Alberton weather in September

In September, Alberton sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Alberton's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alberton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 23 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:06 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Alberton is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Density: 1,575/km²; people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical September day in Alberton reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 1°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)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

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

Alberton 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	132	16.3	13.5	5.9
Feb	25° / 15°	110	14	12.9	6.1
Mar	24° / 14°	89	12.7	12.2	6.7
Apr	22° / 11°	45	7.3	11.4	7.4
May	20° / 7°	17	2.9	10.7	8.1
Jun	18° / 4°	8	1.3	10.4	7.9
Jul	18° / 3°	3	0.8	10.5	8.0
Aug	21° / 6°	10	2	11.1	8.5
Sep	24° / 10°	23	3.7	11.8	8.5
Oct	25° / 13°	75	10.7	12.6	7.0
Nov	25° / 14°	100	14	13.3	6.2
Dec	26° / 15°	138	18.1	13.6	5.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. 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 (%)	90	90	89	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78
Cloudier (%)	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Alberton gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23

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

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light 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 6:24 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:03 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:24	5:51
2	11.5	6:22	5:51
3	11.5	6:21	5:52
4	11.5	6:20	5:52
5	11.6	6:19	5:53
6	11.6	6:18	5:53
7	11.6	6:17	5:53
8	11.6	6:16	5:54
9	11.7	6:15	5:54
10	11.7	6:13	5:55
11	11.7	6:12	5:55
12	11.7	6:11	5:56
13	11.8	6:10	5:56
14	11.8	6:09	5:56
15	11.8	6:08	5:57
16	11.8	6:06	5:57
17	11.9	6:05	5:58
18	11.9	6:04	5:58
19	11.9	6:03	5:59
20	12.0	6:02	5:59
21	12.0	6:01	5:59
22	12.0	5:59	6:00
23	12.0	5:58	6:00
24	12.1	5:57	6:01
25	12.1	5:56	6:01
26	12.1	5:55	6:02
27	12.1	5:54	6:02
28	12.2	5:53	6:02
29	12.2	5:51	6:03
30	12.2	5:50	6:03

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.05 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)	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.3	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 Alberton

In seasonPeak

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

Alberton's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Alberton?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alberton in September

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

In September, Alberton sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Alberton in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alberton peaks around January 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	12	8	6	5	6	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Alberton 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 Alberton is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 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)	50	72	119	177	261	283	275	213	156	99	70	55
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	72	Unhealthy
Mar	119	Unhealthy
Apr	177	Very unhealthy
May	261	Very unhealthy
Jun	283	Very unhealthy
Jul	275	Very unhealthy
Aug	213	Very unhealthy
Sep	156	Very unhealthy
Oct	99	Unhealthy
Nov	70	Unhealthy
Dec	55	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Alberton?

Alberton sits at 26.3°S, 28.1°E, 1,574 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Germiston, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Alberton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alberton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 1,599 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m.

The land around Alberton is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

178 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

330 m

artificial surfaces 48%

80 km

827 m

grassland 53%

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← August Alberton year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Germiston 7.0 km · Tokoza 10 km · Johannesburg 11 km · Edenvale 14 km · Boksburg 15 km · Alexandra 18 km · Benoni 22 km · Randburg 23 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Alberton (-26.2679°, 28.1223°, elevation 1,574 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	23	8
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	25	10
16	25	10
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	25	11
22	25	11
23	25	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	12
29	25	12
30	25	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1