Mthatha weather in January
In January, Mthatha has daytime highs averaging 25 °C, nights around 16 °C, with 17 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 25.2°C Average high
- 16.2°C Average low
- 17days Wet days
- 137mm Rainfall
- 14h Daylight
Daily temperatures through January
How January develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 January | 25.0 °C | 16.1 °C | 56 % |
| 11–20 January | 25.4 °C | 16.1 °C | 53 % |
| 21–31 January | 25.1 °C | 16.4 °C | 59 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of January (59 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (53 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical January | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 16 of 31 | 50 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 4.4 of 31 | 14 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 17 of 31 | 56 % |
Conditions in January
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 20 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 40 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 10 °C |
| Relative humidity | 83 % |
| Wind speed | 15 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 72 % |
January compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2 °C | 137 mm | 72 % |
| February | 25.4 °C | 120 mm | 68 % |
| March | 24.6 °C | 112 mm | 63 % |
| November | 23.2 °C | 124 mm | 69 % |
| December | 24.2 °C | 133 mm | 72 % |
See all twelve months for Mthatha
- January is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 12th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 12th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 14 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 17 of 31 days — 56 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.0 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest January day on record since 1991 reached 40 °C, 15 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsJanuary in Mthatha, answered
How warm is Mthatha in January?
Daily highs average 25 °C and nights fall to about 16 °C, a spread of 9.0 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes January the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Mthatha in January?
January averages 137 mm of rain, spread over about 17 of the 31 days — 56 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 72 % of the sky.
How long are the days in January?
Mthatha averages 14 hours between sunrise and sunset in January. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.