Ciudad Guayana weather in January

In January, Ciudad Guayana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Ciudad Guayana's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Guayana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ciudad Guayana is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
2,383/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciudad Guayana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23123
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How January really feels in Ciudad Guayana

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.

Ciudad Guayana weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°234.411.64.9
Feb32° / 23°112.211.74.6
Mar33° / 23°111.911.93.8
Apr34° / 24°324.912.23.1
May33° / 24°10612.612.43.0
Jun32° / 24°16520.612.53.0
Jul31° / 23°19124.412.43.0
Aug32° / 24°16122.812.33.0
Sep33° / 24°11217.3123.0
Oct33° / 24°891611.83.0
Nov32° / 24°851611.63.3
Dec31° / 23°4810.211.54.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35941
46040
56040
66238
76238
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176337
186238
196238
206238
216139
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad Guayana gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
420
519
618
718
817
916
1016
1115
1215
1315
1414
1514
1614
1714
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2612
2711
2811
2911
3011
3110

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114158
214257
324454
424553
524652
624751
724850
824949
925048
1025246
1135245
1235344
1335443
1435542
1535641
1635740
1735938
1836037
1936136
2036334
2146333
2246432
2346531
2446630
2546729
2646729
2756728
2856728
2956728
3056827
3156827

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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2912light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 5:58 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:585:29
211.55:585:30
311.55:595:30
411.55:595:31
511.56:005:31
611.56:005:32
711.56:005:32
811.56:015:33
911.56:015:33
1011.56:015:34
1111.56:025:34
1211.56:025:35
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1411.66:025:36
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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 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Guayana

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Guayana'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 Ciudad Guayana?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Guayana in January

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

In January, Ciudad Guayana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Guayana 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 Ciudad Guayana peaks around March 19 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 19UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Guayana 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 Ciudad Guayana is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1726 µg/m³Nov 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Guayana?

Ciudad Guayana sits at 8.4°N, 62.6°W, 103 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Upata, 45 km away.

TucupitaCiudad BolívarSoledadCiudad PiarGuasipati

Topography around Ciudad Guayana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Guayana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m.

The land around Ciudad Guayana is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
723 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Upata 45 km · Barrancas 62 km · Temblador 73 km · Tucupita 102 km · Ciudad Bolívar 103 km · Soledad 104 km · Ciudad Piar 125 km · Guasipati 127 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 Ciudad Guayana (8.3512°, -62.641°, elevation 103 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).