Queensdale weather in January

In January, Queensdale sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 134 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Queensdale's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Queensdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:25 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Queensdale is human settlement in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Queensdale reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52714
62714
72714
82714
92714
102714
112714
122714
132714
142714
152714
162714
172714
182714
192714
202714
212714
222714
232714
242714
252714
262715
272715
282715
292715
302715
312715

How January really feels in Queensdale

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.

Queensdale 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
Jan27° / 14°13415.413.85.8
Feb27° / 14°12914.113.25.9
Mar25° / 13°10313.512.26.5
Apr22° / 10°608.811.27.2
May20° / 183.910.47.6
Jun17° / 142.9107.2
Jul18° / 152.810.17.3
Aug19° / 244.310.87.6
Sep23° / 375.711.87.7
Oct24° / 671112.87.0
Nov25° / 11°9112.613.66.5
Dec27° / 13°11815.1146.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
86040
96040
106040
116139
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275743
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Queensdale gets around 134 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
551
650
750
849
949
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3050
3150

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1424513
2414514
3404614
4404614
5404614
6394615
7394615
8404615
9404515
10404515
11404415
12404415
13414416
14414316
15414316
16404317
17404218
18404218
19394219
20384219
21384319
22374320
23364420
24354520
25344520
26344620
27334621
28324721
29324821
30314821
31304921

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 5:14 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:147:17
214.05:147:17
314.05:157:17
414.05:167:17
514.05:177:18
614.05:177:18
714.05:187:18
814.05:197:18
914.05:207:18
1014.05:207:18
1113.95:217:18
1213.95:227:18
1313.95:237:18
1413.95:247:18
1513.95:247:18
1613.95:257:17
1713.95:267:17
1813.85:277:17
1913.85:287:17
2013.85:297:17
2113.85:307:16
2213.85:307:16
2313.75:317:16
2413.75:327:15
2513.75:337:15
2613.75:347:15
2713.75:357:14
2813.65:367:14
2913.65:377:13
3013.65:387:13
3113.65:397:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

02468151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Queensdale

In seasonPeak

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

Queensdale'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 Queensdale?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Queensdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Queensdale in January

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

In January, Queensdale sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Queensdale 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 Queensdale peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Queensdale 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 Queensdale is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Jan 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb4Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Queensdale?

Queensdale sits at 31.9°S, 27.0°E, 1,205 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Queenstown, 10 km away.

Topography around Queensdale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Queensdale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 1,282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,033 m.

The land around Queensdale is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
438 m
16 km
932 m
80 km
2,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Queenstown 10 km · Lady Frere 30 km · Whittlesea 37 km · Cala 78 km · Stutterheim 88 km · Khowa 102 km · Alice 103 km · Fort Beaufort 106 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 Queensdale (-31.871°, 26.9786°, elevation 1,205 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).