Rustenburg climate

Rustenburg Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Rustenburg, 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 121 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 Rustenburg, 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
31°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
121 mm
Reanalysis high
42°CJan 7, 2016
Reanalysis low
10°CJan 20, 2000
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
10.4 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°C38°C 201613°C 200160%
Jan 232°C18°C36°C 199110°C 200161%
Jan 332°C18°C36°C 200812°C 200161%
Jan 431°C18°C36°C 200912°C 200162%
Jan 532°C18°C37°C 201614°C 200161%
Jan 632°C18°C40°C 201614°C 199461%
Jan 732°C18°C42°C 201615°C 200261%
Jan 832°C18°C39°C 201814°C 201161%
Jan 932°C18°C37°C 200113°C 199162%
Jan 1032°C18°C38°C 200111°C 199862%
Jan 1131°C18°C39°C 200111°C 199862%
Jan 1231°C18°C37°C 200113°C 199362%
Jan 1331°C18°C37°C 200715°C 199363%
Jan 1431°C18°C38°C 200315°C 199164%
Jan 1531°C18°C38°C 201815°C 200165%
Jan 1631°C18°C37°C 200315°C 199365%
Jan 1731°C18°C36°C 199314°C 201764%
Jan 1831°C18°C35°C 199311°C 200065%
Jan 1931°C18°C37°C 199310°C 200066%
Jan 2031°C18°C36°C 199310°C 200067%
Jan 2131°C18°C37°C 201813°C 200067%
Jan 2231°C18°C35°C 201915°C 200067%
Jan 2331°C18°C37°C 201916°C 200066%
Jan 2431°C18°C38°C 200116°C 199466%
Jan 2531°C18°C38°C 201315°C 199465%
Jan 2631°C18°C37°C 199514°C 199466%
Jan 2731°C18°C38°C 199514°C 202066%
Jan 2831°C18°C38°C 199512°C 199664%
Jan 2931°C18°C38°C 199511°C 199664%
Jan 3031°C18°C39°C 199212°C 199664%
Jan 3131°C18°C36°C 201314°C 200063%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Rustenburg, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 7:06 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 7:03 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.