Climate averages 1991–2020
Phalaborwa weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th 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 hot month in Phalaborwa: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (130 km away). In September its highs average 26.5°C, 2.3°C cooler than Phalaborwa, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phalaborwa ranks 1st of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 3rd of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Phalaborwa is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 24 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
Phalaborwa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 93 | 9.3 | 13.413 h |
| February | 30.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 69 | 8.0 | 12.913 h |
| March | 30.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 43 | 6.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.512 h |
| May | 26.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 8.9 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 3.7 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| July | 23.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 4.5 | 0.6 | 10.811 h |
| August | 26.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 11.311 h |
| September, selected | 28.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 24 | 4.0 | 12.613 h |
| November | 30.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 62 | 7.9 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 93 | 9.8 | 13.614 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 · 130 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in SeptemberSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Polokwane in SeptemberSouth Africa · 170 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Mbombela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 171 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in SeptemberMozambique · 188 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Mokopane in SeptemberSouth Africa · 218 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Chibuto in SeptemberMozambique · 256 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Matola in SeptemberMozambique · 261 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 31 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 Phalaborwa) is explained once on the Phalaborwa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.