Fouriesburg weather in January

In January, Fouriesburg sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 148 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 13.6 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 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fouriesburg's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fouriesburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:27 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Fouriesburg is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1892

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 Fouriesburg reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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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How January really feels in Fouriesburg

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.

Fouriesburg 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° / 14°14817.513.65.9
Feb25° / 13°10913.9136.2
Mar23° / 12°10013.312.26.7
Apr21° / 618.411.37.0
May18° / 293.810.67.4
Jun16° / 152.210.26.4
Jul16° / -0°91.510.46.4
Aug18° / 243.5117.5
Sep22° / 254.211.88.0
Oct23° / 9810.712.77.1
Nov24° / 11°12913.313.46.6
Dec25° / 13°15717.813.85.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
106931
116931
126832
136832
146832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fouriesburg gets around 148 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
457
557
656
755
855
954
1054
1154
1253
1353
1454
1554
1654
1754
1855
1955
2056
2157
2257
2358
2458
2558
2658
2758
2857
2957
3056
3155

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150464
249464
349474
449474
549474
649474
750474
850473
950473
1050473
1150473
1249474
1349474
1448484
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1746495
1845495
1945506
2044506
2143516
2242526
2341536
2441527
2541527
2641527
2741527
2841536
2941536
3042526
3142526

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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219calm
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269calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:167:04
213.85:177:04
313.85:187:05
413.85:187:05
513.85:197:05
613.85:207:05
713.75:217:05
813.75:217:05
913.75:227:06
1013.75:237:06
1113.75:237:06
1213.75:247:06
1313.75:257:06
1413.75:267:06
1513.75:277:06
1613.65:277:06
1713.65:287:05
1813.65:297:05
1913.65:307:05
2013.65:307:05
2113.65:317:05
2213.55:327:05
2313.55:337:04
2413.55:347:04
2513.55:357:04
2613.55:357:04
2713.55:367:03
2813.45:377:03
2913.45:387:02
3013.45:397:02
3113.45:397:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fouriesburg

In seasonPeak

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

Fouriesburg'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 Fouriesburg?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fouriesburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fouriesburg in January

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

In January, Fouriesburg sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Fouriesburg 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 Fouriesburg peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 16Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Fouriesburg 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 Fouriesburg is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1227 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fouriesburg?

Fouriesburg sits at 28.6°S, 28.2°E, 1,796 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Butha-Buthe, 17 km away.

Topography around Fouriesburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fouriesburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 1,752 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,123 m.

The land around Fouriesburg is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
882 m
80 km
2,123 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Butha-Buthe 17 km · Hlotse 32 km · Maputsoe 42 km · Ficksburg 43 km · Bethlehem 44 km · Phuthaditjhaba 60 km · Senekal 67 km · Hlohlolwane 71 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 Fouriesburg (-28.6196°, 28.2097°, elevation 1,796 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).