Vrede weather in January

In January, Vrede sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 131 mm of rain across 17.1 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Vrede's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vrede's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Vrede is town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Founded
1876

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vrede reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°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 Vrede

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.

Vrede 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
Jan25° / 14°13117.113.55.9
Feb25° / 14°9113.1136.4
Mar24° / 13°7911.512.26.9
Apr21° / 416.911.47.3
May19° / 162.910.77.9
Jun17° / 91.410.37.3
Jul17° / 71.210.47.3
Aug20° / 182.6118.0
Sep23° / 244.211.88.3
Oct24° / 11°8811.212.77.0
Nov24° / 12°11214.513.46.3
Dec24° / 13°15418.613.75.7

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 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75842
85941
95941
105842
115842
125842
135743
145644
155644
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265545
275644
285743
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vrede gets around 131 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
555
655
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1455
1555
1655
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2556
2655
2755
2854
2953
3052
3151

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2355510
3355510
4355510
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6365410
736559
836559
936559
1035569
1135569
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21285913
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23285814
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25285715
26285715
27295615
28305515
29305515
30315415
31325315

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
111calm
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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 5:15 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:156:58
213.75:166:58
313.75:176:58
413.75:176:58
513.75:186:59
613.75:196:59
713.75:196:59
813.75:206:59
913.65:216:59
1013.65:216:59
1113.65:226:59
1213.65:236:59
1313.65:246:59
1413.65:246:59
1513.65:256:59
1613.65:266:59
1713.55:276:59
1813.55:276:59
1913.55:286:59
2013.55:296:59
2113.55:306:59
2213.55:316:59
2313.45:316:58
2413.45:326:58
2513.45:336:58
2613.45:346:58
2713.45:346:57
2813.45:356:57
2913.35:366:57
3013.35:376:56
3113.35:386:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.59 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 Vrede

In seasonPeak

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

Vrede'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 Vrede?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Vrede for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vrede in January

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

In January, Vrede sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Vrede 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 Vrede peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vrede 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 Vrede is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1431 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vrede?

Vrede sits at 27.4°S, 29.2°E, 1,678 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Standerton, 55 km away.

Topography around Vrede

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vrede has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 1,664 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m.

The land around Vrede is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,131 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Standerton 55 km · Frankfort 68 km · Volksrust 71 km · Villiers 71 km · Reitz 84 km · Newcastle 84 km · Daggakraal 86 km · Harrismith 94 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 Vrede (-27.4257°, 29.1658°, elevation 1,678 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).