Ceres weather in January

In January, Ceres sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ceres's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:53 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ceres is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1854

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ceres reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12915
22915
32915
42915
52915
62915
72915
82915
92915
102915
112915
122915
132915
142915
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183016
193016
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283016
293016
303016
313016

Ceres weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°152.9146.8
Feb30° / 16°132.413.26.8
Mar28° / 14°193.212.37.8
Apr24° / 11°424.711.28.1
May20° / 636.810.37.1
Jun16° / 1058.79.85.5
Jul16° / 878105.4
Aug16° / 758.610.85.6
Sep19° / 526.411.86.7
Oct22° / 365.212.87.7
Nov25° / 11°365.113.78.2
Dec28° / 14°203.714.27.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38812
48812
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
139010
149010
159010
169010
17919
18919
19919
20919
219010
229010
239010
24919
25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ceres gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1710
1810
1910
2010
219
229
239
249
258
268
278
287
297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
390100
490100
589101
688111
788111
888111
988111
1087121
1187121
1287121
1386131
1486131
1585141
1685141
1785141
1884151
1984151
2083161
2183161
2283161
2383161
2483161
2583161
2684151
2784151
2884151
2985141
3085141
3186131

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:417:51
214.25:417:51
314.25:427:52
414.15:437:52
514.15:447:52
614.15:447:52
714.15:457:52
814.15:467:52
914.15:477:52
1014.15:477:52
1114.15:487:52
1214.05:497:52
1314.05:507:52
1414.05:517:52
1514.05:527:52
1614.05:537:52
1714.05:537:51
1813.95:547:51
1913.95:557:51
2013.95:567:51
2113.95:577:50
2213.95:587:50
2313.85:597:50
2413.86:007:49
2513.86:017:49
2613.86:027:48
2713.86:037:48
2813.76:047:47
2913.76:047:47
3013.76:057:46
3113.76:067:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 8.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.6Intense
28.6Intense
38.6Intense
48.6Intense
58.6Intense
68.6Intense
78.6Intense
88.6Intense
98.6Intense
108.6Intense
118.6Intense
128.6Intense
138.6Intense
148.6Intense
158.6Intense
168.5Intense
178.5Intense
188.5Intense
198.5Intense
208.5Intense
218.4Intense
228.4Intense
238.4Intense
248.4Intense
258.4Intense
268.3Intense
278.3Intense
288.3Intense
298.3Intense
308.2Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ceres

In seasonPeak

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

Ceres's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Ceres?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ceres in January

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

In January, Ceres sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ceres in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ceres peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ceres 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 Ceres is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2325 µg/m³Dec 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ceres?

Ceres sits at 33.4°S, 19.3°E, 457 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Worcester, 33 km away.

Topography around Ceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceres has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,249 m.

The land around Ceres is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), shrubs (22%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
801 m
16 km
1,909 m
80 km
2,249 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Worcester 33 km · Wellington 41 km · Paarl 51 km · Malmesbury 55 km · Le Roux 61 km · Franschhoek 63 km · Moorreesburg 65 km · Robertson 72 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Ceres (-33.3689°, 19.3109°, elevation 457 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).