Swellendam climate

Swellendam Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 30°C on January 1 to 31°C on January 31, and lows from 16°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 31 mm over about 6 wet days.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Swellendam, 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
16°C
Precipitation
31 mm
Reanalysis high
44°CJan 11, 2018
Reanalysis low
10°CJan 12, 1999
Daylight
14 h 23 min to 13 h 46 min
Cloud cover
32%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
17.3 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 130°C16°C42°C 200311°C 200722%
Jan 230°C16°C36°C 201011°C 200122%
Jan 330°C16°C42°C 199812°C 200022%
Jan 431°C16°C44°C 199213°C 201720%
Jan 531°C16°C40°C 201012°C 201319%
Jan 631°C16°C38°C 199413°C 200220%
Jan 731°C16°C39°C 201511°C 200220%
Jan 831°C16°C39°C 199911°C 200019%
Jan 931°C16°C35°C 201011°C 199118%
Jan 1031°C16°C36°C 200711°C 199818%
Jan 1131°C16°C44°C 201810°C 199819%
Jan 1231°C16°C37°C 201210°C 199919%
Jan 1330°C16°C42°C 201012°C 199920%
Jan 1430°C16°C37°C 202010°C 199819%
Jan 1531°C16°C42°C 199112°C 200118%
Jan 1631°C16°C41°C 201213°C 200118%
Jan 1731°C16°C37°C 201013°C 199118%
Jan 1831°C16°C43°C 201712°C 200318%
Jan 1931°C16°C40°C 200011°C 199518%
Jan 2031°C16°C38°C 200010°C 201920%
Jan 2131°C16°C39°C 200712°C 199819%
Jan 2231°C16°C38°C 199613°C 199418%
Jan 2331°C16°C37°C 201513°C 199420%
Jan 2431°C16°C41°C 201513°C 199321%
Jan 2531°C16°C39°C 200712°C 199321%
Jan 2631°C16°C37°C 200713°C 199322%
Jan 2731°C16°C39°C 199813°C 202022%
Jan 2831°C16°C40°C 200712°C 199622%
Jan 2931°C16°C40°C 201513°C 201722%
Jan 3031°C16°C39°C 201513°C 201721%
Jan 3131°C16°C40°C 200713°C 199820%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Swellendam, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:44 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.