Thohoyandou weather in January

In January, Thohoyandou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 179 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Thohoyandou's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thohoyandou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Thohoyandou is town.

Founded
1979

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Thohoyandou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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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Thohoyandou 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
Jan29° / 20°17915.313.35.1
Feb28° / 20°15513.412.85.3
Mar28° / 19°9712.712.26.2
Apr26° / 16°478.311.57.2
May25° / 13°244.410.98.4
Jun23° / 10°15310.68.7
Jul23° / 10°214.110.78.4
Aug25° / 11°173.611.28.6
Sep27° / 14°36611.97.6
Oct28° / 16°559.512.56.6
Nov28° / 18°12012.413.15.4
Dec28° / 19°16114.513.45.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
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245446
255545
265644
275743
285842
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305842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Thohoyandou gets around 179 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
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1951
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2151
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3050
3150

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11834489
21834489
31834489
41834489
51834489
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71835489
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:206:43
213.45:206:43
313.45:216:43
413.45:216:44
513.45:226:44
613.45:236:44
713.45:236:44
813.35:246:45
913.35:256:45
1013.35:256:45
1113.35:266:45
1213.35:276:45
1313.35:276:45
1413.35:286:45
1513.35:296:45
1613.35:296:45
1713.35:306:45
1813.25:316:45
1913.25:316:45
2013.25:326:45
2113.25:336:45
2213.25:336:45
2313.25:346:45
2413.25:356:45
2513.25:366:45
2613.15:366:44
2713.15:376:44
2813.15:386:44
2913.15:386:44
3013.15:396:43
3113.15:406:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Thohoyandou

In seasonPeak

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

Thohoyandou's rainy season runs November–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 Thohoyandou?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Thohoyandou for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Thohoyandou in January

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

In January, Thohoyandou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Thohoyandou 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 Thohoyandou peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Thohoyandou 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 Thohoyandou is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Thohoyandou?

Thohoyandou sits at 22.9°S, 30.5°E, 724 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tshitereke, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Thohoyandou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thohoyandou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m.

The land around Thohoyandou is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
964 m
80 km
1,423 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tshitereke 7.0 km · Malamulele 20 km · Giyani 46 km · Louis Trichardt 61 km · Musina 81 km · Duiwelskloof 90 km · Beitbridge 95 km · Tzaneen 104 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 Thohoyandou (-22.9456°, 30.485°, elevation 724 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).