Standerton weather in January

In January, Standerton sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 124 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 34% 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 Standerton's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Standerton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Standerton is town in South Africa.

Founded
1878

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 Standerton 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 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 Standerton

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.

Standerton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°12416.213.55.9
Feb26° / 15°9112.4136.3
Mar25° / 14°8110.812.27.0
Apr23° / 10°406.711.47.6
May21° / 152.510.78.2
Jun18° / 81.210.38.0
Jul18° / 70.910.58.0
Aug21° / 132.2118.4
Sep24° / 10°233.911.88.5
Oct25° / 12°9110.512.67.1
Nov25° / 13°11414.813.36.1
Dec26° / 15°1501813.75.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
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115941
125941
135842
145842
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255743
265842
275941
285941
296040
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Standerton gets around 124 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
355
454
553
652
751
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950
1050
1150
1250
1350
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1551
1651
1752
1852
1953
2053
2153
2254
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2454
2554
2654
2754
2853
2952
3051
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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1205129
2205129
3205030
4214930
5214930
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9214930
10215029
11215029
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25165232
26165232
27165232
28175132
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30185131
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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 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 5:16 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:166:56
213.75:176:57
313.75:176:57
413.65:186:57
513.65:196:57
613.65:196:57
713.65:206:58
813.65:216:58
913.65:216:58
1013.65:226:58
1113.65:236:58
1213.65:246:58
1313.65:246:58
1413.55:256:58
1513.55:266:58
1613.55:276:58
1713.55:276:58
1813.55:286:58
1913.55:296:58
2013.55:306:58
2113.55:306:57
2213.45:316:57
2313.45:326:57
2413.45:336:57
2513.45:346:57
2613.45:346:56
2713.35:356:56
2813.35:366:56
2913.35:376:55
3013.35:376:55
3113.35:386:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Standerton

In seasonPeak

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

Standerton'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 Standerton?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Standerton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Standerton in January

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

In January, Standerton 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 Standerton 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 Standerton peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 14UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Standerton 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 Standerton is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1541 µg/m³Jan 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Standerton?

Standerton sits at 26.9°S, 29.2°E, 1,569 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Secunda, 43 km away.

Topography around Standerton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Standerton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,549 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m.

The land around Standerton is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
761 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Secunda 43 km · eMbalenhle 48 km · Trichardt 49 km · Vrede 55 km · Bethal 57 km · Kinross 60 km · Villiers 64 km · Lebohang 69 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 Standerton (-26.9337°, 29.2415°, elevation 1,569 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).