Tucaní weather in January

In January, Tucaní sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 394 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Tucaní's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucaní's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
394 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
73%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tucaní reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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)
12318
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32318
42318
52318
62318
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122318
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222318
232318
242318
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282318
292318
302318
312318

Tucaní weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°39430.411.53.6
Feb23° / 18°43427.711.73.6
Mar23° / 19°55530.911.93.5
Apr24° / 19°5533012.23.4
May24° / 19°4683112.43.4
Jun24° / 19°4753012.53.4
Jul23° / 19°5053112.53.4
Aug24° / 19°3713112.33.5
Sep24° / 19°30229.912.13.5
Oct24° / 19°3913111.83.5
Nov23° / 19°54629.911.63.5
Dec23° / 18°53130.811.53.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122773
132773
142773
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232674
242674
252674
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272674
282674
292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tucaní gets around 394 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2398
2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
138215
238215
338215
438116
538116
638116
738116
838017
928117
1028117
1128117
1228117
1328117
1428018
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1628018
1728018
1828018
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2137819
2237720
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2437621
2547521
2647422
2747422
2847323
2957223
3057223
3157124

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:346:03
211.56:346:03
311.56:346:04
411.56:356:04
511.56:356:05
611.56:366:05
711.56:366:06
811.56:366:06
911.56:376:07
1011.56:376:07
1111.56:376:08
1211.56:376:08
1311.56:386:09
1411.56:386:09
1511.56:386:10
1611.56:386:10
1711.56:396:11
1811.56:396:11
1911.56:396:12
2011.56:396:12
2111.66:396:13
2211.66:406:13
2311.66:406:13
2411.66:406:14
2511.66:406:14
2611.66:406:15
2711.66:406:15
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3111.66:406:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in August across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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144.6Bright
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184.7Bright
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254.8Bright
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274.8Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tucaní?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tucaní.

What to pack for Tucaní in January

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

In January, Tucaní sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tucaní 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 Tucaní peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Tucaní 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 Tucaní is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1930 µg/m³Nov 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tucaní?

Tucaní sits at 9.0°N, 71.3°W, 169 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Nueva Bolivia, 27 km away.

Topography around Tucaní

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucaní has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,669 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Tucaní is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (36%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
2,669 m
80 km
4,842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nueva Bolivia 27 km · Caja Seca 30 km · La Azulita 34 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 37 km · Tabay 43 km · Merida 45 km · Ejido 47 km · Lagunillas 53 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 Tucaní (8.97°, -71.2728°, elevation 169 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).