Guanarito weather in January

In January, Guanarito sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 44% 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 Guanarito's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanarito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Guanarito reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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)
13424
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How January really feels in Guanarito

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.

Guanarito weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°9211.53.4
Feb35° / 25°91.911.72.7
Mar36° / 26°364.811.92.3
Apr34° / 25°14015.612.22.4
May32° / 24°28624.612.42.6
Jun31° / 23°30526.412.52.7
Jul30° / 23°29127.412.52.8
Aug31° / 23°25627.212.32.6
Sep32° / 24°21926.112.12.5
Oct32° / 24°17823.611.82.6
Nov32° / 24°10818.211.63.0
Dec33° / 24°387.311.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46733
56832
66832
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137129
147030
157030
167030
177030
186931
196931
206931
216931
226931
236931
246832
256832
266832
276733
286733
296733
306733
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guanarito gets around 9 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
211
311
410
510
69
79
88
98
107
117
127
136
146
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165
175
185
195
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225
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246
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286
295
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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11185526
21195624
32205622
42215720
52225719
62235718
72255716
82265715
92275714
103285613
113295612
123305611
133315610
144325410
15433549
16434548
17535528
18536527
19537517
20638496
21639486
22640476
23741466
24741456
25841446
26842436
27842437
28942427
29942417
30943417
31942408

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:55
211.56:255:56
311.56:265:56
411.56:265:57
511.56:265:57
611.56:275:58
711.56:275:58
811.56:285:59
911.56:285:59
1011.56:286:00
1111.56:286:00
1211.56:296:01
1311.56:296:01
1411.56:296:01
1511.56:306:02
1611.56:306:02
1711.56:306:03
1811.66:306:03
1911.66:306:04
2011.66:316:04
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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 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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55.2Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guanarito

In seasonPeak

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

Guanarito's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Guanarito?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guanarito in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guanarito 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 Guanarito peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highFeb 22UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guanarito 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 Guanarito is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2432 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guanarito?

Guanarito sits at 8.7°N, 69.2°W, 93 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guanare, 69 km away.

BoconoitoAcariguaAraure

Topography around Guanarito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanarito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m.

The land around Guanarito is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guanare 69 km · Villa Bruzual 71 km · Ospino 72 km · Píritu 75 km · Sabaneta 80 km · Boconoito 86 km · Acarigua 95 km · Araure 98 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 Guanarito (8.6962°, -69.2083°, elevation 93 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).