Frankfort weather in January

In January, Frankfort sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 121 mm of rain across 14.9 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 27°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 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Frankfort's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frankfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Frankfort is municipality seat of Fezile Dabi District Municipality, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Frankfort reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132716
142716
152716
162716
172716
182716
192716
202716
212716
222716
232716
242716
252716
262716
272716
282716
292716
302716
312716

How January really feels in Frankfort

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.

Frankfort 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
Jan27° / 16°12114.913.56.0
Feb26° / 15°8912.3136.2
Mar25° / 14°8011.212.26.9
Apr23° / 10°406.511.47.7
May21° / 162.810.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.37.9
Jul18° / 6110.58.0
Aug21° / 142.4118.4
Sep25° / 10°223.311.88.6
Oct26° / 12°819.712.77.1
Nov26° / 14°9912.913.36.3
Dec26° / 15°14016.413.75.8

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 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106238
116238
126238
136238
146040
156040
166040
176139
186040
196040
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256139
266139
276337
286337
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Frankfort gets around 121 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
249
349
448
548
647
746
846
945
1045
1145
1245
1346
1446
1547
1647
1748
1848
1949
2049
2150
2250
2350
2451
2551
2651
2750
2850
2949
3048
3148

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1255124
2255124
3255124
4265024
5265024
6265024
7274924
8274924
9274924
10284924
11284824
12284824
13284725
14284726
15274627
16274627
17274528
18264529
19264430
20254431
21254431
22254432
23244432
24244333
25244333
26244433
27244432
28244432
29244531
30244630
31244629

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:187:00
213.75:197:00
313.75:207:00
413.75:207:01
513.75:217:01
613.75:227:01
713.65:227:01
813.65:237:01
913.65:247:02
1013.65:247:02
1113.65:257:02
1213.65:267:02
1313.65:277:02
1413.65:277:02
1513.65:287:02
1613.55:297:02
1713.55:307:02
1813.55:307:02
1913.55:317:01
2013.55:327:01
2113.55:337:01
2213.55:347:01
2313.45:347:01
2413.45:357:00
2513.45:367:00
2613.45:377:00
2713.45:377:00
2813.45:386:59
2913.35:396:59
3013.35:406:59
3113.35:416:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Frankfort

In seasonPeak

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

Frankfort'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 Frankfort?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Frankfort for sightseeing.

What to pack for Frankfort in January

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

In January, Frankfort sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Frankfort 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 Frankfort peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Frankfort 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 Frankfort is worst in July — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1468 µg/m³Jan 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr44Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Frankfort?

Frankfort sits at 27.3°S, 28.5°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Villiers, 29 km away.

Topography around Frankfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankfort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,535 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Frankfort is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
676 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Villiers 29 km · Heilbron 52 km · Mamafubedu 56 km · Reitz 59 km · Deneysville 59 km · Vrede 68 km · Balfour 69 km · Standerton 83 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 Frankfort (-27.2789°, 28.497°, elevation 1,545 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).