San Antonio del Táchira weather in January

In January, San Antonio del Táchira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is San Antonio del Táchira's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Antonio del Táchira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

San Antonio del Táchira is city in the Andean state of Táchira, Venezuela.

Density
325/km²
people per km²
Founded
1724

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Antonio del Táchira reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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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22818
32818
42817
52817
62817
72817
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92817
102817
112717
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222817
232817
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262817
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282817
292818
302818
312818

San Antonio del Táchira 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
Jan28° / 17°295.611.67.0
Feb28° / 18°325.611.76.7
Mar28° / 19°7810.111.96.0
Apr28° / 19°12713.212.25.3
May28° / 20°11011.112.45.4
Jun28° / 20°345.112.46.1
Jul28° / 20°193.912.46.0
Aug29° / 20°263.912.35.7
Sep29° / 20°496125.2
Oct29° / 19°10211.911.84.9
Nov28° / 19°13214.611.65.2
Dec28° / 18°618.911.66.4

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 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85248
95248
105149
115149
125149
135149
145248
155149
165248
175248
185248
195347
205347
215446
225446
235545
245545
255545
265644
275644
285545
295545
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Antonio del Táchira gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
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520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1519
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2718
2818
2918
3019
3119

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11430524
21430524
31530514
41530514
51530514
61430524
71431514
81431514
91332514
101232524
111233514
121134514
131135504
141036513
151037503
16938503
17939493
18939493
19940483
20940483
21940483
22940473
231040473
241040483
251039483
261038483
271138493
281137493
291236493
301235494
311234504

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:36 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:10
211.66:376:10
311.66:376:11
411.66:386:11
511.66:386:12
611.66:386:12
711.66:396:13
811.66:396:13
911.66:396:13
1011.66:406:14
1111.66:406:14
1211.66:406:15
1311.66:416:15
1411.66:416:16
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1911.66:426:18
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2211.66:436:19
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3011.76:436:22
3111.76:436:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Antonio del Táchira?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit San Antonio del Táchira for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Antonio del Táchira in January

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

In January, San Antonio del Táchira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Dec 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio del Táchira?

San Antonio del Táchira sits at 7.8°N, 72.4°W, 610 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Villa del Rosario, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio del Táchira

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Antonio del Táchira.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio del Táchira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,239 m.

The land around San Antonio del Táchira is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
468 m
16 km
1,837 m
80 km
4,239 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Villa del Rosario 4.0 km · Los Patios 7.0 km · Ureña 12 km · Cúcuta 13 km · Capacho Nuevo 15 km · Rubio 16 km · El Zulia 22 km · San Cristóbal 24 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 San Antonio del Táchira (7.8112°, -72.4444°, elevation 610 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).