Tucupita weather in January

In January, Tucupita sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 64 mm of rain across 16.1 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tucupita's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tucupita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Tucupita is city of the Tucupita Municipality in the state of Delta Amacuro, eastern Venezuela.

Density
15,118/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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 Tucupita reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Tucupita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tucupita 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
Jan30° / 23°6416.111.54.6
Feb30° / 23°3810.811.74.8
Mar31° / 23°32811.94.6
Apr32° / 24°428.712.24.0
May32° / 24°9616.512.43.4
Jun31° / 24°15824.812.53.0
Jul31° / 24°15727.612.52.8
Aug31° / 24°14025.112.32.8
Sep32° / 24°891912.13.0
Oct32° / 24°9620.211.83.0
Nov31° / 24°1292311.63.1
Dec30° / 23°10822.111.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85644
95743
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135644
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tucupita gets around 64 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
462
561
660
759
859
958
1057
1156
1255
1355
1454
1553
1652
1751
1850
1949
2048
2147
2247
2346
2445
2544
2643
2743
2842
2942
3041
3141

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17912
28902
38902
49892
510882
610882
711872
812862
912862
1013852
1114842
1215832
1316822
1416822
1517812
1618802
1719792
1820791
1921781
2021781
2122771
2223761
2323761
2424760
2525750
2625750
2726740
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3027730
3127730

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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129calm
139calm
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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 5:57 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:575:26
211.55:575:26
311.55:585:27
411.55:585:27
511.55:585:28
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711.55:595:29
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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 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tucupita?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tucupita in January

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

In January, Tucupita sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tucupita 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 Tucupita peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tucupita 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 Tucupita is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2325 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tucupita?

Tucupita sits at 9.1°N, 62.1°W, 1 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Barrancas, 43 km away.

Ciudad GuayanaUpataPoint FortinMaturínSan FernandoMon Repos

Topography around Tucupita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tucupita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Tucupita is covered by trees (35%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, wetland (45%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), wetland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
589 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Barrancas 43 km · Temblador 65 km · Ciudad Guayana 102 km · Upata 123 km · Point Fortin 130 km · Maturín 145 km · San Fernando 150 km · Mon Repos 151 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 Tucupita (9.0626°, -62.0521°, elevation 1 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).