Hendrina weather in January

In January, Hendrina sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 130 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 31% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hendrina's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hendrina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Hendrina is human settlement in South Africa.

Founded
1914

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 Hendrina 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 21°C and 28°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 Hendrina

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.

Hendrina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°13016.313.56.0
Feb25° / 14°9412.312.96.4
Mar24° / 13°8810.912.27.0
Apr22° / 10°436.711.47.5
May20° / 152.410.78.1
Jun18° / 6110.47.9
Jul18° / 60.710.57.9
Aug21° / 112.211.18.4
Sep24° / 10°213.811.88.5
Oct24° / 12°861212.66.9
Nov24° / 13°11415.213.36.1
Dec24° / 14°1401813.65.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95446
105446
115347
125347
135347
145248
155149
165149
175149
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195149
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215149
225248
235248
245347
255347
265446
275545
285545
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hendrina gets around 130 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
254
354
453
552
652
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1652
1752
1853
1953
2053
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2654
2753
2853
2952
3051
3150

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1215821
2225721
3225622
4235522
5235522
6235522
7245422
8245422
9245422
10235522
11235423
12235423
13235324
14225424
15225325
16215425
17205426
18205426
19195427
20195427
21185428
22185428
23185428
24175429
25175429
26175528
27175528
28185428
29185527
30185527
31195526

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
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411calm
511calm
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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 5:16 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:166:53
213.65:176:53
313.65:176:53
413.65:186:53
513.65:186:54
613.65:196:54
713.65:206:54
813.65:216:54
913.65:216:54
1013.55:226:54
1113.55:236:54
1213.55:236:55
1313.55:246:55
1413.55:256:55
1513.55:266:55
1613.55:266:55
1713.55:276:55
1813.45:286:54
1913.45:286:54
2013.45:296:54
2113.45:306:54
2213.45:316:54
2313.45:316:54
2413.45:326:54
2513.35:336:53
2613.35:346:53
2713.35:356:53
2813.35:356:52
2913.35:366:52
3013.35:376:52
3113.25:386:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hendrina

In seasonPeak

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

Hendrina'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 Hendrina?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Hendrina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hendrina in January

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

In January, Hendrina 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 Hendrina 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 Hendrina peaks around January 14 at about 14 (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 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hendrina 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 Hendrina is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hendrina?

Hendrina sits at 26.2°S, 29.7°E, 1,686 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 31 km away.

Topography around Hendrina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hendrina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Hendrina is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
882 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Breyten 31 km · Carolina 41 km · Bethal 42 km · Thubelihle 43 km · Kriel 47 km · Ermelo 49 km · Middelburg 49 km · Emalahleni 58 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 Hendrina (-26.1588°, 29.7153°, elevation 1,686 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).