Climate averages 1991–2020
Molepolole weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Molepolole: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogoditshane (45 km away). In September its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Molepolole, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Molepolole ranks 5th of 5 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 5 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 5 cities is 29.9°C; Molepolole is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Molepolole climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 11.1 | 13.513 h |
| February | 29.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 68 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 28.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 53 | 7.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 26 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 12 | 1.5 | 11.011 h |
| June | 20.6°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 8.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| July | 20.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| September, selected | 28.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 8.9 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 30 | 5.3 | 12.613 h |
| November | 30.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 60 | 9.0 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 77 | 11.8 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Mogoditshane in SeptemberBotswana · 45 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Gaborone in SeptemberBotswana · 50 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Mafikeng in SeptemberSouth Africa · 163 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Rustenburg in SeptemberSouth Africa · 225 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Brits in SeptemberSouth Africa · 268 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Ga-Rankuwa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 286 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Bela Bela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 287 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Soshanguve in SeptemberSouth Africa · 288 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 15 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Molepolole) is explained once on the Molepolole year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.