Vredendal weather in January

In January, Vredendal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 83% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vredendal's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Vredendal is town in the Western Cape, 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 Vredendal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Vredendal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°71.513.87.4
Feb29° / 17°4113.27.3
Mar28° / 16°101.712.27.9
Apr26° / 13°152.511.28.4
May23° / 11°244.510.48.1
Jun20° / 386.2107.2
Jul20° / 355.510.17.4
Aug20° / 275.610.87.4
Sep22° / 10°173.411.88.0
Oct25° / 12°132.712.88.5
Nov26° / 14°102.413.68.5
Dec28° / 15°71.9148.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3937
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
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13928
14928
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28928
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vredendal gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
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314

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1365113
2365113
3355213
4355114
5355114
6355114
7355114
8355114
9355114
10355114
11355015
12364915
13364915
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26285121
27275221
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29275320
30265420
31265420

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 5:48 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:487:50
214.05:497:50
314.05:507:51
414.05:507:51
514.05:517:51
614.05:527:51
714.05:527:51
814.05:537:51
914.05:547:51
1013.95:557:51
1113.95:567:51
1213.95:567:51
1313.95:577:51
1413.95:587:51
1513.95:597:51
1613.96:007:51
1713.86:007:51
1813.86:017:51
1913.86:027:50
2013.86:037:50
2113.86:047:50
2213.76:057:50
2313.76:067:49
2413.76:077:49
2513.76:077:49
2613.76:087:48
2713.66:097:48
2813.66:107:47
2913.66:117:47
3013.66:127:46
3113.66:137:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.5Intense
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48.5Intense
58.5Intense
68.4Intense
78.4Intense
88.4Intense
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318.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vredendal?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Vredendal for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vredendal in January

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

In January, Vredendal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Vredendal in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vredendal 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 Vredendal peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vredendal?

Vredendal sits at 31.7°S, 18.5°E, 36 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredenburg, 146 km away.

SaldanhaMoorreesburgMalmesburyCeresAtlantisWellingtonPaarl

Topography around Vredendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m.

The land around Vredendal is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
1,591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Vredenburg 146 km · Saldanha 158 km · Moorreesburg 166 km · Malmesbury 200 km · Ceres 204 km · Atlantis 211 km · Wellington 224 km · Paarl 234 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 Vredendal (-31.6683°, 18.5012°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).