Punta de Mata weather in January

In January, Punta de Mata sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 7.5 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 32% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Punta de Mata's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta de Mata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Punta de Mata is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density
642/km²
people per km²

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 Punta de Mata reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Punta de Mata

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.

Punta de Mata 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°237.511.54.9
Feb31° / 22°176.411.74.6
Mar32° / 23°196.111.94.0
Apr33° / 23°328.112.23.4
May33° / 24°7515.512.43.1
Jun31° / 23°11724.312.62.9
Jul31° / 23°11324.712.53.0
Aug32° / 23°11023.212.32.9
Sep33° / 23°881912.12.9
Oct33° / 23°6616.811.83.0
Nov32° / 23°6616.711.63.4
Dec31° / 23°4412.811.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
106634
116535
126535
136535
146337
156337
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246139
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316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Punta de Mata gets around 23 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
330
430
529
628
728
827
926
1026
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1622
1722
1822
1922
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
126137
226335
326434
426533
526632
626731
736730
836829
936928
1036928
1137027
1237126
1337225
1437225
1537324
1647323
1747422
1847521
1947620
2057718
2157817
2257916
2367915
2468014
2577914
2678013
2788012
2888012
2998011
3098011
3198110

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:045:31
211.46:055:31
311.46:055:32
411.46:055:32
511.56:065:33
611.56:065:33
711.56:065:34
811.56:075:34
911.56:075:35
1011.56:075:35
1111.56:085:36
1211.56:085:36
1311.56:085:37
1411.56:095:37
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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 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Punta de Mata

In seasonPeak

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

Punta de Mata'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 Punta de Mata?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Punta de Mata in January

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

In January, Punta de Mata sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Punta de Mata 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 Punta de Mata peaks around March 19 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 highMar 19UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Punta de Mata 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 Punta de Mata is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJun 1735 µg/m³Jan 1322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Punta de Mata?

Punta de Mata sits at 9.7°N, 63.6°W, 246 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caicara, 14 km away.

CariacoCantauraCasanayAnaco

Topography around Punta de Mata

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Punta de Mata.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta de Mata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Punta de Mata is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
2,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Caicara 14 km · Maturín 47 km · Cumanacoa 71 km · Caripito 73 km · Cariaco 90 km · Cantaura 93 km · Casanay 93 km · Anaco 98 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 Punta de Mata (9.6913°, -63.6092°, elevation 246 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).