Caicara del Orinoco weather in January

In January, Caicara del Orinoco sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caicara del Orinoco's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caicara del Orinoco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Caicara del Orinoco is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
699/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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caicara del Orinoco reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Caicara del Orinoco

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.

Caicara del Orinoco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°51.211.64.2
Feb34° / 25°4111.73.6
Mar35° / 26°162.111.92.9
Apr35° / 26°9010.412.22.4
May33° / 25°2002012.32.6
Jun31° / 24°26525.712.42.7
Jul31° / 24°27128.212.42.6
Aug31° / 24°23027.812.32.5
Sep32° / 24°16324122.6
Oct32° / 24°1232111.82.9
Nov32° / 24°7214.411.73.4
Dec33° / 24°205.211.64.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
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46535
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caicara del Orinoco gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111057311
211159290
311160280
411161270
511262250
611263240
711363230
811365210
911465200
1011466190
1111566180
1211567170
1311667160
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2012564100
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221276390
231286290
241296190
251296280
261306180
271306180
281316080
291316080
301316080
311316080

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:11 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:115:45
211.66:115:45
311.66:125:46
411.66:125:46
511.66:135:47
611.66:135:47
711.66:135:48
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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 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caicara del Orinoco

In seasonPeak

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

Caicara del Orinoco's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Caicara del Orinoco?

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
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caicara del Orinoco in January

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

In January, Caicara del Orinoco sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caicara del Orinoco 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 Caicara del Orinoco peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Caicara del Orinoco 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 Caicara del Orinoco is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1326 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caicara del Orinoco?

Caicara del Orinoco sits at 7.6°N, 66.2°W, 53 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Fernando de Apure, 146 km away.

San Fernando de ApureBiruacaCamaguánValle de La PascuaTucupidoChaguaramasCalabozoPariaguán

Topography around Caicara del Orinoco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicara del Orinoco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m.

The land around Caicara del Orinoco is covered by water (36%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
963 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: San Fernando de Apure 146 km · Biruaca 150 km · Camaguán 167 km · Valle de La Pascua 177 km · Tucupido 187 km · Chaguaramas 190 km · Calabozo 200 km · Pariaguán 209 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 Caicara del Orinoco (7.635°, -66.1681°, elevation 53 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).