eMbalenhle weather in January

In January, eMbalenhle sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 139 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is eMbalenhle's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see eMbalenhle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

eMbalenhle is human settlement in South Africa.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in eMbalenhle reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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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eMbalenhle weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°13916.413.55.9
Feb25° / 15°1021312.96.2
Mar24° / 14°9311.312.27.0
Apr22° / 11°416.311.47.6
May21° / 152.610.78.2
Jun18° / 71.110.48.0
Jul18° / 50.710.58.1
Aug21° / 122.211.18.5
Sep25° / 10°243.611.88.5
Oct25° / 12°8811.612.66.9
Nov25° / 13°11414.913.36.1
Dec25° / 15°15118.213.65.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135644
145644
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225644
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245644
255743
265743
275842
285941
295941
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316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

eMbalenhle gets around 139 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
255
354
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651
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2155
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2356
2456
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2655
2754
2854
2953
3052
3151

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1195328
2205228
3205129
4215029
5215128
6215128
7225028
8225028
9225028
10225028
11225028
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24165133
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27165133
28175033
29175132
30175132
31185131

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 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 5:18 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:186:56
213.65:186:56
313.65:196:57
413.65:206:57
513.65:206:57
613.65:216:57
713.65:226:57
813.65:226:58
913.65:236:58
1013.65:246:58
1113.65:246:58
1213.55:256:58
1313.55:266:58
1413.55:276:58
1513.55:276:58
1613.55:286:58
1713.55:296:58
1813.55:306:58
1913.55:306:58
2013.45:316:58
2113.45:326:57
2213.45:336:57
2313.45:336:57
2413.45:346:57
2513.45:356:57
2613.35:366:56
2713.35:366:56
2813.35:376:56
2913.35:386:55
3013.35:396:55
3113.35:396:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for eMbalenhle

In seasonPeak

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

eMbalenhle's rainy season runs October–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 eMbalenhle?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit eMbalenhle for sightseeing.

What to pack for eMbalenhle in January

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

In January, eMbalenhle sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in eMbalenhle 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 eMbalenhle peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in eMbalenhle 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 eMbalenhle is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1286 µg/m³Jan 1024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is eMbalenhle?

eMbalenhle sits at 26.5°S, 29.1°E, 1,575 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Secunda, 10 km away.

Topography around eMbalenhle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around eMbalenhle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 1,578 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m.

The land around eMbalenhle is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Secunda 10 km · Kinross 13 km · Trichardt 17 km · Lebohang 22 km · Leslie 24 km · Kriel 37 km · Bethal 41 km · Thubelihle 42 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 eMbalenhle (-26.5333°, 29.0667°, elevation 1,575 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).