Nigel weather in January

In January, Nigel sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 135 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 13.5 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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Nigel's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nigel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Nigel is place in Gauteng, South Africa.

Founded
1886

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 Nigel reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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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How January really feels in Nigel

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.

Nigel 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°13516.513.55.9
Feb26° / 15°10313.212.96.2
Mar25° / 14°8911.512.26.9
Apr23° / 11°416.911.47.6
May21° / 162.710.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.48.0
Jul18° / 40.810.58.1
Aug21° / 12211.18.5
Sep25° / 10°233.811.88.5
Oct26° / 13°8310.912.67.0
Nov25° / 14°1081413.36.2
Dec26° / 15°14717.813.65.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
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116040
125941
136040
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285941
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nigel gets around 135 mm of rain over 16.5 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
355
454
554
653
752
852
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1652
1752
1852
1953
2053
2154
2254
2355
2455
2555
2655
2754
2853
2953
3052
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1244927
2244927
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7254926
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10244926
11244927
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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 11 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 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 5:20 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:206:58
213.65:216:58
313.65:226:59
413.65:226:59
513.65:236:59
613.65:246:59
713.65:247:00
813.65:257:00
913.65:267:00
1013.65:267:00
1113.55:277:00
1213.55:287:00
1313.55:287:00
1413.55:297:00
1513.55:307:00
1613.55:317:00
1713.55:317:00
1813.55:327:00
1913.45:337:00
2013.45:347:00
2113.45:347:00
2213.45:356:59
2313.45:366:59
2413.45:376:59
2513.45:376:59
2613.35:386:58
2713.35:396:58
2813.35:406:58
2913.35:416:58
3013.35:416:57
3113.25:426:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
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56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nigel

In seasonPeak

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

Nigel'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 Nigel?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nigel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nigel in January

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

In January, Nigel sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nigel 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 Nigel peaks around January 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 12UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nigel 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 Nigel is worst in June — around 259 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJun 23259 µg/m³Jan 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr158Very unhealthy
May232Very unhealthy
Jun259Very unhealthy
Jul259Very unhealthy
Aug200Very unhealthy
Sep144Unhealthy
Oct91Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nigel?

Nigel sits at 26.4°S, 28.5°E, 1,566 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Heidelberg, 14 km away.

Topography around Nigel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nigel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Nigel is covered by grassland (49%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Heidelberg 14 km · Springs 22 km · Brakpan 24 km · Balfour 28 km · Benoni 31 km · Boksburg 33 km · Etwatwa 34 km · Tokoza 36 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 Nigel (-26.4314°, 28.4771°, elevation 1,566 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).