Ghanzi weather in January

In January, Ghanzi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 109 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ghanzi's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghanzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 109 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:07 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Ghanzi is city in Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ghanzi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	32	21
31	32	21

How January really feels in Ghanzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 8 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ghanzi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	109	14	13.2	3.8
Feb	31° / 20°	87	11.7	12.7	4.2
Mar	30° / 19°	61	9.7	12.2	5.0
Apr	29° / 16°	23	3.4	11.5	6.9
May	27° / 11°	2	0.7	11	8.9
Jun	24° / 8°	2	0.2	10.7	9.6
Jul	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.8	9.5
Aug	27° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	8.8
Sep	31° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	16	3.8	12.5	4.0
Nov	33° / 20°	46	8.9	13	3.6
Dec	33° / 21°	71	12.2	13.3	3.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	56	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	55
Cloudier (%)	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	44	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ghanzi gets around 109 mm of rain over 14 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	45	44	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	47
28	46
29	45
30	44
31	44

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
Comfortable (%)	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19
Humid (%)	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27
Muggy (%)	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	24	30
2	28	18	24	30
3	29	17	23	30
4	29	17	22	31
5	30	17	22	31
6	30	17	21	31
7	30	17	21	32
8	30	17	21	32
9	29	18	21	32
10	29	18	21	32
11	28	18	21	33
12	27	18	22	34
13	26	18	22	34
14	25	18	22	35
15	24	18	22	36
16	23	18	22	37
17	22	18	22	38
18	21	18	23	38
19	21	17	23	39
20	20	17	24	39
21	20	17	24	39
22	20	17	24	39
23	19	17	25	39
24	19	17	25	38
25	19	17	26	38
26	19	17	26	38
27	19	18	26	37
28	19	18	27	36
29	19	18	27	35
30	20	18	27	35
31	20	19	27	34

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
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31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:57	7:16
2	13.3	5:58	7:16
3	13.3	5:59	7:16
4	13.3	5:59	7:17
5	13.3	6:00	7:17
6	13.3	6:01	7:17
7	13.3	6:01	7:17
8	13.3	6:02	7:17
9	13.3	6:02	7:18
10	13.2	6:03	7:18
11	13.2	6:04	7:18
12	13.2	6:04	7:18
13	13.2	6:05	7:18
14	13.2	6:06	7:18
15	13.2	6:06	7:18
16	13.2	6:07	7:18
17	13.2	6:08	7:18
18	13.2	6:08	7:18
19	13.2	6:09	7:18
20	13.1	6:10	7:18
21	13.1	6:10	7:18
22	13.1	6:11	7:18
23	13.1	6:12	7:18
24	13.1	6:12	7:18
25	13.1	6:13	7:18
26	13.1	6:14	7:18
27	13.1	6:14	7:18
28	13.0	6:15	7:17
29	13.0	6:16	7:17
30	13.0	6:16	7:17
31	13.0	6:17	7:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ghanzi?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ghanzi.

What to pack for Ghanzi in January

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

In January, Ghanzi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ghanzi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghanzi peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	13	10	7	6	7	8	8	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ghanzi?

Ghanzi sits at 21.7°S, 21.6°E, 1,144 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Maun, 265 km away.

Topography around Ghanzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghanzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Ghanzi is covered by shrubs (77%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

shrubs 77%

16 km

60 m

shrubs 92%

80 km

207 m

shrubs 93%

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← December Ghanzi year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Maun 265 km · Gobabis 288 km · Gweta 409 km · Letlhakane 409 km · Ndiyona 419 km · Grootfontein 438 km · Jwaneng 451 km · Rundu 464 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,778; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 63%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 11.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 26.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Ghanzi (-21.6978°, 21.6458°, elevation 1,144 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	32	21
31	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	47
28	46
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	24	30
2	28	18	24	30
3	29	17	23	30
4	29	17	22	31
5	30	17	22	31
6	30	17	21	31
7	30	17	21	32
8	30	17	21	32
9	29	18	21	32
10	29	18	21	32
11	28	18	21	33
12	27	18	22	34
13	26	18	22	34
14	25	18	22	35
15	24	18	22	36
16	23	18	22	37
17	22	18	22	38
18	21	18	23	38
19	21	17	23	39
20	20	17	24	39
21	20	17	24	39
22	20	17	24	39
23	19	17	25	39
24	19	17	25	38
25	19	17	26	38
26	19	17	26	38
27	19	18	26	37
28	19	18	27	36
29	19	18	27	35
30	20	18	27	35
31	20	19	27	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	32	21
31	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	47
28	46
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	24	30
2	28	18	24	30
3	29	17	23	30
4	29	17	22	31
5	30	17	22	31
6	30	17	21	31
7	30	17	21	32
8	30	17	21	32
9	29	18	21	32
10	29	18	21	32
11	28	18	21	33
12	27	18	22	34
13	26	18	22	34
14	25	18	22	35
15	24	18	22	36
16	23	18	22	37
17	22	18	22	38
18	21	18	23	38
19	21	17	23	39
20	20	17	24	39
21	20	17	24	39
22	20	17	24	39
23	19	17	25	39
24	19	17	25	38
25	19	17	26	38
26	19	17	26	38
27	19	18	26	37
28	19	18	27	36
29	19	18	27	35
30	20	18	27	35
31	20	19	27	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	32	21
16	32	21
17	32	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	32	21
31	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	46
15	47
16	48
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	47
28	46
29	45
30	44
31	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	24	30
2	28	18	24	30
3	29	17	23	30
4	29	17	22	31
5	30	17	22	31
6	30	17	21	31
7	30	17	21	32
8	30	17	21	32
9	29	18	21	32
10	29	18	21	32
11	28	18	21	33
12	27	18	22	34
13	26	18	22	34
14	25	18	22	35
15	24	18	22	36
16	23	18	22	37
17	22	18	22	38
18	21	18	23	38
19	21	17	23	39
20	20	17	24	39
21	20	17	24	39
22	20	17	24	39
23	19	17	25	39
24	19	17	25	38
25	19	17	26	38
26	19	17	26	38
27	19	18	26	37
28	19	18	27	36
29	19	18	27	35
30	20	18	27	35
31	20	19	27	34