Encontrados weather in January

In January, Encontrados sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 90 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Encontrados's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encontrados's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Encontrados is city in Zulia, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Encontrados reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13023
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313123

How January really feels in Encontrados

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.

Encontrados weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°9016.411.54.1
Feb31° / 24°8613.511.74.0
Mar32° / 24°14318.711.93.3
Apr32° / 24°29926.312.22.4
May32° / 24°4163012.42.1
Jun31° / 24°38428.812.52.2
Jul31° / 24°39129.812.52.3
Aug32° / 24°34729.112.32.2
Sep32° / 24°32528.212.12.1
Oct32° / 24°37029.911.82.1
Nov31° / 24°33428.511.62.4
Dec30° / 23°19123.811.53.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44753
54753
64753
74852
84753
94852
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Encontrados gets around 90 mm of rain over 16.4 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 54% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
461
560
659
759
858
957
1057
1157
1256
1356
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1555
1654
1753
1853
1952
2051
2151
2250
2349
2449
2548
2648
2747
2847
2947
3046
3147

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105149
205248
305446
405545
505644
605743
705842
805941
906040
1006139
1106238
1216237
1316336
1416336
1516435
1616534
1716534
1816633
1916633
2016732
2116732
2216732
2316831
2416831
2516831
2616831
2716831
2816930
2916930
3016930
3116930

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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204calm
214calm
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254calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:06
211.56:386:07
311.56:386:08
411.56:396:08
511.56:396:09
611.56:406:09
711.56:406:10
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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 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
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184.4Bright
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214.4Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Encontrados?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Encontrados for sightseeing.

What to pack for Encontrados in January

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

In January, Encontrados sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Encontrados 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 Encontrados peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Encontrados 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 Encontrados is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2041 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr35Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Encontrados?

Encontrados sits at 9.1°N, 72.2°W, 6 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Carlos del Zulia, 34 km away.

La FríaLa Azulita

Topography around Encontrados

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encontrados has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Encontrados is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
649 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: San Carlos del Zulia 34 km · Casigua El Cubo 47 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 70 km · Puerto Santander 80 km · El Vigía 81 km · Coloncito 83 km · La Fría 94 km · La Azulita 95 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 Encontrados (9.0598°, -72.2346°, elevation 6 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).