Musina weather in January

In January, Musina sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Musina's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Musina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:32 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Musina is town in South Africa.

Founded
1968

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Musina reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°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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23322
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63222
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How January really feels in Musina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Musina 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
Jan32° / 22°779.313.23.9
Feb32° / 22°616.812.84.2
Mar31° / 21°334.712.25.1
Apr30° / 18°112.111.56.4
May28° / 14°60.910.98.2
Jun25° / 11°40.710.79.1
Jul25° / 11°40.610.89.1
Aug27° / 13°20.411.28.4
Sep30° / 16°91.311.96.5
Oct31° / 19°122.412.55.3
Nov32° / 21°536.913.14.2
Dec32° / 22°808.813.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125644
135644
145644
155644
165545
175644
185644
195644
205644
215743
225743
235842
245842
255941
265941
276040
286040
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Musina gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
428
528
627
727
828
928
1028
1129
1229
1330
1430
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
2033
2133
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2830
2930
3029
3129

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131441347
231441347
331541348
431540348
531540348
631639348
731639348
831738348
931738348
1031738349
1131737349
1221737349
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14217373410
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:236:43
213.35:236:44
313.35:246:44
413.35:246:44
513.35:256:45
613.35:266:45
713.35:266:45
813.35:276:45
913.35:286:45
1013.35:286:45
1113.35:296:46
1213.35:306:46
1313.35:306:46
1413.35:316:46
1513.25:326:46
1613.25:326:46
1713.25:336:46
1813.25:346:46
1913.25:346:46
2013.25:356:46
2113.25:366:46
2213.25:366:46
2313.15:376:46
2413.15:386:46
2513.15:386:45
2613.15:396:45
2713.15:406:45
2813.15:406:45
2913.15:416:45
3013.05:426:44
3113.05:426:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.24 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.24 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
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Musina?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Musina. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Musina in January

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

In January, Musina sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Musina 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 Musina peaks around January 22 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 22UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Musina?

Musina sits at 22.3°S, 30.0°E, 540 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Beitbridge, 15 km away.

Tzaneen

Topography around Musina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Musina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 536 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Musina is covered by shrubs (48%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Beitbridge 15 km · Tshitereke 76 km · Louis Trichardt 79 km · Thohoyandou 81 km · Malamulele 95 km · Giyani 127 km · Duiwelskloof 150 km · Tzaneen 166 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 Musina (-22.3488°, 30.0407°, elevation 540 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).