Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafikeng 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 Mafikeng: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 11.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 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 55 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gaborone (137 km away). In September its highs average 29.1°C, 2.2°C warmer than Mafikeng, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mafikeng ranks 11th 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; Mafikeng is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 45 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
Mafikeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 90 | 14.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 90 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 71 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| June | 19.2°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| August | 22.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September, selected | 26.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 45 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 87 | 14.3 | 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
- Gaborone in SeptemberBotswana · 137 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in SeptemberBotswana · 139 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in SeptemberSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 10.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in SeptemberSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Stilfontein in SeptemberSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Orkney in SeptemberSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 10.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Rustenburg in SeptemberSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Molepolole in SeptemberBotswana · 163 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 8.9 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 Mafikeng) is explained once on the Mafikeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.