Hlanganani weather in January

In January, Hlanganani sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 140 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hlanganani's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hlanganani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hlanganani reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
122920
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Hlanganani weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°14014.713.44.8
Feb29° / 20°12113.212.94.9
Mar29° / 19°9011.812.25.7
Apr27° / 17°467.611.47.2
May26° / 13°15310.88.5
Jun24° / 11°8210.59.1
Jul24° / 10°112.310.68.9
Aug25° / 12°163.311.18.6
Sep27° / 15°305.311.87.6
Oct27° / 17°569.812.66.5
Nov28° / 18°10412.813.25.4
Dec29° / 19°13215.113.54.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
174555
184555
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254753
264753
274753
284951
294951
304951
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hlanganani gets around 140 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. 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 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
646
746
847
947
1048
1148
1249
1349
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2050
2150
2249
2349
2448
2548
2648
2747
2847
2947
3048
3147

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10631549
20730549
30730549
40730549
50730549
60730549
70731548
80731548
90731539
100731539
111731529
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3003285712
3103285712

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:136:44
213.55:136:45
313.55:146:45
413.55:156:45
513.55:156:45
613.55:166:46
713.55:176:46
813.55:176:46
913.55:186:46
1013.55:196:46
1113.45:196:46
1213.45:206:46
1313.45:216:46
1413.45:216:46
1513.45:226:46
1613.45:236:46
1713.45:236:46
1813.45:246:46
1913.45:256:46
2013.35:266:46
2113.35:266:46
2213.35:276:46
2313.35:286:46
2413.35:296:46
2513.35:296:45
2613.35:306:45
2713.25:316:45
2813.25:316:45
2913.25:326:44
3013.25:336:44
3113.25:346:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.77 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hlanganani

In seasonPeak

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

Hlanganani's rainy season runs November–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 Hlanganani?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hlanganani in January

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

In January, Hlanganani sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hlanganani 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 Hlanganani peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 20UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Hlanganani 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 Hlanganani is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1832 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hlanganani?

Hlanganani sits at 25.0°S, 31.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Calcutta, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hlanganani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hlanganani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,095 m.

The land around Hlanganani is covered by trees (35%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
626 m
80 km
2,095 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Calcutta 7.0 km · Mkhuhlu 8.0 km · Dwarsloop 20 km · Mafemani 21 km · Thulamahashi 26 km · Acornhoek 42 km · Sabie 42 km · White River 44 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 Hlanganani (-24.9591°, 31.1702°, elevation 573 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).