Vredefort weather in January

In January, Vredefort sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 108 mm of rain across 14.8 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Vredefort's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:34 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Vredefort is small 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vredefort reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
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232817
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Vredefort 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
Jan29° / 17°10814.813.55.2
Feb28° / 17°8912.6135.8
Mar27° / 15°7310.812.26.7
Apr24° / 12°396.811.47.8
May22° / 203.110.78.4
Jun19° / 101.610.38.2
Jul19° / 50.810.58.4
Aug22° / 142.1118.8
Sep26° / 11°173.111.88.4
Oct28° / 14°679.512.66.9
Nov28° / 15°8312.113.35.9
Dec29° / 17°11515.813.75.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86634
96733
106733
116733
126733
136634
146634
156634
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206535
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286634
296634
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vredefort gets around 108 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
348
447
547
646
745
845
945
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1145
1245
1346
1446
1547
1648
1748
1849
1950
2050
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2850
2950
3049
3148

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 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13240271
23240271
33240281
43240281
53241270
63241270
73141270
83141270
93141280
103140280
113140290
123040300
133039310
142939320
152938330
162838340
172737350
182637360
192637370
202537381
212537381
222437391
232437391
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252337391
262337391
272338381
282338381
292339371
302339371
312340361

Wind in January

Winds average 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 5:23 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:237:04
213.75:247:04
313.75:257:04
413.75:257:05
513.65:267:05
613.65:277:05
713.65:277:05
813.65:287:05
913.65:297:05
1013.65:307:06
1113.65:307:06
1213.65:317:06
1313.65:327:06
1413.65:327:06
1513.55:337:06
1613.55:347:06
1713.55:357:06
1813.55:357:06
1913.55:367:05
2013.55:377:05
2113.55:387:05
2213.45:397:05
2313.45:397:05
2413.45:407:05
2513.45:417:04
2613.45:427:04
2713.45:427:04
2813.35:437:03
2913.35:447:03
3013.35:457:03
3113.35:467:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
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186.8Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vredefort

In seasonPeak

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

Vredefort'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 Vredefort?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vredefort in January

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

In January, Vredefort sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vredefort 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 Vredefort peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vredefort 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 Vredefort is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vredefort?

Vredefort sits at 27.0°S, 27.4°E, 1,425 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Parys, 15 km away.

Topography around Vredefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m.

The land around Vredefort is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Parys 15 km · Koppies 33 km · Potchefstroom 42 km · Viljoenskroon 47 km · Sasolburg 50 km · Vanderbijlpark 57 km · Fochville 59 km · Stilfontein 62 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 Vredefort (-27.0081°, 27.3646°, elevation 1,425 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).