Ocumare del Tuy weather in January

In January, Ocumare del Tuy sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ocumare del Tuy's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocumare del Tuy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ocumare del Tuy 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ocumare del Tuy reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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How January really feels in Ocumare del Tuy

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.

Ocumare del Tuy 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
Jan29° / 19°154.211.56.1
Feb30° / 19°123.611.75.6
Mar31° / 20°375.511.94.8
Apr31° / 20°11313.212.23.8
May30° / 21°20520.812.53.4
Jun29° / 21°24624.212.63.4
Jul29° / 20°25827.112.53.3
Aug29° / 20°27427.812.33.2
Sep30° / 20°23826.612.13.1
Oct30° / 20°22425.211.83.2
Nov30° / 20°1492011.53.8
Dec29° / 20°439.611.45.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36832
46931
56931
66931
76832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ocumare del Tuy gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
418
517
617
716
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916
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1134632
2136612
3138592
4139582
5141562
6142561
7143551
8145531
9146521
10147511
11148491
12150481
13151471
14152461
15252451
16253441
17255421
18256411
19355411
20356401
21357391
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31558361

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
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59calm
69calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:43
211.46:185:43
311.46:185:44
411.46:195:44
511.46:195:45
611.46:205:45
711.46:205:46
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911.46:215:47
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3111.66:245:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ocumare del Tuy

In seasonPeak

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

Ocumare del Tuy'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 Ocumare del Tuy?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ocumare del Tuy in January

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

In January, Ocumare del Tuy sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ocumare del Tuy 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 57 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°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
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ocumare del Tuy 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 Ocumare del Tuy peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 18UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ocumare del Tuy 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 Ocumare del Tuy is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2231 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ocumare del Tuy?

Ocumare del Tuy sits at 10.1°N, 66.8°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Lander, 11 km away.

Topography around Ocumare del Tuy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocumare del Tuy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,308 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,727 m.

The land around Ocumare del Tuy is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
1,308 m
80 km
2,727 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lander 11 km · Cúa 13 km · Charallave 16 km · Santa Teresa del Tuy 18 km · El Hatillo 34 km · Carrizal 35 km · San Antonio de Los Altos 36 km · Baruta 37 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 Ocumare del Tuy (10.1182°, -66.7751°, elevation 201 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).