Climate averages 1991–2020
Willemstad weather
in January.
A warm, moderately wet month: one of the coolest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Willemstad: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kralendijk (67 km away). In January its highs average 27.0°C, about as warm as Willemstad, with 35 mm of rain.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 46 mm to 23 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Willemstad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 26.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 46 | 12.9 | 11.511 h |
| February | 26.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 23 | 7.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 20 | 6.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 30 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 36 | 8.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.3°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 43 | 12.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 44 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.8°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 46 | 12.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 66 | 15.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 110 | 20.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 150 | 23.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 84 | 18.1 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Kralendijk in JanuaryBonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba · 67 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Coro in JanuaryVenezuela · 117 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Oranjestad in JanuaryAruba · 132 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 25.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Punto Fijo in JanuaryVenezuela · 151 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 3.4 mm rain
- San Felipe in JanuaryVenezuela · 199 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Puerto Cabello in JanuaryVenezuela · 207 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Chivacoa in JanuaryVenezuela · 218 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Yaritagua in JanuaryVenezuela · 228 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 11 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Willemstad) is explained once on the Willemstad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.