Letlhakane weather in September

In September, Letlhakane sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Letlhakane's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Letlhakane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
13%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Letlhakane is City in northern Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Letlhakane reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13013
23013
33013
43013
53014
63014
73014
83114
93114
103114
113114
123115
133115
143115
153115
163115
173115
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193216
203216
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223216
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283217
293217
303317

How September really feels in Letlhakane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Letlhakane weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°9912.313.24.2
Feb31° / 20°869.812.74.5
Mar30° / 19°52712.25.3
Apr29° / 15°122.511.56.8
May27° / 11°40.9118.7
Jun24° / 40.510.79.5
Jul24° / 10.210.89.5
Aug27° / 11°0011.38.6
Sep31° / 15°50.911.96.0
Oct33° / 19°112.512.54.3
Nov33° / 20°498.5133.9
Dec31° / 20°9512.213.34.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3964
4964
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29928
30928

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Letlhakane gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
153
163
173
183
193
204
214
224
234
245
255
265
275
285
296
306

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189820
199820
209730
219730
229541
239541
249451
259361
269361
279271
289181
299091
309091

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:306:04
211.66:296:05
311.66:286:05
411.66:276:05
511.66:266:05
611.76:266:06
711.76:256:06
811.76:246:06
911.76:236:07
1011.86:226:07
1111.86:216:07
1211.86:206:07
1311.86:196:08
1411.86:186:08
1511.96:176:08
1611.96:166:08
1711.96:156:09
1811.96:146:09
1911.96:136:09
2012.06:126:09
2112.06:116:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:096:10
2412.06:086:10
2512.16:076:11
2612.16:066:11
2712.16:056:11
2812.16:046:12
2912.26:036:12
3012.26:026:12

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Letlhakane?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Letlhakane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Letlhakane in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Letlhakane sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Letlhakane in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Letlhakane peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Letlhakane?

Letlhakane sits at 21.4°S, 25.6°E, 984 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Gweta, 142 km away.

GwetaNataSeroweTutumeTonotaFrancistownPalapyeMahalapye

Topography around Letlhakane

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Letlhakane.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Letlhakane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Letlhakane is covered by shrubs (57%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Gweta 142 km · Nata 147 km · Serowe 158 km · Tutume 181 km · Tonota 193 km · Francistown 200 km · Palapye 202 km · Mahalapye 226 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Letlhakane (-21.4149°, 25.5926°, elevation 984 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).