Heilbron weather in January

In January, Heilbron sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 124 mm of rain across 15 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 40% 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 Heilbron's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heilbron's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Heilbron is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1872

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 Heilbron 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.

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

How January really feels in Heilbron

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.

Heilbron 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°1241513.55.9
Feb27° / 16°8712.6136.2
Mar25° / 14°8111.112.26.9
Apr23° / 11°436.911.47.7
May21° / 193.110.78.1
Jun18° / 101.710.37.8
Jul18° / 61.110.57.9
Aug21° / 152.4118.4
Sep25° / 10°203.211.88.6
Oct26° / 13°769.812.77.1
Nov26° / 14°9812.513.36.4
Dec27° / 15°13916.613.75.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46535
56535
66535
76535
86634
96634
106535
116535
126535
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186436
196337
206337
216337
226238
236337
246337
256337
266436
276436
286535
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Heilbron gets around 124 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
351
450
549
648
748
847
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1748
1848
1949
2049
2150
2250
2350
2451
2551
2650
2750
2849
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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295022
2284922
3284922
4294922
5294922
6294922
7294922
8304822
9304822
10304822
11304823
12304723
13294724
14294625
15294626
16284527
17274528
18274429
19264430
20254431
21244432
22244432
23244433
24234333
25234334
26234334
27234334
28234333
29234433
30244432
31244432

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:20 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:207:02
213.75:217:02
313.75:227:03
413.75:227:03
513.75:237:03
613.75:247:03
713.65:247:03
813.65:257:04
913.65:267:04
1013.65:277:04
1113.65:277:04
1213.65:287:04
1313.65:297:04
1413.65:297:04
1513.65:307:04
1613.55:317:04
1713.55:327:04
1813.55:337:04
1913.55:337:04
2013.55:347:03
2113.55:357:03
2213.55:367:03
2313.45:367:03
2413.45:377:03
2513.45:387:02
2613.45:397:02
2713.45:407:02
2813.45:407:01
2913.35:417:01
3013.35:427:01
3113.35:437:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.85 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
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
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 Heilbron

In seasonPeak

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

Heilbron'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 Heilbron?

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

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

What to pack for Heilbron in January

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

In January, Heilbron 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 Heilbron 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 Heilbron 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
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Heilbron 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 Heilbron is worst in July — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11103 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul103Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Heilbron?

Heilbron sits at 27.3°S, 28.0°E, 1,539 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Koppies, 39 km away.

Topography around Heilbron

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heilbron has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,555 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m.

The land around Heilbron is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
455 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Koppies 39 km · Deneysville 45 km · Mamafubedu 46 km · Frankfort 52 km · Sasolburg 54 km · Vanderbijlpark 65 km · Parys 66 km · Vredefort 67 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 Heilbron (-27.2812°, 27.9709°, elevation 1,539 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).