El Tocuyo weather in January

In January, El Tocuyo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 39 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 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 Tocuyo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Tocuyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

El Tocuyo is Venezuelan city.

Founded
1545

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Tocuyo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
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72616
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102616
112616
122616
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212616
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232616
242616
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282616
292616
302616
312616

El Tocuyo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°3910.611.56.6
Feb26° / 16°4610.311.76.3
Mar27° / 17°11415.511.95.5
Apr26° / 18°17120.912.24.5
May26° / 18°14421.112.44.6
Jun26° / 18°9618.812.65.0
Jul25° / 17°7317.312.55.4
Aug26° / 17°5313.812.35.8
Sep27° / 18°7516.112.15.2
Oct27° / 17°12920.811.84.7
Nov26° / 17°12921.411.64.6
Dec26° / 16°6115.711.45.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35248
45347
55248
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115248
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245149
255149
265149
275149
285050
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Tocuyo gets around 39 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1338
1437
1536
1636
1734
1833
1932
2031
2131
2230
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1541531
2542521
3543511
4544501
5545491
6545491
7546481
8547471
9547471
10548461
11549461
12550450
13551440
14552430
15652420
16653410
17654400
18655390
19755380
20756370
21756361
22855361
23856351
24955351
25955351
26955351
27955351
281053361
291053361
301053361
311051372

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:55
211.46:305:56
311.46:305:56
411.46:305:57
511.46:315:58
611.46:315:58
711.56:315:59
811.56:325:59
911.56:326:00
1011.56:326:00
1111.56:336:01
1211.56:336:01
1311.56:336:02
1411.56:336:02
1511.56:346:03
1611.56:346:03
1711.56:346:04
1811.56:346:04
1911.56:346:04
2011.56:356:05
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2211.56:356:06
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2711.56:356:08
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2911.66:356:09
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3111.66:356:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
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115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
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185.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit El Tocuyo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Tocuyo in January

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

In January, El Tocuyo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Tocuyo 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 Tocuyo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in El Tocuyo 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 Tocuyo is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2031 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Tocuyo?

El Tocuyo sits at 9.8°N, 69.8°W, 616 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Sanare, 16 km away.

Topography around El Tocuyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Tocuyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 646 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,419 m.

The land around El Tocuyo is covered by grassland (35%), shrubs (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (33%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
1,847 m
80 km
3,419 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sanare 16 km · Quíbor 25 km · Carora 53 km · Barquisimeto 57 km · Cabudare 64 km · Araure 65 km · Los Rastrojos 66 km · Ospino 66 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 Tocuyo (9.7871°, -69.7929°, elevation 616 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).