Socopó weather in January

In January, Socopó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Socopó's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Socopó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Socopó is city in Venezuela.

Founded
1954

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 Socopó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°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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How January really feels in Socopó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Socopó weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°113.111.65.5
Feb31° / 21°193.911.75.1
Mar31° / 21°618.811.94.4
Apr30° / 21°15115.812.23.9
May30° / 21°19618.412.43.9
Jun29° / 21°23921.312.53.9
Jul28° / 20°2712212.43.9
Aug29° / 21°23923.212.33.6
Sep30° / 21°14520.3123.7
Oct30° / 21°10514.911.84.1
Nov30° / 21°8610.711.64.6
Dec30° / 20°244.911.55.3

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 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Socopó gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.1 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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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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27195024
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:31 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Socopó

In seasonPeak

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

Socopó's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Socopó?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Socopó in January

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

In January, Socopó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Socopó 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 Socopó peaks around February 21 at about 15 (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 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Socopó 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 Socopó is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1937 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr31Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Socopó?

Socopó sits at 8.2°N, 70.8°W, 240 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Bolivia, 31 km away.

Topography around Socopó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Socopó has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m around an average of 295 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,723 m.

The land around Socopó is covered by grassland (37%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
483 m
16 km
1,712 m
80 km
4,723 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ciudad Bolivia 31 km · Tabay 53 km · Merida 54 km · Ejido 58 km · Santa Bárbara 61 km · Lagunillas 69 km · Barinitas 74 km · Alto Barinas 77 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 Socopó (8.2306°, -70.822°, elevation 240 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).