San Josecito weather in January

In January, San Josecito sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Josecito's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Josecito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:40 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in San Josecito reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
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15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

San Josecito weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	42	7.9	11.6	7.0
Feb	26° / 17°	47	8.8	11.7	6.6
Mar	26° / 17°	99	13.7	11.9	5.8
Apr	26° / 18°	136	16.3	12.2	5.2
May	26° / 18°	112	14.4	12.3	5.5
Jun	25° / 18°	58	11.5	12.4	6.0
Jul	25° / 17°	47	11.1	12.4	6.1
Aug	26° / 17°	39	8.9	12.3	6.3
Sep	26° / 17°	46	10.2	12	6.0
Oct	27° / 17°	94	13.8	11.8	5.5
Nov	26° / 17°	110	13.9	11.7	5.6
Dec	26° / 17°	60	9	11.6	6.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	46	46
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San Josecito gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25
31	25

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28
Comfortable (%)	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48
Humid (%)	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	46	31
2	23	46	31
3	23	46	30
4	24	46	30
5	24	46	30
6	24	47	29
7	24	47	29
8	24	47	28
9	24	48	28
10	24	48	28
11	24	49	27
12	24	50	27
13	24	50	26
14	23	52	25
15	23	52	25
16	24	52	24
17	24	52	24
18	24	53	23
19	24	53	23
20	24	54	22
21	25	53	22
22	25	53	22
23	25	53	22
24	26	52	22
25	26	52	22
26	27	51	22
27	27	50	23
28	27	50	23
29	28	49	24
30	28	48	24
31	28	48	24

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:35	6:09
2	11.6	6:36	6:09
3	11.6	6:36	6:10
4	11.6	6:36	6:10
5	11.6	6:37	6:11
6	11.6	6:37	6:11
7	11.6	6:37	6:12
8	11.6	6:38	6:12
9	11.6	6:38	6:13
10	11.6	6:38	6:13
11	11.6	6:39	6:14
12	11.6	6:39	6:14
13	11.6	6:39	6:15
14	11.6	6:40	6:15
15	11.6	6:40	6:16
16	11.6	6:40	6:16
17	11.6	6:40	6:17
18	11.6	6:41	6:17
19	11.6	6:41	6:17
20	11.6	6:41	6:18
21	11.6	6:41	6:18
22	11.6	6:41	6:19
23	11.6	6:42	6:19
24	11.6	6:42	6:20
25	11.6	6:42	6:20
26	11.6	6:42	6:20
27	11.6	6:42	6:21
28	11.6	6:42	6:21
29	11.7	6:42	6:21
30	11.7	6:42	6:22
31	11.7	6:42	6:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit San Josecito?

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

6.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Josecito in January

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

In January, San Josecito sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Josecito in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (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 Josecito peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in San Josecito 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 Josecito is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	22	36	28	21	19	17	17	17	17	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	28	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Josecito?

San Josecito sits at 7.7°N, 72.2°W, 609 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Josecito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Josecito has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 697 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,224 m.

The land around San Josecito is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

697 m

trees 57%

16 km

2,022 m

trees 72%

80 km

4,224 m

trees 58%

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← December San Josecito year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Santa Ana 7.0 km · San Cristóbal 12 km · Rubio 16 km · Táriba 18 km · Palmira 20 km · Capacho Nuevo 21 km · San Antonio del Táchira 30 km · Michelena 33 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

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 Josecito (7.6611°, -72.2201°, elevation 609 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	46	31
2	23	46	31
3	23	46	30
4	24	46	30
5	24	46	30
6	24	47	29
7	24	47	29
8	24	47	28
9	24	48	28
10	24	48	28
11	24	49	27
12	24	50	27
13	24	50	26
14	23	52	25
15	23	52	25
16	24	52	24
17	24	52	24
18	24	53	23
19	24	53	23
20	24	54	22
21	25	53	22
22	25	53	22
23	25	53	22
24	26	52	22
25	26	52	22
26	27	51	22
27	27	50	23
28	27	50	23
29	28	49	24
30	28	48	24
31	28	48	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	46	31
2	23	46	31
3	23	46	30
4	24	46	30
5	24	46	30
6	24	47	29
7	24	47	29
8	24	47	28
9	24	48	28
10	24	48	28
11	24	49	27
12	24	50	27
13	24	50	26
14	23	52	25
15	23	52	25
16	24	52	24
17	24	52	24
18	24	53	23
19	24	53	23
20	24	54	22
21	25	53	22
22	25	53	22
23	25	53	22
24	26	52	22
25	26	52	22
26	27	51	22
27	27	50	23
28	27	50	23
29	28	49	24
30	28	48	24
31	28	48	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	43	57
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	27
13	27
14	26
15	26
16	25
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	24
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	24
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	22	46	31
2	23	46	31
3	23	46	30
4	24	46	30
5	24	46	30
6	24	47	29
7	24	47	29
8	24	47	28
9	24	48	28
10	24	48	28
11	24	49	27
12	24	50	27
13	24	50	26
14	23	52	25
15	23	52	25
16	24	52	24
17	24	52	24
18	24	53	23
19	24	53	23
20	24	54	22
21	25	53	22
22	25	53	22
23	25	53	22
24	26	52	22
25	26	52	22
26	27	51	22
27	27	50	23
28	27	50	23
29	28	49	24
30	28	48	24
31	28	48	24