Mafikeng climate

Mafikeng Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mafikeng, 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 18°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 93 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 Mafikeng, 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
32°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
93 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CJan 7, 2016
Reanalysis low
9°CJan 2, 2001
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
13.0 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°C18°C37°C 199112°C 200751%
Jan 232°C18°C36°C 20029°C 200152%
Jan 332°C18°C37°C 199511°C 200151%
Jan 432°C18°C37°C 201613°C 200151%
Jan 532°C18°C39°C 201615°C 200150%
Jan 632°C18°C41°C 201615°C 199448%
Jan 732°C18°C41°C 201616°C 201148%
Jan 832°C18°C38°C 201614°C 201148%
Jan 932°C18°C37°C 200113°C 199849%
Jan 1032°C18°C37°C 20019°C 199850%
Jan 1132°C18°C39°C 200110°C 199850%
Jan 1232°C18°C38°C 201913°C 199351%
Jan 1332°C18°C39°C 201915°C 199352%
Jan 1432°C18°C38°C 201915°C 199453%
Jan 1531°C18°C38°C 201812°C 200154%
Jan 1631°C18°C38°C 201912°C 200055%
Jan 1731°C18°C39°C 199314°C 200055%
Jan 1831°C18°C38°C 201911°C 200056%
Jan 1931°C18°C36°C 199211°C 200057%
Jan 2031°C18°C36°C 201812°C 200058%
Jan 2131°C18°C36°C 199315°C 200060%
Jan 2231°C18°C37°C 201915°C 200060%
Jan 2331°C18°C38°C 201916°C 201760%
Jan 2431°C18°C39°C 201915°C 200059%
Jan 2531°C18°C38°C 201915°C 199459%
Jan 2631°C18°C38°C 199513°C 199458%
Jan 2731°C18°C39°C 199514°C 202058%
Jan 2831°C18°C38°C 199514°C 199656%
Jan 2931°C18°C38°C 199512°C 199655%
Jan 3031°C18°C38°C 199213°C 200054%
Jan 3131°C18°C37°C 199214°C 199654%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 7:09 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.