Puerto Ayacucho weather in January

In January, Puerto Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Puerto Ayacucho's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Puerto Ayacucho is city.

Founded
1924

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Ayacucho reaches about 32°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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Puerto Ayacucho

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.

Puerto Ayacucho 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
Jan32° / 23°28511.74.2
Feb33° / 23°42611.83.5
Mar33° / 24°12012.9123.2
Apr31° / 23°31824.412.12.9
May29° / 23°45529.612.32.8
Jun29° / 23°49429.612.32.9
Jul28° / 22°44930.312.33.0
Aug29° / 23°35029.812.22.9
Sep30° / 23°30028.3122.7
Oct30° / 23°29629.411.92.6
Nov31° / 23°23125.111.72.9
Dec31° / 23°10214.311.73.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45446
55644
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75644
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Ayacucho gets around 28 mm of rain over 5 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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518
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1116
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1517
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1817
1917
2017
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10634546
20635536
30737515
41738504
51739493
61741483
71842473
81843462
91844452
101845442
111945432
121946422
1311046412
1411147402
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:135:54
211.76:145:54
311.76:145:55
411.76:145:55
511.76:155:56
611.76:155:56
711.76:165:57
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Puerto Ayacucho

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Ayacucho's rainy season runs April–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 Puerto Ayacucho?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Ayacucho in January

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

In January, Puerto Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Puerto Ayacucho 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 Puerto Ayacucho peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Ayacucho 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 Puerto Ayacucho is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2025 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Ayacucho?

Puerto Ayacucho sits at 5.7°N, 67.6°W, 84 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Puerto Carreño, 60 km away.

BiruacaAchaguasSan Fernando de ApureElorzaCaicara del OrinocoCamaguánCumaribo

Topography around Puerto Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Ayacucho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,790 m.

The land around Puerto Ayacucho is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
1,790 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Puerto Carreño 60 km · Biruaca 243 km · Achaguas 246 km · San Fernando de Apure 248 km · Elorza 263 km · Caicara del Orinoco 270 km · Camaguán 272 km · Cumaribo 280 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 Puerto Ayacucho (5.6605°, -67.5834°, elevation 84 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).