Thulamahashi weather in January

In January, Thulamahashi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 132 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.4 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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Thulamahashi's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thulamahashi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Thulamahashi 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Thulamahashi 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 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Thulamahashi 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°1321413.44.8
Feb29° / 21°11212.112.94.9
Mar29° / 20°7811.112.25.6
Apr27° / 17°396.411.47.3
May26° / 14°122.510.88.5
Jun24° / 11°71.810.59.1
Jul24° / 11°92.410.69.0
Aug25° / 13°13311.18.6
Sep27° / 16°264.611.87.7
Oct28° / 17°488.312.66.6
Nov29° / 19°951213.25.3
Dec29° / 20°12414.113.54.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Thulamahashi gets around 132 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:136:44
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Thulamahashi

In seasonPeak

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

Thulamahashi'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 Thulamahashi?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thulamahashi in January

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

In January, Thulamahashi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Thulamahashi 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 Thulamahashi peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Thulamahashi 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 Thulamahashi is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1832 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thulamahashi?

Thulamahashi sits at 24.7°S, 31.2°E, 488 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Dwarsloop, 12 km away.

Topography around Thulamahashi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thulamahashi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 466 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,085 m.

The land around Thulamahashi is covered by grassland (27%), shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
2,085 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Dwarsloop 12 km · Mafemani 14 km · Acornhoek 19 km · Hlanganani 26 km · Calcutta 29 km · Mkhuhlu 30 km · Sabie 59 km · White River 70 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 Thulamahashi (-24.7246°, 31.1994°, elevation 488 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).