Climate averages 1991–2020
Middelburg 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 Middelburg: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 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 Emalahleni (26 km away). In September its highs average 24.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Middelburg, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Middelburg ranks 38th of 95 for the warmest September highs and 31st of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Middelburg is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 68 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
Middelburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 122 | 15.6 | 13.514 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 91 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 86 | 11.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 40 | 6.1 | 11.512 h |
| May | 20.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 15 | 2.4 | 10.911 h |
| June | 18.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| July | 18.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 5.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August | 21.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| September, selected | 25.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 18 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 68 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 | 14.3 | 13.413 h |
| December | 25.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 114 | 16.5 | 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
- Emalahleni in SeptemberSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Bethal in SeptemberSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 8.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Somaroboro in SeptemberSouth Africa · 79 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Delmas in SeptemberSouth Africa · 88 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 9.6°C · 24 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in SeptemberSouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Ermelo in SeptemberSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Etwatwa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 108 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Brakpan in SeptemberSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 9.3°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 Middelburg) is explained once on the Middelburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.