Grootfontein climate

Grootfontein Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Grootfontein, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 32°C on January 1 to 31°C on January 31, and lows from 19°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 130 mm over about 19 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grootfontein, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
130 mm
Reanalysis high
40°CJan 9, 1995
Reanalysis low
9°CJan 8, 2014
Daylight
13 h 18 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
12.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 132°C19°C38°C 200112°C 199754%
Jan 232°C19°C38°C 200213°C 200755%
Jan 332°C19°C38°C 200214°C 200155%
Jan 432°C19°C37°C 201514°C 199955%
Jan 532°C19°C38°C 201515°C 201454%
Jan 632°C19°C37°C 201512°C 201455%
Jan 732°C19°C38°C 199511°C 201455%
Jan 832°C19°C39°C 19959°C 201454%
Jan 932°C19°C40°C 199511°C 201455%
Jan 1032°C19°C38°C 200113°C 199155%
Jan 1132°C19°C38°C 200114°C 199855%
Jan 1231°C19°C37°C 201514°C 199456%
Jan 1331°C19°C38°C 200313°C 199457%
Jan 1431°C19°C38°C 200315°C 200057%
Jan 1531°C19°C39°C 200316°C 199757%
Jan 1631°C19°C39°C 200314°C 200057%
Jan 1731°C19°C38°C 200716°C 199458%
Jan 1831°C19°C39°C 199513°C 200058%
Jan 1931°C19°C38°C 199315°C 200258%
Jan 2031°C19°C38°C 200715°C 200057%
Jan 2131°C19°C38°C 199316°C 200057%
Jan 2231°C19°C37°C 199316°C 200056%
Jan 2331°C19°C37°C 199515°C 201957%
Jan 2431°C18°C38°C 199515°C 201657%
Jan 2531°C18°C39°C 199514°C 201657%
Jan 2631°C18°C39°C 199515°C 201656%
Jan 2731°C18°C40°C 199514°C 199656%
Jan 2831°C18°C37°C 202014°C 199955%
Jan 2931°C18°C37°C 202014°C 200056%
Jan 3031°C18°C38°C 199515°C 200056%
Jan 3131°C18°C37°C 199514°C 200056%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Grootfontein, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

January 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.