	46	52	2
25	46	52	2
26	46	52	2
27	45	53	2
28	45	53	2
29	44	54	2
30	44	53	3
31	44	53	3