Climate averages 1991–2020
Emalahleni weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th 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 Emalahleni: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 9.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Middelburg (26 km away). In September its highs average 25.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Emalahleni, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Emalahleni ranks 57th of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 37th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Emalahleni is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 73 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
Emalahleni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 124 | 15.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 97 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 94 | 11.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 44 | 6.4 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 16 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| June | 17.1°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 6.0 | 1.0 | 10.511 h |
| July | 17.3°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 6.0 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August | 20.4°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 11.211 h |
| September, selected | 24.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 20 | 3.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 73 | 10.2 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 107 | 14.0 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 123 | 16.7 | 13.714 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
- Middelburg in SeptemberSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 18 mm rain
- Delmas in SeptemberSouth Africa · 63 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 9.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Bethal in SeptemberSouth Africa · 69 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 8.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Somaroboro in SeptemberSouth Africa · 71 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 14 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in SeptemberSouth Africa · 75 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Etwatwa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 83 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Brakpan in SeptemberSouth Africa · 95 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 9.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Benoni in SeptemberSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 9.2°C · 23 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 Emalahleni) is explained once on the Emalahleni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.