Guarenas weather in January

In January, Guarenas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 21% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Guarenas's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guarenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Guarenas is city in Venezuela.

Density
1,751/km²
people per km²
Founded
1621

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 Guarenas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
12720
22720
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42720
52720
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How January really feels in Guarenas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Guarenas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°12423.511.54.7
Feb27° / 20°10520.111.74.8
Mar27° / 21°8718.811.95.1
Apr28° / 21°1012012.24.3
May29° / 22°13123.312.53.7
Jun29° / 22°14024.912.63.6
Jul28° / 22°14626.812.63.6
Aug29° / 22°14826.912.33.4
Sep30° / 22°14624.912.13.3
Oct29° / 22°17026.511.83.3
Nov28° / 22°18626.711.53.5
Dec27° / 21°14624.911.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
95050
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
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315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guarenas gets around 124 mm of rain over 23.5 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
480
580
679
779
879
978
1077
1177
1276
1375
1475
1574
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1773
1872
1972
2072
2172
2271
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2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116732
216831
316930
417029
517029
617128
717227
817227
917326
1017326
1117425
1217524
1317623
1417722
1517722
1617821
1717920
1818019
1918118
2028117
2128117
2228216
2328216
2428315
2528315
2628315
2728315
2838215
2938215
3038215
3138215

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:42
211.46:185:42
311.46:185:43
411.46:195:43
511.46:195:44
611.46:205:44
711.46:205:45
811.46:205:45
911.46:215:46
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1311.46:225:48
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Guarenas?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Guarenas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guarenas in January

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

In January, Guarenas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Guarenas in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Guarenas 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 Guarenas peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 19UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guarenas 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 Guarenas is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1133 µg/m³Jan 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guarenas?

Guarenas sits at 10.5°N, 66.6°W, 361 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Guatire, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Guarenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guarenas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,728 m.

The land around Guarenas is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
563 m
16 km
2,281 m
80 km
2,728 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Guatire 8.0 km · Caucagüito 13 km · La Dolorita 18 km · Petare 21 km · El Cafetal 23 km · Los Dos Caminos 23 km · El Hatillo 23 km · Chacao 26 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 Guarenas (10.4703°, -66.6193°, elevation 361 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).