Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo weather in January

In January, Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 251 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:40 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
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How January really feels in Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo

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.

Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°25125.511.54.1
Feb28° / 24°30623.711.73.8
Mar29° / 25°3982811.93.3
Apr29° / 25°38929.212.22.9
May29° / 25°30529.312.42.9
Jun29° / 25°21427.312.53.1
Jul29° / 25°19227.812.53.1
Aug29° / 25°13825.812.33.2
Sep29° / 25°14424.512.13.2
Oct29° / 25°25827.711.83.1
Nov28° / 25°39028.211.63.2
Dec28° / 24°34427.411.53.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
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113466
123466
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303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo gets around 251 mm of rain over 25.5 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
384
484
584
684
783
883
983
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1983
2083
2183
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2881
2981
3082
3182

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13952
24942
34942
44942
54942
64942
74942
84942
95932
105932
115932
125941
136931
146931
156931
166931
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187921
197930
207930
217930
227921
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247921
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277912
287912
297912
307912
317912

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:356:04
211.56:356:05
311.56:366:05
411.56:366:06
511.56:376:06
611.56:376:07
711.56:376:07
811.56:386:08
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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 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo in January

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

In January, Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 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 Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 13UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 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 Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1930 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo?

Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo sits at 9.0°N, 71.6°W, 8 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Azulita, 33 km away.

Topography around Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,831 m.

The land around Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (29%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
4,831 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: La Azulita 33 km · San Carlos del Zulia 35 km · Tucaní 37 km · El Vigía 39 km · Lagunillas 56 km · Nueva Bolivia 60 km · Ejido 61 km · Caja Seca 63 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 Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo (8.9625°, -71.6075°, elevation 8 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).