Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 22.8°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In September its highs average 21.6°C, 1.2°C cooler than Bethlehem, South Africa, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks joint 73rd of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 47th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 87 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
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September, selected | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 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
- Phuthaditjhaba in SeptemberSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Kroonstad in SeptemberSouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 9.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Virginia in SeptemberSouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Maseru in SeptemberLesotho · 145 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Ladysmith in SeptemberSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Welkom in SeptemberSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Kutloanong in SeptemberSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in SeptemberSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 14 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 Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.