Quíbor weather in January

In January, Quíbor sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 Quíbor's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quíbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Quíbor is city in Lara, Venezuela.

Founded
1620

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Quíbor reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93018
103018
113018
123018
133018
143018
153018
163018
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243018
253018
263018
273018
283018
293018
303018
313018

Quíbor weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°11311.56.0
Feb30° / 19°12311.75.6
Mar31° / 19°345.811.95.0
Apr30° / 20°5910.812.24.5
May29° / 20°5912.612.44.7
Jun29° / 20°389.712.65.3
Jul29° / 20°369.712.55.4
Aug29° / 20°30912.35.1
Sep30° / 20°4212.912.14.4
Oct30° / 20°7115.311.84.2
Nov30° / 20°6714.511.54.4
Dec30° / 19°246.411.45.5

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 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
26040
36040
46139
56139
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146337
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quíbor gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
312
412
512
612
711
811
911
1010
1110
1210
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
238
248
258
268
278
288
298
308
319

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11235818
21245817
31255816
41265815
51265815
61275814
71275814
81285813
91285813
101295812
111295812
121305811
130305911
140315910
151325710
16132589
17133579
18134569
19134578
20135568
21135568
22136567
23136567
24137557
25137557
26137557
27137557
28238528
29238528
30237538
31237529

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:55
211.46:295:55
311.46:305:56
411.46:305:56
511.46:305:57
611.46:315:57
711.46:315:58
811.46:315:58
911.56:325:59
1011.56:325:59
1111.56:326:00
1211.56:326:00
1311.56:336:01
1411.56:336:01
1511.56:336:02
1611.56:336:02
1711.56:346:03
1811.56:346:03
1911.56:346:04
2011.56:346:04
2111.56:346:04
2211.56:346:05
2311.56:356:05
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2611.56:356:07
2711.56:356:07
2811.56:356:08
2911.56:356:08
3011.66:356:08
3111.66:356:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Quíbor?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quíbor in January

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

In January, Quíbor sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quíbor 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 Quíbor peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (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 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Quíbor 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 Quíbor is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2031 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quíbor?

Quíbor sits at 9.9°N, 69.6°W, 695 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Sanare, 20 km away.

Topography around Quíbor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quíbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 690 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,410 m.

The land around Quíbor is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
1,163 m
80 km
3,410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sanare 20 km · El Tocuyo 25 km · Barquisimeto 33 km · Cabudare 41 km · Los Rastrojos 43 km · Yaritagua 57 km · Araure 57 km · Carora 57 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 Quíbor (9.9287°, -69.6201°, elevation 695 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).