Santa Cruz de Mora weather in January

In January, Santa Cruz de Mora sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 227 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Cruz de Mora's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz de Mora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Santa Cruz de Mora is human settlement in Venezuela.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Cruz de Mora reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Santa Cruz de Mora weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°22726.911.64.1
Feb27° / 19°25624.911.73.9
Mar27° / 20°38128.411.93.7
Apr27° / 21°57529.512.23.3
May28° / 21°66930.812.43.0
Jun28° / 21°5703012.53.1
Jul28° / 21°52830.812.43.1
Aug29° / 21°44630.712.32.9
Sep29° / 21°40429.3122.9
Oct28° / 20°42230.211.83.2
Nov27° / 20°38027.911.63.5
Dec27° / 19°33328.511.53.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53367
63466
73466
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz de Mora gets around 227 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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687
787
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986
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1786
1886
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2186
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2787
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3188

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117812
218802
318802
418802
518802
618802
718802
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917812
1017812
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2518802
2617812
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2817812
2917812
3016822
3116813

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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273calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:346:05
211.56:356:06
311.56:356:06
411.56:356:07
511.56:366:07
611.56:366:08
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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 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Santa Cruz de Mora?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cruz de Mora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cruz de Mora in January

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

In January, Santa Cruz de Mora sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Santa Cruz de Mora 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 Santa Cruz de Mora peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Santa Cruz de Mora 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 Santa Cruz de Mora is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz de Mora?

Santa Cruz de Mora sits at 8.4°N, 71.6°W, 600 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tovar, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz de Mora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz de Mora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de Mora has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m around an average of 870 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Santa Cruz de Mora is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
738 m
16 km
3,084 m
80 km
4,842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tovar 15 km · El Vigía 24 km · Bailadores 26 km · Lagunillas 30 km · La Azulita 41 km · Ejido 47 km · La Grita 48 km · Coloncito 50 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 Santa Cruz de Mora (8.3993°, -71.6408°, elevation 600 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).