Tucacas weather in January

In January, Tucacas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 44 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tucacas's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucacas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tucacas is city 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tucacas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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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How January really feels in Tucacas

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.

Tucacas weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°4411.211.46.5
Feb28° / 24°328.211.66.7
Mar28° / 24°379.811.96.3
Apr29° / 25°7113.112.25.0
May29° / 26°12920.212.53.9
Jun29° / 26°15723.312.63.6
Jul29° / 25°15324.612.63.6
Aug30° / 26°12423.312.43.5
Sep30° / 26°11422.212.13.3
Oct30° / 26°15326.211.83.2
Nov29° / 25°17325.511.53.4
Dec28° / 25°9118.811.45.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47327
57327
67327
77426
87426
97426
107426
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tucacas gets around 44 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
245
344
442
541
641
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839
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2234
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3030
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108317
208416
308515
408515
508614
608614
708713
818613
918712
1018712
1118712
1218811
1318811
1428810
1528810
162899
172899
182908
192908
203907
213907
223916
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244915
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264915
274915
285905
295905
305905
315905

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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513light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:25 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:255:48
211.46:255:48
311.46:265:49
411.46:265:49
511.46:275:50
611.46:275:50
711.46:275:51
811.46:285:51
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tucacas?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tucacas in January

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

In January, Tucacas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tucacas in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Tucacas in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tucacas peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tucacas 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 Tucacas is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1233 µg/m³Dec 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tucacas?

Tucacas sits at 10.8°N, 68.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Morón, 36 km away.

Topography around Tucacas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucacas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Tucacas is covered by water (37%) within 3 km, water (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Morón 36 km · Yumare 44 km · Puerto Cabello 49 km · Montalbán 64 km · San Felipe 68 km · Bejuma 69 km · Miranda 71 km · Cocorote 72 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 Tucacas (10.7901°, -68.3256°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).