Letlhabile weather in January

In January, Letlhabile sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 94 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Letlhabile's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Letlhabile's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:35 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Letlhabile reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°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)
13019
23019
33020
43020
53020
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73020
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93020
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313020

Letlhabile 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
Jan30° / 20°9413.213.44.8
Feb30° / 20°8310.212.95.1
Mar28° / 18°748.912.26.3
Apr26° / 14°365.611.47.8
May24° / 10°172.410.88.9
Jun21° / 61.110.48.8
Jul21° / 30.610.68.9
Aug24° / 51.111.19.2
Sep28° / 14°141.911.87.8
Oct29° / 16°547.312.66.0
Nov29° / 18°8311.213.25.3
Dec29° / 19°10914.113.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56436
66436
76436
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
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196436
206436
216535
226535
236535
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Letlhabile gets around 94 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1042
1142
1242
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1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
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2045
2145
2244
2344
2444
2544
2643
2743
2842
2941
3041
3140

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110285013
210284913
310274913
411274913
511284913
611284813
712284812
812284812
912284812
1012284812
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238294716
248294717
257304617
267304617
277314517
287314517
297324417
307324417
317334417

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:25 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:256:59
213.65:266:59
313.65:266:59
413.55:276:59
513.55:277:00
613.55:287:00
713.55:297:00
813.55:297:00
913.55:307:00
1013.55:317:01
1113.55:327:01
1213.55:327:01
1313.55:337:01
1413.55:347:01
1513.45:347:01
1613.45:357:01
1713.45:367:01
1813.45:377:01
1913.45:377:01
2013.45:387:00
2113.45:397:00
2213.35:397:00
2313.35:407:00
2413.35:417:00
2513.35:427:00
2613.35:426:59
2713.35:436:59
2813.25:446:59
2913.25:456:59
3013.25:456:58
3113.25:466:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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96.7Intense
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146.6Intense
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186.5Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Letlhabile

In seasonPeak

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

Letlhabile'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 Letlhabile?

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
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Letlhabile in January

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

In January, Letlhabile sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Letlhabile 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 Letlhabile peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highExtremeDec 23UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Letlhabile 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 Letlhabile is worst in June — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21166 µg/m³Jan 1126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr103Unhealthy
May152Very unhealthy
Jun166Very unhealthy
Jul164Very unhealthy
Aug125Unhealthy
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct53Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Letlhabile?

Letlhabile sits at 25.5°S, 27.8°E, 1,192 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Brits, 18 km away.

Topography around Letlhabile

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Letlhabile has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.

The land around Letlhabile is covered by grassland (46%), artificial surfaces (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Brits 18 km · Ga-Rankuwa 22 km · Mabopane 23 km · Soshanguve 26 km · Hartbeespoort 28 km · Hartbeestfontein-A 33 km · Marikana 44 km · Pretoria 46 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 Letlhabile (-25.4824°, 27.8392°, elevation 1,192 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).