Elorza weather in January

In January, Elorza sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Elorza's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elorza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Elorza is human settlement in Venezuela.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Elorza reaches about 34°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 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Elorza

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.

Elorza weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°122.411.63.8
Feb35° / 25°172.811.83.2
Mar35° / 26°557.5122.7
Apr33° / 25°2022012.22.7
May31° / 24°33426.812.32.7
Jun30° / 23°37128.212.42.7
Jul30° / 23°34229.112.42.8
Aug30° / 23°28628.212.22.7
Sep31° / 23°22626.5122.6
Oct32° / 24°21026.511.82.6
Nov32° / 24°1432011.73.1
Dec32° / 24°50911.64.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56436
66436
76337
86436
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Elorza gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111450341
211552311
311653291
421753271
521756250
621857230
721957220
821959200
932058190
1032158180
1132258170
1242357160
1342457150
1442557140
1542657130
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2163350110
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:235:59
211.66:246:00
311.66:246:00
411.66:246:01
511.66:256:01
611.66:256:01
711.66:266:02
811.66:266:02
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1011.66:276:03
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Elorza

In seasonPeak

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

Elorza's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Elorza?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elorza. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Elorza in January

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

In January, Elorza sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Elorza 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 Elorza peaks around September 16 at about 13 (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 highSep 16UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Elorza 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 Elorza is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr37Poor
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Elorza?

Elorza sits at 7.1°N, 69.5°W, 94 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guasdualito, 138 km away.

GuasdualitoAraucaAchaguasObisposGuanaritoCiudad BoliviaAlto BarinasBarinas

Topography around Elorza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elorza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Elorza is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
61 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guasdualito 138 km · Arauca 139 km · Achaguas 162 km · Obispos 184 km · Guanarito 185 km · Ciudad Bolivia 186 km · Alto Barinas 188 km · Barinas 191 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 Elorza (7.0609°, -69.4976°, elevation 94 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).