Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba weather
in September.
A mild, fairly 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 mild month in Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 6.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 5th 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 Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In September its highs average 22.8°C, 1.2°C warmer than Phuthaditjhaba, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks joint 83rd of 95 for the warmest September highs and 65th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Phuthaditjhaba is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 106 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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September, selected | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Ladysmith in SeptemberSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 10.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Maseru in SeptemberLesotho · 157 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Standerton in SeptemberSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Kroonstad in SeptemberSouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 9.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in SeptemberSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 56 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.