Volksrust weather in January

In January, Volksrust sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 149 mm of rain across 18.1 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Volksrust's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volksrust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:23 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Volksrust is town in South Africa.

Founded
1881

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Volksrust reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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 Volksrust

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.

Volksrust 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
Jan24° / 14°14918.113.55.8
Feb24° / 14°11313.4136.3
Mar23° / 13°9812.112.26.7
Apr21° / 10°46711.47.2
May19° / 162.510.77.8
Jun17° / 81.210.37.3
Jul17° / 91.110.47.3
Aug20° / 172.8118.0
Sep23° / 314.811.88.0
Oct23° / 11°9912.512.76.6
Nov23° / 12°13316.213.45.8
Dec24° / 13°17418.513.75.7

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 (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124753
134753
144753
154654
164654
174654
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204555
214654
224654
234654
244753
254852
264852
275050
285149
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Volksrust gets around 149 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
458
558
658
757
857
957
1058
1158
1258
1359
1459
1559
1659
1759
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2758
2858
2957
3056
3156

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1255916
2255916
3255817
4265717
5265816
6265816
7265816
8255916
9255916
10255916
11246016
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20196120
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30205921
31205921

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 10 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 5:13 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:136:55
213.75:136:55
313.75:146:55
413.75:156:55
513.75:156:56
613.75:166:56
713.75:176:56
813.65:176:56
913.65:186:56
1013.65:196:56
1113.65:196:56
1213.65:206:56
1313.65:216:56
1413.65:226:56
1513.65:226:56
1613.65:236:56
1713.55:246:56
1813.55:256:56
1913.55:256:56
2013.55:266:56
2113.55:276:56
2213.55:286:56
2313.45:296:55
2413.45:296:55
2513.45:306:55
2613.45:316:55
2713.45:326:54
2813.45:336:54
2913.35:336:54
3013.35:346:53
3113.35:356:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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116.4Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Volksrust

In seasonPeak

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

Volksrust'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 Volksrust?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Volksrust for sightseeing.

What to pack for Volksrust in January

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

In January, Volksrust sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Volksrust 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 Volksrust peaks around January 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Volksrust 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 Volksrust is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 932 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Volksrust?

Volksrust sits at 27.4°S, 29.9°E, 1,664 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Daggakraal, 28 km away.

Topography around Volksrust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volksrust has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,670 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.

The land around Volksrust is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
938 m
80 km
1,234 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Daggakraal 28 km · Newcastle 44 km · Driefontein 71 km · Vrede 71 km · Standerton 79 km · Ermelo 93 km · Glencoe 94 km · Dundee 96 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 Volksrust (-27.3654°, 29.8818°, elevation 1,664 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).