Climate averages 1991–2020
Vryheid weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th 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 Vryheid: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 7 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 Dundee, South Africa (70 km away). In September its highs average 24.8°C, 0.5°C warmer than Vryheid, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Vryheid ranks joint 58th of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 75th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Vryheid is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 97 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
Vryheid climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 139 | 17.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 114 | 14.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 24.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 98 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 51 | 8.1 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 19 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June | 19.2°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 13 | 1.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.6°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 22 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| September, selected | 24.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 39 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 97 | 13.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 137 | 17.7 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 158 | 19.2 | 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
- Dundee, South Africa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 10.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Piet Retief in SeptemberSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 38 mm rain
- Ladysmith in SeptemberSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Manzini in SeptemberEswatini · 153 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 36 mm rain
- Ermelo in SeptemberSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Mbabane in SeptemberEswatini · 165 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Richards Bay in SeptemberSouth Africa · 166 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.4°C · 54 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 Vryheid) is explained once on the Vryheid year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.