Mamafubedu weather in January

In January, Mamafubedu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 148 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mamafubedu's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mamafubedu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Mamafubedu is town in the Free State province..

Founded
1912

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 Mamafubedu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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22615
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How January really feels in Mamafubedu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mamafubedu 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
Jan26° / 15°14815.813.66.0
Feb25° / 14°10013.2136.2
Mar24° / 13°9411.812.26.9
Apr22° / 517.511.47.4
May19° / 223.310.77.8
Jun17° / 121.810.37.2
Jul17° / 71.110.47.3
Aug20° / 182.7118.1
Sep23° / 233.611.88.5
Oct24° / 11°9210.512.77.3
Nov25° / 12°10912.313.46.6
Dec26° / 14°16117.313.75.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46238
56337
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146337
156238
166238
176238
186139
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mamafubedu gets around 148 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
351
451
550
649
749
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1349
1449
1550
1650
1751
1851
1952
2052
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2853
2952
3051
3151

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1345214
2345115
3345115
4345115
5355015
6355015
7364915
8364915
9374915
10374815
11374815
12364815
13364816
14354916
15354916
16344917
17335017
18325117
19315118
20305218
21295219
22285220
23285220
24275221
25275221
26265222
27275122
28275122
29275122
30275122
31285022

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 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 5:19 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:197:02
213.75:207:03
313.75:207:03
413.75:217:03
513.75:227:03
613.75:227:03
713.75:237:04
813.75:247:04
913.75:247:04
1013.65:257:04
1113.65:267:04
1213.65:277:04
1313.65:277:04
1413.65:287:04
1513.65:297:04
1613.65:307:04
1713.65:307:04
1813.55:317:04
1913.55:327:04
2013.55:337:03
2113.55:337:03
2213.55:347:03
2313.55:357:03
2413.45:367:03
2513.45:377:02
2613.45:377:02
2713.45:387:02
2813.45:397:01
2913.45:407:01
3013.35:417:01
3113.35:417:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.8Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mamafubedu

In seasonPeak

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

Mamafubedu'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 Mamafubedu?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mamafubedu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mamafubedu in January

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

In January, Mamafubedu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1824 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mamafubedu?

Mamafubedu sits at 27.7°S, 28.1°E, 1,710 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Reitz, 33 km away.

Topography around Mamafubedu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mamafubedu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,694 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Mamafubedu is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
820 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Reitz 33 km · Heilbron 46 km · Frankfort 56 km · Bethlehem 65 km · Koppies 72 km · Villiers 85 km · Deneysville 86 km · Senekal 88 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 Mamafubedu (-27.6661°, 28.1313°, elevation 1,710 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).