Mohale's Hoek weather in September

In September, Mohale's Hoek sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 4.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mohale's Hoek's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mohale's Hoek's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 28 mm; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:10 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Mohale's Hoek is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mohale's Hoek reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	4
2	21	4
3	21	4
4	21	4
5	21	4
6	21	4
7	21	5
8	22	5
9	22	5
10	22	5
11	22	5
12	22	5
13	22	5
14	22	6
15	22	6
16	22	6
17	22	6
18	22	6
19	23	6
20	23	6
21	23	6
22	23	6
23	23	6
24	23	6
25	23	7
26	23	7
27	23	7
28	23	7
29	23	7
30	23	7

How September really feels in Mohale's Hoek

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Mohale's Hoek weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 14°	137	14.7	0	13.7	6.1
Feb	26° / 13°	118	13.3	0	13.1	6.2
Mar	24° / 11°	114	12.7	0	12.2	6.8
Apr	21° / 7°	74	9.1	0	11.3	7.0
May	18° / 3°	33	4.6	0.2	10.5	7.1
Jun	15° / -1°	21	3.7	0.4	10.1	5.9
Jul	15° / -1°	17	3.3	0.6	10.3	6.0
Aug	18° / 1°	29	4.3	0.5	10.9	7.2
Sep	22° / 6°	28	4.3	0.1	11.8	8.0
Oct	24° / 8°	87	9.3	0	12.7	7.5
Nov	25° / 10°	112	10.8	0	13.5	7.0
Dec	27° / 12°	137	13.4	0	13.9	6.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	72
Cloudier (%)	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	72	28

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mohale's Hoek gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 4.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
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6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:29	5:51
2	11.4	6:28	5:51
3	11.4	6:27	5:52
4	11.5	6:25	5:52
5	11.5	6:24	5:53
6	11.5	6:23	5:53
7	11.5	6:21	5:54
8	11.6	6:20	5:55
9	11.6	6:19	5:55
10	11.6	6:18	5:56
11	11.7	6:16	5:56
12	11.7	6:15	5:57
13	11.7	6:14	5:57
14	11.8	6:12	5:58
15	11.8	6:11	5:58
16	11.8	6:10	5:59
17	11.9	6:08	6:00
18	11.9	6:07	6:00
19	11.9	6:06	6:01
20	11.9	6:05	6:01
21	12.0	6:03	6:02
22	12.0	6:02	6:02
23	12.0	6:01	6:03
24	12.1	5:59	6:04
25	12.1	5:58	6:04
26	12.1	5:57	6:05
27	12.2	5:55	6:05
28	12.2	5:54	6:06
29	12.2	5:53	6:07
30	12.3	5:52	6:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mohale's Hoek

In seasonPeak

None of Mohale's Hoek's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mohale's Hoek's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Mohale's Hoek?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Mohale's Hoek for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mohale's Hoek in September

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

In September, Mohale's Hoek sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Mohale's Hoek in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mohale's Hoek peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	8	6	4	4	6	8	12	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mohale's Hoek 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 Mohale's Hoek is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	7	9	11	14	17	17	16	16	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mohale's Hoek?

Mohale's Hoek sits at 30.2°S, 27.5°E, 1,598 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Quthing, 35 km away.

Topography around Mohale's Hoek

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mohale's Hoek.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mohale's Hoek has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 1,665 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,772 m.

The land around Mohale's Hoek is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

657 m

grassland 66%

16 km

1,226 m

grassland 73%

80 km

1,772 m

grassland 85%

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← August Mohale's Hoek year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Quthing 35 km · Zastron 41 km · Mafeteng 43 km · Maseru 93 km · Aliwal North 95 km · Mabote 97 km · Ladybrand 106 km · Teyateyaneng 115 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,089; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 38.2; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 31.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Mohale's Hoek (-30.1514°, 27.4769°, elevation 1,598 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	4
2	21	4
3	21	4
4	21	4
5	21	4
6	21	4
7	21	5
8	22	5
9	22	5
10	22	5
11	22	5
12	22	5
13	22	5
14	22	6
15	22	6
16	22	6
17	22	6
18	22	6
19	23	6
20	23	6
21	23	6
22	23	6
23	23	6
24	23	6
25	23	7
26	23	7
27	23	7
28	23	7
29	23	7
30	23	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	4
2	21	4
3	21	4
4	21	4
5	21	4
6	21	4
7	21	5
8	22	5
9	22	5
10	22	5
11	22	5
12	22	5
13	22	5
14	22	6
15	22	6
16	22	6
17	22	6
18	22	6
19	23	6
20	23	6
21	23	6
22	23	6
23	23	6
24	23	6
25	23	7
26	23	7
27	23	7
28	23	7
29	23	7
30	23	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	4
2	21	4
3	21	4
4	21	4
5	21	4
6	21	4
7	21	5
8	22	5
9	22	5
10	22	5
11	22	5
12	22	5
13	22	5
14	22	6
15	22	6
16	22	6
17	22	6
18	22	6
19	23	6
20	23	6
21	23	6
22	23	6
23	23	6
24	23	6
25	23	7
26	23	7
27	23	7
28	23	7
29	23	7
30	23	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	19
28	19
29	20
30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100