Upata weather in January

In January, Upata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 36 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 13% 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 Upata's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:02 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Upata is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
933/km²
people per km²
Founded
1762

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 Upata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Upata

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.

Upata weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°36911.64.9
Feb31° / 21°245.911.74.8
Mar32° / 22°24511.94.2
Apr33° / 22°467.912.23.6
May32° / 23°10315.212.43.5
Jun30° / 22°1402212.53.4
Jul30° / 22°16224.612.43.3
Aug31° / 22°15422.512.33.4
Sep32° / 22°10315.9123.4
Oct32° / 23°941611.83.3
Nov31° / 22°9416.911.63.5
Dec30° / 22°6314.511.54.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44852
54852
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124753
134753
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Upata gets around 36 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
334
434
533
632
732
832
931
1031
1131
1231
1330
1430
1530
1630
1729
1829
1929
2028
2128
2228
2327
2426
2526
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10117415
20117514
30127414
40127513
50137512
60137611
70147511
80147511
90157510
100157510
110167410
120177310
13018739
14018739
15019729
16020728
17021718
18022708
19023698
20124687
21125677
22125677
23126676
24127666
25127675
26127675
27128674
28128674
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30128683
31128683

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512calm
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1012calm
1112calm
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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 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:575:29
211.55:575:30
311.55:575:30
411.55:585:31
511.55:585:31
611.65:585:32
711.65:595:32
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911.66:005:33
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Upata

In seasonPeak

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

Upata's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Upata?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Upata in January

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

In January, Upata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Upata 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 Upata peaks around March 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Upata 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 Upata is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2024 µg/m³Nov 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Upata?

Upata sits at 8.0°N, 62.4°W, 364 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Guayana, 45 km away.

TembladorCiudad PiarTucupitaCiudad BolívarTumeremo

Topography around Upata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Upata is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ciudad Guayana 45 km · Barrancas 79 km · Guasipati 82 km · Temblador 113 km · Ciudad Piar 119 km · Tucupita 123 km · Ciudad Bolívar 126 km · Tumeremo 127 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 Upata (8.0162°, -62.4056°, elevation 364 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).