Phalaborwa climate

Phalaborwa Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 34°C on January 1 to 34°C on January 31, and lows from 21°C to 21°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 112 mm over about 16 wet days.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Phalaborwa, in °C, with the record for each date.1020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
34°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
112 mm
Reanalysis high
43°CJan 7, 2016
Reanalysis low
13°CJan 30, 1996
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
15.1 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 134°C21°C41°C 199118°C 200752%
Jan 234°C21°C38°C 201217°C 200152%
Jan 334°C21°C39°C 200315°C 200154%
Jan 434°C21°C38°C 199115°C 200153%
Jan 534°C21°C39°C 201215°C 200151%
Jan 634°C21°C40°C 201614°C 199450%
Jan 734°C21°C43°C 201616°C 199451%
Jan 834°C21°C41°C 199117°C 199452%
Jan 934°C21°C40°C 199717°C 200852%
Jan 1034°C21°C40°C 200116°C 199552%
Jan 1134°C21°C41°C 200116°C 199551%
Jan 1234°C21°C42°C 201918°C 199852%
Jan 1334°C21°C39°C 199216°C 199353%
Jan 1434°C21°C41°C 199215°C 199354%
Jan 1533°C21°C43°C 200417°C 200054%
Jan 1633°C21°C42°C 200718°C 199453%
Jan 1733°C21°C39°C 200217°C 201753%
Jan 1833°C21°C41°C 200217°C 200051%
Jan 1933°C21°C41°C 199314°C 200052%
Jan 2033°C21°C41°C 200316°C 200053%
Jan 2133°C21°C38°C 199116°C 200052%
Jan 2233°C21°C40°C 199116°C 199553%
Jan 2333°C21°C39°C 200216°C 199551%
Jan 2433°C21°C38°C 200117°C 201350%
Jan 2533°C21°C39°C 201617°C 200050%
Jan 2634°C21°C41°C 200318°C 201250%
Jan 2734°C21°C39°C 201517°C 201249%
Jan 2834°C21°C39°C 200516°C 201248%
Jan 2934°C21°C39°C 199515°C 199649%
Jan 3034°C21°C41°C 200313°C 199649%
Jan 3134°C21°C38°C 199317°C 199650%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 6:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 6:44 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.