Malamulele weather in January

In January, Malamulele sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 147 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Malamulele's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malamulele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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 Malamulele reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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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Malamulele 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
Jan30° / 21°14713.913.34.7
Feb30° / 21°12311.812.84.9
Mar29° / 20°7310.612.25.6
Apr27° / 17°35711.57.1
May26° / 13°173.610.98.3
Jun24° / 11°102.610.68.9
Jul24° / 11°143.110.78.7
Aug26° / 13°112.911.28.5
Sep28° / 15°254.811.97.2
Oct29° / 18°407.812.55.9
Nov30° / 19°9811.213.15.0
Dec30° / 20°1371313.44.7

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
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105149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malamulele gets around 147 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3146

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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 5:19 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:196:42
213.45:196:42
313.45:206:43
413.45:216:43
513.45:216:43
613.45:226:43
713.45:236:44
813.35:236:44
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1413.35:276:45
1513.35:286:45
1613.35:296:45
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1813.25:306:45
1913.25:316:45
2013.25:316:45
2113.25:326:44
2213.25:336:44
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2413.25:346:44
2513.25:356:44
2613.15:356:44
2713.15:366:44
2813.15:376:43
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3013.15:386:43
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malamulele

In seasonPeak

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

Malamulele's rainy season runs November–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 Malamulele?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malamulele in January

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

In January, Malamulele sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malamulele 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 Malamulele peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Malamulele 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 Malamulele is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malamulele?

Malamulele sits at 23.0°S, 30.7°E, 523 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 20 km away.

Topography around Malamulele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malamulele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Malamulele is covered by shrubs (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Thohoyandou 20 km · Tshitereke 21 km · Giyani 37 km · Louis Trichardt 79 km · Musina 95 km · Duiwelskloof 97 km · Beitbridge 109 km · Tzaneen 109 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 Malamulele (-22.9711°, 30.6736°, elevation 523 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).