Barrancas weather in January

In January, Barrancas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 Barrancas's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Barrancas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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43323
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How January really feels in Barrancas

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.

Barrancas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°132.811.54.2
Feb34° / 24°152.811.73.6
Mar34° / 25°476.111.93.2
Apr32° / 25°13315.612.23.0
May31° / 24°20823.112.43.0
Jun30° / 23°20924.512.53.2
Jul30° / 23°18624.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°17624.612.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14223.612.12.9
Oct31° / 24°12120.511.83.1
Nov32° / 24°741511.63.5
Dec32° / 23°357.111.54.2

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 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
75941
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186436
196535
206535
216535
226634
236535
246535
256535
266535
276436
286436
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
413
512
611
711
810
99
109
118
128
138
148
157
167
177
187
197
207
217
228
238
248
258
269
279
289
299
309
319

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11225720
21235818
32245717
42255716
52255815
62265814
72275813
83275812
93285811
103285910
114285810
12429589
13429598
14530578
15531577
16532567
17533566
18534556
19635536
20636526
21637516
22638506
23639496
24739486
25740476
26740466
27741466
28741457
29741457
30741447
31840448

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:295:59
211.56:295:59
311.56:296:00
411.56:306:00
511.56:306:01
611.56:316:01
711.56:316:02
811.56:316:02
911.56:326:03
1011.56:326:03
1111.56:326:04
1211.56:326:04
1311.56:336:05
1411.56:336:05
1511.56:336:05
1611.56:346:06
1711.56:346:06
1811.56:346:07
1911.66:346:07
2011.66:346:08
2111.66:356:08
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barrancas

In seasonPeak

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

Barrancas's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Barrancas?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Barrancas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barrancas in January

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

In January, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barrancas 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 Barrancas peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Barrancas 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 Barrancas is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Dec 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.8°N, 70.1°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 17 km away.

Topography around Barrancas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,470 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
305 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
4,470 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Boconoito 17 km · Obispos 18 km · Sabaneta 20 km · Barinas 21 km · Alto Barinas 23 km · Barinitas 33 km · Guanare 51 km · Boconó 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
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 Barrancas (8.7696°, -70.1109°, elevation 201 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).