Ndiyona weather in January

In January, Ndiyona sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 179 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ndiyona's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndiyona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:17 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 Ndiyona reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Ndiyona

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.

Ndiyona weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°17919.1133.9
Feb29° / 20°14516.612.64.2
Mar29° / 19°11415.212.14.7
Apr29° / 17°214.211.66.5
May28° / 13°10.211.28.3
Jun26° / 00.110.99.4
Jul25° / 00119.4
Aug29° / 12°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 16°20.511.94.8
Oct35° / 20°133.812.43.3
Nov33° / 20°7212.812.83.4
Dec31° / 20°12917.813.13.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
23070
33070
43070
53169
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143070
153070
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ndiyona gets around 179 mm of rain over 19.1 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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460
560
660
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1060
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3162

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19926560
29926560
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591026550
691026550
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881026560
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1071026570
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:087:12
213.16:097:13
313.16:107:13
413.16:107:13
513.06:117:14
613.06:117:14
713.06:127:14
813.06:127:14
913.06:137:15
1013.06:147:15
1113.06:147:15
1213.06:157:15
1313.06:157:15
1413.06:167:15
1513.06:177:16
1613.06:177:16
1713.06:187:16
1813.06:197:16
1912.96:197:16
2012.96:207:16
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2212.96:217:16
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2912.86:257:15
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ndiyona

In seasonPeak

In January, Ndiyona sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ndiyona's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Ndiyona?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndiyona.

What to pack for Ndiyona in January

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

In January, Ndiyona sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ndiyona in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ndiyona peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ndiyona 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 Ndiyona is worst in September — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1559 µg/m³Dec 194 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May7Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct28Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ndiyona?

Ndiyona sits at 18.0°S, 20.7°E, 1,055 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Rundu, 99 km away.

RunduGrootfonteinTsumebMaunKatima MuliloSesheke

Topography around Ndiyona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndiyona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Ndiyona is covered by shrubs (55%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
135 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Rundu 99 km · Grootfontein 323 km · Tsumeb 342 km · Senanga 347 km · Maun 358 km · Katima Mulilo 383 km · Sesheke 386 km · Kalabo 399 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

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 Ndiyona (-18.0389°, 20.7006°, elevation 1,055 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).