Duaca weather in January

In January, Duaca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 16 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Duaca's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 5.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:32 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Duaca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

How January really feels in Duaca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Duaca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	16	5.6	11.5	6.0
Feb	30° / 19°	15	4.9	11.7	5.5
Mar	30° / 20°	42	7.4	11.9	4.9
Apr	30° / 20°	71	14.1	12.2	4.2
May	30° / 21°	71	14.5	12.5	4.4
Jun	29° / 21°	43	12.1	12.6	4.9
Jul	29° / 20°	37	12.4	12.5	5.0
Aug	30° / 21°	29	8.8	12.3	5.1
Sep	30° / 21°	40	11.1	12.1	4.5
Oct	30° / 21°	71	14.9	11.8	4.2
Nov	30° / 20°	68	14.9	11.5	4.4
Dec	29° / 20°	30	9.5	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	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 (%)	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	44	43	42	42	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Duaca gets around 16 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 23% 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 (%)	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Humid (%)	42	43	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	53	54	55	56	58	58	59	60	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	63	63
Muggy (%)	56	55	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	45	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	42	56
2	2	43	55
3	2	45	53
4	2	46	52
5	2	47	51
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	50	48
9	2	51	47
10	2	53	45
11	2	54	44
12	2	55	43
13	2	56	42
14	2	58	40
15	3	58	39
16	3	59	38
17	3	60	37
18	3	61	36
19	3	62	35
20	4	62	34
21	4	63	33
22	4	63	33
23	4	64	32
24	5	64	31
25	5	64	31
26	5	64	31
27	5	64	31
28	5	65	30
29	6	64	30
30	6	63	31
31	6	63	31

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
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28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:28 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:06 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:28	5:52
2	11.4	6:28	5:53
3	11.4	6:28	5:53
4	11.4	6:29	5:54
5	11.4	6:29	5:54
6	11.4	6:29	5:55
7	11.4	6:30	5:55
8	11.4	6:30	5:56
9	11.4	6:30	5:56
10	11.4	6:31	5:57
11	11.4	6:31	5:57
12	11.4	6:31	5:58
13	11.4	6:31	5:58
14	11.4	6:32	5:59
15	11.5	6:32	5:59
16	11.5	6:32	6:00
17	11.5	6:32	6:00
18	11.5	6:33	6:01
19	11.5	6:33	6:01
20	11.5	6:33	6:02
21	11.5	6:33	6:02
22	11.5	6:33	6:03
23	11.5	6:33	6:03
24	11.5	6:33	6:03
25	11.5	6:33	6:04
26	11.5	6:34	6:04
27	11.5	6:34	6:05
28	11.5	6:34	6:05
29	11.5	6:34	6:06
30	11.5	6:34	6:06
31	11.5	6:34	6:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.98 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Duaca?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Duaca in January

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

In January, Duaca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Duaca 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 Duaca peaks around April 9 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Duaca 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 Duaca is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 12 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)	12	15	24	27	31	31	25	22	22	20	16	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Duaca?

Duaca sits at 10.3°N, 69.2°W, 733 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Urachiche, 22 km away.

Topography around Duaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,221 m.

The land around Duaca is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

317 m

trees 35%

16 km

1,069 m

trees 64%

80 km

2,221 m

trees 57%

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

January weather nearby: Urachiche 22 km · Sabana de Parra 23 km · Yaritagua 23 km · Los Rastrojos 30 km · Cabudare 31 km · Chivacoa 32 km · Barquisimeto 33 km · Aroa 34 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 Duaca (10.2855°, -69.1624°, elevation 733 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	42	56
2	2	43	55
3	2	45	53
4	2	46	52
5	2	47	51
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	50	48
9	2	51	47
10	2	53	45
11	2	54	44
12	2	55	43
13	2	56	42
14	2	58	40
15	3	58	39
16	3	59	38
17	3	60	37
18	3	61	36
19	3	62	35
20	4	62	34
21	4	63	33
22	4	63	33
23	4	64	32
24	5	64	31
25	5	64	31
26	5	64	31
27	5	64	31
28	5	65	30
29	6	64	30
30	6	63	31
31	6	63	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	42	56
2	2	43	55
3	2	45	53
4	2	46	52
5	2	47	51
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	50	48
9	2	51	47
10	2	53	45
11	2	54	44
12	2	55	43
13	2	56	42
14	2	58	40
15	3	58	39
16	3	59	38
17	3	60	37
18	3	61	36
19	3	62	35
20	4	62	34
21	4	63	33
22	4	63	33
23	4	64	32
24	5	64	31
25	5	64	31
26	5	64	31
27	5	64	31
28	5	65	30
29	6	64	30
30	6	63	31
31	6	63	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	42	56
2	2	43	55
3	2	45	53
4	2	46	52
5	2	47	51
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	50	48
9	2	51	47
10	2	53	45
11	2	54	44
12	2	55	43
13	2	56	42
14	2	58	40
15	3	58	39
16	3	59	38
17	3	60	37
18	3	61	36
19	3	62	35
20	4	62	34
21	4	63	33
22	4	63	33
23	4	64	32
24	5	64	31
25	5	64	31
26	5	64	31
27	5	64	31
28	5	65	30
29	6	64	30
30	6	63	31
31	6	63	31