Hartbeestfontein-A weather in January

In January, Hartbeestfontein-A sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 95 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hartbeestfontein-A's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hartbeestfontein-A's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 Hartbeestfontein-A 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 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Hartbeestfontein-A 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
Jan30° / 20°9512.713.44.9
Feb30° / 20°861012.95.2
Mar28° / 18°738.812.26.3
Apr26° / 14°365.611.47.8
May24° / 10°182.410.89.0
Jun21° / 6110.48.8
Jul21° / 30.510.68.9
Aug24° / 51.211.19.2
Sep28° / 14°141.811.87.7
Oct30° / 16°527.212.65.9
Nov30° / 18°8110.813.25.2
Dec30° / 19°11113.913.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hartbeestfontein-A gets around 95 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 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 5:26 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:267:00
213.65:277:00
313.55:287:00
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513.55:297:01
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713.55:307:01
813.55:317:01
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1113.55:337:02
1213.55:347:02
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1413.45:357:02
1513.45:367:02
1613.45:367:02
1713.45:377:02
1813.45:387:02
1913.45:397:02
2013.45:397:02
2113.45:407:02
2213.35:417:01
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2713.35:457:00
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3013.25:476:59
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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 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Hartbeestfontein-A

In seasonPeak

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

Hartbeestfontein-A's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Hartbeestfontein-A?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hartbeestfontein-A in January

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

In January, Hartbeestfontein-A sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Hartbeestfontein-A 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 Hartbeestfontein-A peaks around January 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 10UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hartbeestfontein-A 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 Hartbeestfontein-A is worst in June — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21166 µg/m³Jan 1126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr103Unhealthy
May152Very unhealthy
Jun166Very unhealthy
Jul164Very unhealthy
Aug125Unhealthy
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct53Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hartbeestfontein-A?

Hartbeestfontein-A sits at 25.4°S, 27.5°E, 1,117 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Marikana, 29 km away.

Topography around Hartbeestfontein-A

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hartbeestfontein-A has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 1,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Hartbeestfontein-A is covered by grassland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Marikana 29 km · Letlhabile 33 km · Brits 35 km · Rustenburg 37 km · Hartbeespoort 48 km · Ga-Rankuwa 52 km · Mabopane 56 km · Soshanguve 59 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 Hartbeestfontein-A (-25.4414°, 27.5111°, elevation 1,117 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).