Gobabis weather in September

In September, Gobabis sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 Gobabis's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobabis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
18%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Gobabis is city in eastern Namibia.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Gobabis reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)
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22811
32811
42911
52912
62912
72912
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112912
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How September really feels in Gobabis

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.

Gobabis weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°951313.24.1
Feb31° / 19°8812.912.84.5
Mar30° / 18°6410.512.25.4
Apr28° / 14°27511.57.5
May25° / 10°30.910.99.1
Jun23° / 00.110.79.5
Jul22° / 10.210.89.4
Aug26° / 10.211.29.3
Sep30° / 13°51.411.96.9
Oct32° / 17°224.512.55.0
Nov32° / 18°367.513.14.4
Dec32° / 19°6811.113.33.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10946
11946
12946
13946
14937
15937
16937
17928
18928
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20919
21919
22928
23928
24919
25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30928

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gobabis gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
103
113
123
134
144
154
165
175
185
196
206
216
227
237
247
257
268
278
288
298
308

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
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151000
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21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 6:57 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:576:30
211.66:566:30
311.66:566:31
411.66:556:31
511.66:546:31
611.76:536:32
711.76:526:32
811.76:516:32
911.76:496:33
1011.76:486:33
1111.86:476:33
1211.86:466:33
1311.86:456:34
1411.86:446:34
1511.96:436:34
1611.96:426:35
1711.96:416:35
1811.96:406:35
1911.96:396:35
2012.06:386:36
2112.06:376:36
2212.06:366:36
2312.06:356:37
2412.16:346:37
2512.16:336:37
2612.16:326:38
2712.16:316:38
2812.16:306:38
2912.26:296:39
3012.26:286:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Gobabis?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gobabis in September

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

In September, Gobabis sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gobabis 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 Gobabis peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gobabis?

Gobabis sits at 22.5°S, 19.0°E, 1,442 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 194 km away.

WindhoekKatuturaRehobothOkahandjaMarientalGhanziOtjiwarongoGrootfontein

Topography around Gobabis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobabis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Gobabis is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Windhoek 194 km · Katutura 197 km · Rehoboth 215 km · Okahandja 219 km · Mariental 263 km · Ghanzi 288 km · Otjiwarongo 327 km · Grootfontein 333 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%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 Gobabis (-22.4534°, 18.9716°, elevation 1,442 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).