Kimberley weather in January

In January, Kimberley sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kimberley's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimberley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 79 mm; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 5:41 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Kimberley is city in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

Density: 1,572/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kimberley reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

How January really feels in Kimberley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kimberley 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	79	11.4	13.6	3.9
Feb	32° / 19°	63	10.4	13	4.3
Mar	30° / 17°	63	10.1	12.2	5.6
Apr	26° / 12°	41	6.4	11.3	7.7
May	23° / 7°	18	3	10.6	8.6
Jun	19° / 3°	12	1.9	10.2	8.1
Jul	19° / 3°	5	1	10.4	8.4
Aug	22° / 6°	10	1.7	11	8.8
Sep	26° / 10°	13	2.5	11.8	8.4
Oct	29° / 13°	33	5.8	12.7	6.4
Nov	31° / 16°	55	7.8	13.4	5.2
Dec	33° / 18°	61	9.5	13.8	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79
Cloudier (%)	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kimberley gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	40
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38
31	37

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	64	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	54	53	52	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48
Comfortable (%)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	26	26	26	26
Humid (%)	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	64	20	14	2
2	63	21	14	2
3	62	21	15	2
4	62	21	15	2
5	62	21	15	2
6	62	21	15	2
7	61	21	16	2
8	61	21	16	2
9	60	22	16	2
10	59	22	17	2
11	58	23	17	2
12	57	23	18	2
13	56	23	19	2
14	54	24	19	3
15	53	24	20	3
16	52	24	21	3
17	50	24	22	4
18	50	24	22	4
19	49	24	23	4
20	48	25	23	5
21	47	25	23	5
22	46	25	23	5
23	46	25	23	5
24	46	25	23	6
25	46	26	23	6
26	46	26	22	6
27	47	25	22	6
28	47	26	21	6
29	48	26	21	6
30	48	26	20	6
31	48	26	20	6

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 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 5:30 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53
Sunset (PM)	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.8	5:30	7:18
2	13.8	5:31	7:18
3	13.8	5:31	7:19
4	13.8	5:32	7:19
5	13.8	5:33	7:19
6	13.8	5:33	7:19
7	13.8	5:34	7:19
8	13.7	5:35	7:20
9	13.7	5:36	7:20
10	13.7	5:36	7:20
11	13.7	5:37	7:20
12	13.7	5:38	7:20
13	13.7	5:39	7:20
14	13.7	5:39	7:20
15	13.7	5:40	7:20
16	13.6	5:41	7:20
17	13.6	5:42	7:20
18	13.6	5:42	7:19
19	13.6	5:43	7:19
20	13.6	5:44	7:19
21	13.6	5:45	7:19
22	13.5	5:46	7:19
23	13.5	5:46	7:18
24	13.5	5:47	7:18
25	13.5	5:48	7:18
26	13.5	5:49	7:18
27	13.5	5:50	7:17
28	13.4	5:51	7:17
29	13.4	5:51	7:16
30	13.4	5:52	7:16
31	13.4	5:53	7:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.8	Intense
2	7.8	Intense
3	7.8	Intense
4	7.8	Intense
5	7.8	Intense
6	7.7	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.7	Intense
11	7.7	Intense
12	7.7	Intense
13	7.7	Intense
14	7.6	Intense
15	7.6	Intense
16	7.6	Intense
17	7.6	Intense
18	7.5	Intense
19	7.5	Intense
20	7.5	Intense
21	7.5	Intense
22	7.5	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.4	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kimberley?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kimberley. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kimberley in January

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

In January, Kimberley sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kimberley 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 Kimberley peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	8	6	4	5	7	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kimberley?

Kimberley sits at 28.7°S, 24.8°E, 1,224 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Warrenton, 69 km away.

Topography around Kimberley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimberley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Kimberley is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

184 m

grassland 76%

80 km

433 m

grassland 72%

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← December Kimberley year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Warrenton 69 km · Christiana 99 km · Pampierstad 106 km · Bultfontein 144 km · Bloemhof 146 km · Bloemfontein 148 km · Hoopstad 150 km · Winnie Mandela 165 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

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 Kimberley (-28.7323°, 24.7623°, elevation 1,224 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	40
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	64	20	14	2
2	63	21	14	2
3	62	21	15	2
4	62	21	15	2
5	62	21	15	2
6	62	21	15	2
7	61	21	16	2
8	61	21	16	2
9	60	22	16	2
10	59	22	17	2
11	58	23	17	2
12	57	23	18	2
13	56	23	19	2
14	54	24	19	3
15	53	24	20	3
16	52	24	21	3
17	50	24	22	4
18	50	24	22	4
19	49	24	23	4
20	48	25	23	5
21	47	25	23	5
22	46	25	23	5
23	46	25	23	5
24	46	25	23	6
25	46	26	23	6
26	46	26	22	6
27	47	25	22	6
28	47	26	21	6
29	48	26	21	6
30	48	26	20	6
31	48	26	20	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	40
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	64	20	14	2
2	63	21	14	2
3	62	21	15	2
4	62	21	15	2
5	62	21	15	2
6	62	21	15	2
7	61	21	16	2
8	61	21	16	2
9	60	22	16	2
10	59	22	17	2
11	58	23	17	2
12	57	23	18	2
13	56	23	19	2
14	54	24	19	3
15	53	24	20	3
16	52	24	21	3
17	50	24	22	4
18	50	24	22	4
19	49	24	23	4
20	48	25	23	5
21	47	25	23	5
22	46	25	23	5
23	46	25	23	5
24	46	25	23	6
25	46	26	23	6
26	46	26	22	6
27	47	25	22	6
28	47	26	21	6
29	48	26	21	6
30	48	26	20	6
31	48	26	20	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	40
22	40
23	40
24	40
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38
31	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	64	20	14	2
2	63	21	14	2
3	62	21	15	2
4	62	21	15	2
5	62	21	15	2
6	62	21	15	2
7	61	21	16	2
8	61	21	16	2
9	60	22	16	2
10	59	22	17	2
11	58	23	17	2
12	57	23	18	2
13	56	23	19	2
14	54	24	19	3
15	53	24	20	3
16	52	24	21	3
17	50	24	22	4
18	50	24	22	4
19	49	24	23	4
20	48	25	23	5
21	47	25	23	5
22	46	25	23	5
23	46	25	23	5
24	46	25	23	6
25	46	26	23	6
26	46	26	22	6
27	47	25	22	6
28	47	26	21	6
29	48	26	21	6
30	48	26	20	6
31	48	26	20	6