La Villa del Rosario weather in January

In January, La Villa del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 La Villa del Rosario's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Villa del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

La Villa del Rosario is city in 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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in La Villa del Rosario reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in La Villa del Rosario

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.

La Villa del Rosario weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°81.711.53.1
Feb36° / 25°81.711.72.6
Mar36° / 26°235.211.92.2
Apr36° / 26°6513.312.21.9
May35° / 26°13521.212.51.8
Jun35° / 26°10619.312.61.9
Jul35° / 26°10419.712.51.9
Aug35° / 26°11121.612.31.7
Sep35° / 26°11021.812.11.7
Oct34° / 25°15124.111.81.9
Nov34° / 25°13119.411.52.3
Dec34° / 25°307.111.43.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

La Villa del Rosario gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1246511
2248491
3250481
4251461
5252451
6253441
7255421
8257410
9258400
10259390
11259390
12359380
13360370
14361360
15362350
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18463330
19464320
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21564310
22565300
23664300
24665290
25665290
26666280
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29766270
30667270
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:406:05
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411.46:416:06
511.46:426:07
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for La Villa del Rosario

In seasonPeak

None of La Villa del Rosario'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 Villa del Rosario's rainy season runs May–November, 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 La Villa del Rosario?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Villa del Rosario in January

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

In January, La Villa del Rosario sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Villa del Rosario 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 La Villa del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in La Villa del Rosario 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 Villa del Rosario is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Villa del Rosario?

La Villa del Rosario sits at 10.3°N, 72.3°W, 83 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Machiques, 39 km away.

MaracaiboFonsecaSanta Cruz de Mara

Topography around La Villa del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Villa del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around La Villa del Rosario is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Machiques 39 km · La Concepción 61 km · Concepción 69 km · Chiquinquirá 74 km · Villanueva 79 km · Maracaibo 84 km · Fonseca 85 km · Santa Cruz de Mara 86 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 Villa del Rosario (10.3258°, -72.3134°, elevation 83 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).