La Paragua weather in January

In January, La Paragua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 23% 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 La Paragua's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paragua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

La Paragua is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
282/km²
people per km²

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 La Paragua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22922
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42922
52922
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How January really feels in La Paragua

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.

La Paragua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°154.311.65.8
Feb31° / 22°82.211.85.5
Mar32° / 23°193.2124.7
Apr32° / 23°678.512.14.0
May31° / 23°17418.812.33.6
Jun29° / 22°24225.112.43.3
Jul29° / 22°26427.612.43.3
Aug30° / 22°2452712.23.2
Sep30° / 23°14322.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°11218.711.83.7
Nov30° / 23°9616.311.74.1
Dec29° / 22°479.811.65.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54951
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135248
145347
155248
165347
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Paragua gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
419
519
618
717
816
916
1015
1115
1214
1314
1414
1513
1613
1713
1813
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2511
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
319

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176627
286626
386725
486824
587022
697021
797120
897219
997318
1097417
11107317
12107416
13117415
14117514
15127414
16137413
17137512
18147412
19157411
20167311
21177310
22177310
23187210
2419729
2519729
2620728
2721718
2821727
2922717
3022726
3123716

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512light breeze
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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 5:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:585:35
211.65:595:35
311.65:595:36
411.65:595:36
511.66:005:37
611.66:005:37
711.66:015:38
811.66:015:38
911.66:015:39
1011.66:025:39
1111.66:025:40
1211.66:025:40
1311.66:035:41
1411.66:035:41
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1711.66:045:42
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2911.76:065:47
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3111.76:065:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Paragua

In seasonPeak

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

La Paragua's monsoon runs May–September, 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 La Paragua?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Paragua in January

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

In January, La Paragua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Paragua in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paragua peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in La Paragua 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 La Paragua is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1522 µg/m³Sep 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Paragua?

La Paragua sits at 6.8°N, 63.3°W, 281 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Piar, 69 km away.

Ciudad BolívarSoledadUpataGuasipatiCiudad GuayanaEl DoradoTumeremo

Topography around La Paragua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paragua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around La Paragua is covered by grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
877 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ciudad Piar 69 km · Ciudad Bolívar 145 km · Soledad 150 km · Upata 167 km · Guasipati 174 km · Ciudad Guayana 185 km · El Dorado 188 km · Tumeremo 208 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 La Paragua (6.8333°, -63.3333°, elevation 281 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).