El Tigre weather in January

In January, El Tigre sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 El Tigre's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Tigre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

El Tigre is Venezuela city.

Density
720/km²
people per km²
Founded
1933

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Tigre reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53222
63222
73222
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93222
103222
113222
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How January really feels in El Tigre

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.

El Tigre weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°92.611.54.4
Feb33° / 22°61.511.74.1
Mar34° / 22°142.411.93.5
Apr34° / 23°375.612.22.9
May33° / 23°9313.712.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12620.612.53.2
Jul31° / 23°12723.212.53.2
Aug31° / 23°13322.812.33.1
Sep32° / 23°10218.712.13.1
Oct33° / 23°8415.611.83.0
Nov33° / 23°6413.611.63.2
Dec32° / 22°267.511.54.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
36040
46139
56139
66139
76337
86238
96238
106238
116238
126139
136238
146139
156139
166040
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235941
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Tigre gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
412
512
611
711
810
910
109
119
129
139
149
158
168
178
188
198
208
218
228
237
247
257
267
277
287
296
306
316

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121699
2122689
3122698
4123697
5124687
6125686
7126676
8127666
9128665
10129655
11130645
12131635
13132634
14133624
15134614
16135613
17136603
18237583
19238573
20239563
21240553
22241552
23341542
24342532
25342532
26343522
27343522
28443512
29444502
30444502
31444502

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light 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 6:05 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:055:35
211.56:065:35
311.56:065:36
411.56:075:36
511.56:075:37
611.56:075:37
711.56:085:38
811.56:085:38
911.56:085:39
1011.56:095:39
1111.56:095:40
1211.56:095:40
1311.56:105:41
1411.56:105:41
1511.56:105:42
1611.56:105:42
1711.56:115:43
1811.56:115:43
1911.56:115:44
2011.66:115:44
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2211.66:115:45
2311.66:125:45
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2811.66:125:48
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3111.66:125:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Tigre

In seasonPeak

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

El Tigre's rainy season runs May–November, 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 El Tigre?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Tigre in January

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

In January, El Tigre sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Tigre 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 El Tigre peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in El Tigre 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 El Tigre is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Tigre?

El Tigre sits at 8.9°N, 64.3°W, 297 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San José de Guanipa, 10 km away.

Aragua de BarcelonaSoledadPunta de MataCiudad Bolívar

Topography around El Tigre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Tigre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m.

The land around El Tigre is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: San José de Guanipa 10 km · Cantaura 48 km · Pariaguán 51 km · Anaco 64 km · Aragua de Barcelona 89 km · Soledad 111 km · Punta de Mata 114 km · Ciudad Bolívar 115 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 El Tigre (8.889°, -64.2527°, elevation 297 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).