Tsabong weather in September

In September, Tsabong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tsabong's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsabong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
17%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Tsabong is town in 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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Tsabong reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Tsabong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tsabong weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°567.813.43.4
Feb33° / 22°487.212.93.8
Mar32° / 20°456.612.24.8
Apr28° / 15°274.311.47.2
May25° / 10°71.510.79.0
Jun22° / 5110.49.1
Jul22° / 20.410.59.1
Aug25° / 10.411.19.4
Sep29° / 13°6111.87.5
Oct32° / 17°142.712.65.2
Nov33° / 19°324.813.34.2
Dec34° / 21°547.413.63.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3928
4928
5928
6919
7919
8919
9919
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
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24928
25928
26928
27919
28919
29919
30919

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tsabong gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 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 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
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93
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113
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305

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
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23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982

Wind in September

Winds average 17 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:466:14
211.56:456:14
311.56:446:15
411.56:436:15
511.66:426:15
611.66:416:16
711.66:396:16
811.66:386:17
911.76:376:17
1011.76:366:18
1111.76:356:18
1211.76:346:18
1311.86:336:19
1411.86:316:19
1511.86:306:20
1611.86:296:20
1711.96:286:20
1811.96:276:21
1911.96:266:21
2012.06:246:22
2112.06:236:22
2212.06:226:23
2312.06:216:23
2412.16:206:23
2512.16:196:24
2612.16:186:24
2712.16:166:25
2812.26:156:25
2912.26:146:26
3012.26:136:26

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Tsabong?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Tsabong for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tsabong in September

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

In September, Tsabong sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tsabong 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 Tsabong peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tsabong in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tsabong is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1521 µg/m³Apr 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsabong?

Tsabong sits at 26.1°S, 22.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Vryburg, 248 km away.

VryburgJwanengSchweizer-RenekeKanyeJaneng

Topography around Tsabong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsabong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 971 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m.

The land around Tsabong is covered by grassland (62%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
324 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Vryburg 248 km · Postmasburg 261 km · Jwaneng 280 km · Upington 292 km · Pampierstad 294 km · Schweizer-Reneke 313 km · Kanye 313 km · Janeng 318 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 Tsabong (-26.05°, 22.45°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).