Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th 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 Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In September its highs average 26.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Louis Trichardt, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks joint 8th of 95 for the warmest September highs and 2nd of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Louis Trichardt is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.7 mm to 22 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September, selected | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in SeptemberSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Polokwane in SeptemberSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Mokopane in SeptemberSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 15.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Bela Bela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Somaroboro in SeptemberSouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Mbombela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Middelburg in SeptemberSouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 18 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.