Ruacana Weather in January
Ruacana in January
The short of it: Ruacana in January averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 19° · rain 106 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Ruacana an average January high of 31°, a low of 19° and some 106 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Ruacana runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Outapi, 61 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
January in Ruacana, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 46 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutapiOmusati Region | 61 km E | 31° | 19° | 115 mm |
| TsandiOmusati Region | 61 km SE | 31° | 19° | 112 mm |
| OngandjeraOmusati Region | 86 km SE | 31° | 19° | 110 mm |
| OkahaoOmusati Region | 86 km SE | 31° | 19° | 110 mm |
| OpuwoKunene Region | 93 km SW | 30° | 19° | 81 mm |
| XangongoCunene | 97 km NE | 31° | 19° | 146 mm |
| OkalongoOmusati Region | 97 km E | 32° | 20° | 132 mm |
| HumbeCunene | 97 km NNE | 31° | 19° | 145 mm |