Puerto Píritu weather in January

In January, Puerto Píritu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 26 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Puerto Píritu's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Píritu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Puerto Píritu is city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Founded
1652

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Puerto Píritu reaches about 31°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 29°C and 33°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 Puerto Píritu

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 Píritu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°267.411.55.2
Feb32° / 23°154.111.74.9
Mar33° / 23°224.111.94.2
Apr34° / 24°488.312.23.2
May34° / 25°11614.612.52.8
Jun32° / 24°16721.712.62.7
Jul31° / 24°21726.212.52.8
Aug32° / 24°20626.112.32.6
Sep32° / 24°16923.112.12.6
Oct32° / 24°15021.711.82.9
Nov31° / 24°14320.811.53.3
Dec30° / 23°671311.44.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47525
57624
67723
77723
87723
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107624
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Puerto Píritu gets around 26 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
429
528
628
728
828
928
1027
1127
1227
1326
1426
1526
1625
1724
1824
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2022
2121
2221
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2618
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2817
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3016
3115

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112844
212844
313843
413843
513843
614833
714833
815832
915832
1016822
1117812
1217812
1318802
1419792
1519792
1620782
1721772
1822762
1924742
2025741
2127721
2228711
2330691
2432671
2533661
2635641
2737621
2838611
2939601
3040591
3141581

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:115:36
211.46:115:36
311.46:115:37
411.46:125:37
511.46:125:38
611.46:135:39
711.46:135:39
811.46:135:40
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Puerto Píritu

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto Píritu'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 Píritu'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 Puerto Píritu?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Píritu in January

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

In January, Puerto Píritu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Píritu 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 offshore is warmest in October at about 28°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
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Píritu 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 Puerto Píritu peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 13UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Píritu 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 Píritu is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1335 µg/m³Jan 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Píritu?

Puerto Píritu sits at 10.1°N, 65.0°W, 36 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Clarines, 19 km away.

ZarazaAnacoAraya

Topography around Puerto Píritu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Píritu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Puerto Píritu is covered by water (34%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Clarines 19 km · Barcelona 39 km · Lecherías 41 km · Puerto La Cruz 47 km · Aragua de Barcelona 71 km · Zaraza 85 km · Anaco 94 km · Araya 103 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 Píritu (10.059°, -65.037°, elevation 36 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).