Otavi Weather in January
Otavi in January
The short of it: Otavi in January averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 17° · rain 131 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Otavi an average January high of 31°, a low of 17° and some 131 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 131 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Otavi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Tsumeb, 58 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Otavi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 55 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 58 km NE | 32° | 19° | 128 mm |
| GrootfonteinOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km E | 31° | 18° | 136 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 106 km S | 32° | 17° | 90 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 115 km N | 32° | 19° | 124 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 117 km NE | 32° | 19° | 130 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 117 km SW | 32° | 16° | 108 mm |
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km E | 32° | 19° | 118 mm |
| OutjoKunene Region | 135 km WSW | 32° | 17° | 90 mm |