Otse Weather in January
Otse in January
The short of it: Otse in January averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 18° · rain 73 mm · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Otse an average January high of 31°, a low of 18° and some 73 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 73 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Otse runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Ramotswa Station/Taung, 7 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Otse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramotswa Station/TaungSouth-East | 7 km NW | 32° | 19° | 68 mm |
| KgomokasitwaNgwaketsi | 14 km SW | 32° | 18° | 70 mm |
| RamotswaSouth-East | 21 km NE | 33° | 19° | 73 mm |
| LobatseLobatse | 24 km SSW | 31° | 18° | 78 mm |
| LotlhakaneNgwaketsi | 29 km WSW | 31° | 18° | 70 mm |
| ManyanaNgwaketsi | 31 km NNW | 32° | 19° | 67 mm |
| MmankgodiKweneng | 33 km NNW | 32° | 19° | 72 mm |
| GabaneKweneng | 39 km N | 32° | 19° | 74 mm |