Louis Trichardt weather in January

In January, Louis Trichardt sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 102 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Louis Trichardt's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louis Trichardt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:31 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Louis Trichardt is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1899

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Louis Trichardt reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°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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Louis Trichardt weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°10213.213.35.9
Feb28° / 19°8710.512.86.2
Mar27° / 17°50912.26.8
Apr26° / 15°215.211.57.8
May24° / 12°101.910.98.9
Jun22° / 51.110.68.8
Jul22° / 50.910.78.7
Aug24° / 11°30.911.29.1
Sep27° / 14°102.111.98.4
Oct27° / 16°224.612.57.4
Nov28° / 17°7710.313.16.0
Dec28° / 18°10313.513.45.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
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95248
105149
115149
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134951
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Louis Trichardt gets around 102 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 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3043
3143

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14195126
24195126
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94204828
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 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 5:22 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:226:45
213.45:226:46
313.45:236:46
413.45:246:46
513.45:246:46
613.45:256:47
713.45:256:47
813.35:266:47
913.35:276:47
1013.35:276:47
1113.35:286:48
1213.35:296:48
1313.35:296:48
1413.35:306:48
1513.35:316:48
1613.35:316:48
1713.35:326:48
1813.25:336:48
1913.25:346:48
2013.25:346:48
2113.25:356:48
2213.25:366:48
2313.25:366:47
2413.25:376:47
2513.25:386:47
2613.15:386:47
2713.15:396:47
2813.15:406:47
2913.15:406:46
3013.15:416:46
3113.15:426:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.16 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Louis Trichardt?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Louis Trichardt in January

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

In January, Louis Trichardt sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 20UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2023 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Louis Trichardt?

Louis Trichardt sits at 23.0°S, 29.9°E, 956 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 61 km away.

Topography around Louis Trichardt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louis Trichardt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Louis Trichardt is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,302 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Thohoyandou 61 km · Tshitereke 63 km · Duiwelskloof 76 km · Musina 79 km · Malamulele 79 km · Giyani 88 km · Tzaneen 92 km · Beitbridge 93 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 Louis Trichardt (-23.0438°, 29.9032°, elevation 956 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).