Lady Frere weather in January

In January, Lady Frere sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 142 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lady Frere's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lady Frere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:25 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Lady Frere is human settlement in South Africa.

Density
1,133/km²
people per km²

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 Lady Frere reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52714
62714
72714
82714
92714
102714
112714
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132714
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Lady Frere weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°14215.813.85.8
Feb26° / 15°13214.113.25.9
Mar25° / 13°11113.912.26.5
Apr22° / 10°669.211.27.1
May20° / 19410.47.6
Jun18° / 163107.3
Jul18° / 172.810.17.4
Aug20° / 264.410.87.6
Sep23° / 405.911.87.7
Oct24° / 10°731112.86.9
Nov25° / 11°1021313.66.5
Dec26° / 13°12615.2146.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205644
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225545
235545
245446
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275446
285446
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305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lady Frere gets around 142 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
752
852
952
1052
1151
1251
1351
1451
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
2850
2950
3050
3149

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13447190
23347200
33247200
43248200
53148200
63148210
73148210
83148210
93147210
103147210
113147210
123247210
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183145230
193145240
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252649250
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282451250
292450251
302351251
312351251

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 5:13 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:137:15
214.05:147:16
314.05:147:16
414.05:157:16
514.05:167:16
614.05:177:16
714.05:177:16
814.05:187:16
914.05:197:16
1013.95:207:16
1113.95:207:16
1213.95:217:16
1313.95:227:16
1413.95:237:16
1513.95:247:16
1613.95:257:16
1713.85:257:16
1813.85:267:16
1913.85:277:16
2013.85:287:15
2113.85:297:15
2213.75:307:15
2313.75:317:14
2413.75:327:14
2513.75:327:14
2613.75:337:13
2713.65:347:13
2813.65:357:12
2913.65:367:12
3013.65:377:12
3113.65:387:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lady Frere

In seasonPeak

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

Lady Frere's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Lady Frere?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lady Frere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lady Frere in January

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

In January, Lady Frere sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lady Frere 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 Lady Frere peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lady Frere 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 Lady Frere is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Jan 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb4Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lady Frere?

Lady Frere sits at 31.7°S, 27.2°E, 1,020 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Queensdale, 30 km away.

Topography around Lady Frere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lady Frere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,040 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,222 m.

The land around Lady Frere is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
982 m
80 km
2,222 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Queensdale 30 km · Queenstown 40 km · Cala 48 km · Whittlesea 65 km · Khowa 72 km · Stutterheim 98 km · Ugie 110 km · Butterworth 111 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 Lady Frere (-31.7031°, 27.2329°, elevation 1,020 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).