Lukwatini weather in January

In January, Lukwatini sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 129 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Lukwatini's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukwatini's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:22 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Lukwatini is town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lukwatini reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°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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22616
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Lukwatini weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°12917.913.45.5
Feb26° / 16°1041412.95.9
Mar25° / 15°911312.26.5
Apr24° / 12°458.311.47.4
May22° / 173.310.78.4
Jun20° / 81.810.48.3
Jul20° / 81.410.58.3
Aug22° / 133.111.18.4
Sep24° / 10°306.311.88.0
Oct24° / 12°7213.212.66.6
Nov25° / 14°11717.813.35.6
Dec25° / 15°1311913.65.3

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 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34654
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124555
134456
144456
154357
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264555
274555
284654
294753
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lukwatini gets around 129 mm of rain over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
458
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658
758
858
958
1058
1158
1258
1358
1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1958
2058
2158
2257
2357
2456
2556
2655
2755
2854
2954
3054
3153

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1727579
2727579
3727579
4727579
5727579
6727579
7727579
8728569
9728569
10728569
11728569
12729559
13729559
14729559
15729559
16629569
17629569
18629569
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265305510
274305610
284305610
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304305610
314305610

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:12 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:126:48
213.65:126:48
313.65:136:49
413.65:146:49
513.65:146:49
613.65:156:49
713.65:166:49
813.65:166:50
913.55:176:50
1013.55:186:50
1113.55:186:50
1213.55:196:50
1313.55:206:50
1413.55:216:50
1513.55:216:50
1613.55:226:50
1713.55:236:50
1813.45:246:50
1913.45:246:50
2013.45:256:50
2113.45:266:49
2213.45:276:49
2313.45:276:49
2413.35:286:49
2513.35:296:49
2613.35:306:48
2713.35:306:48
2813.35:316:48
2913.35:326:48
3013.25:336:47
3113.25:336:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lukwatini

In seasonPeak

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

Lukwatini'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 Lukwatini?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lukwatini for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukwatini in January

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

In January, Lukwatini sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lukwatini 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 Lukwatini peaks around December 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeDec 21UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lukwatini 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 Lukwatini is worst in November — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateNov 1543 µg/m³Dec 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr36Poor
May31Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lukwatini?

Lukwatini sits at 26.1°S, 30.8°E, 1,012 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Nhlazatje, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lukwatini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukwatini has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,789 m.

The land around Lukwatini is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,072 m
80 km
1,789 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nhlazatje 3.0 km · Redhill 23 km · Empuluzu 28 km · Fernie 37 km · Barberton 38 km · Mbabane 42 km · Lobamba 59 km · Mbombela 66 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 Lukwatini (-26.055°, 30.8229°, elevation 1,012 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).