Climate averages 1991–2020
Kimberley weather
in September.
A warm, very 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 Kimberley: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 9.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a very 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 Bloemfontein (148 km away). In September its highs average 24.6°C, 1.6°C cooler than Kimberley, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Kimberley ranks 22nd of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 6th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Kimberley is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 33 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
Kimberley climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 79 | 11.3 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 63 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 63 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 41 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.310 h |
| July | 18.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.510 h |
| August | 21.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 10 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| September, selected | 26.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| November | 30.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 32.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 9.5 | 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
- Bloemfontein in SeptemberSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 8.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in SeptemberSouth Africa · 180 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Botshabelo in SeptemberSouth Africa · 200 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in SeptemberSouth Africa · 209 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Welkom in SeptemberSouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in SeptemberSouth Africa · 212 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Virginia in SeptemberSouth Africa · 217 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Kutloanong in SeptemberSouth Africa · 219 kmHigh 25.7°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 Kimberley) is explained once on the Kimberley year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.