Guasdualito weather in January

In January, Guasdualito sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.4 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Guasdualito's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guasdualito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Guasdualito is city in Apure state.

Founded
1770

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guasdualito reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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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313424

How January really feels in Guasdualito

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.

Guasdualito 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
Jan33° / 23°183.411.64.1
Feb34° / 24°223.611.83.4
Mar34° / 25°587.7123.0
Apr32° / 24°2002012.22.8
May30° / 24°36026.712.32.8
Jun29° / 23°40727.812.42.9
Jul29° / 23°38428.212.43.0
Aug30° / 23°33628.212.22.9
Sep31° / 23°28227.1122.7
Oct31° / 23°24827.611.82.6
Nov31° / 23°17021.511.73.1
Dec32° / 23°6110.411.64.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55842
65743
75743
85644
95644
105644
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
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175644
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195644
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215644
225743
235743
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265644
275545
285545
295545
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guasdualito gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
217
316
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514
613
713
812
912
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3110

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101154341
201256320
301357300
401457290
501558270
601659250
701759240
811859220
911860210
1011960200
1112060190
1212160180
1312260170
1422359160
1522459150
1622558150
1722658140
1832756140
1932856130
2033054130
2133153130
2243152130
2343252120
2443351120
2553449120
2653448120
2753547120
2853547120
2953646120
3063646130
3163645130

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:296:04
211.66:296:04
311.66:296:05
411.66:306:05
511.66:306:06
611.66:306:06
711.66:316:07
811.66:316:07
911.66:326:08
1011.66:326:08
1111.66:326:09
1211.66:326:09
1311.66:336:09
1411.66:336:10
1511.66:336:10
1611.66:346:11
1711.66:346:11
1811.66:346:12
1911.66:346:12
2011.66:346:13
2111.66:356:13
2211.66:356:13
2311.66:356:14
2411.76:356:14
2511.76:356:15
2611.76:356:15
2711.76:366:15
2811.76:366:16
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3011.76:366:16
3111.76:366:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
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225.3Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guasdualito

In seasonPeak

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

Guasdualito'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 Guasdualito?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guasdualito in January

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

In January, Guasdualito sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guasdualito 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 Guasdualito peaks around February 15 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 highFeb 15UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guasdualito 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 Guasdualito is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2336 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb18Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr35Poor
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guasdualito?

Guasdualito sits at 7.2°N, 70.7°W, 130 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Arauca, 18 km away.

SocopóCiudad BoliviaElorzaTameEjidoMerida

Topography around Guasdualito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guasdualito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m.

The land around Guasdualito is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
159 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Arauca 18 km · Santa Bárbara 80 km · Socopó 110 km · Ciudad Bolivia 125 km · Elorza 138 km · Tame 141 km · Ejido 155 km · Merida 156 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 Guasdualito (7.2424°, -70.7323°, elevation 130 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).