Barberton in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Barberton sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 187 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Barberton's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Barberton's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 25°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 187 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.9; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Barberton in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical spring day in Barberton reaches about 25°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

Barberton weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	129	16.2	13.4	5.5
Feb	27° / 18°	109	13.5	12.9	5.8
Mar	26° / 17°	88	12.2	12.2	6.4
Apr	25° / 14°	44	7	11.4	7.6
May	23° / 10°	17	3.1	10.8	8.7
Jun	22° / 7°	7	1.5	10.4	8.7
Jul	21° / 7°	7	1.4	10.6	8.6
Aug	23° / 9°	12	2.5	11.1	8.7
Sep	25° / 12°	24	4.7	11.8	8.1
Oct	25° / 14°	58	10.8	12.6	6.8
Nov	26° / 16°	104	15.2	13.3	5.8
Dec	27° / 17°	128	17	13.6	5.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Barberton gets around 187 mm of rain over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early September to 13 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Barberton

In seasonPeak

In spring, Barberton overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Barberton?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barberton in Spring

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

In spring, Barberton sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Barberton in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Barberton peaks around February 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (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)	12	13	12	7	6	5	5	7	8	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Barberton in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Barberton is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	20	18	24	26	34	37	52	43	34	23	30	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Barberton?

Barberton sits at 25.8°S, 31.1°E, 853 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tekwane, 36 km away.

Topography around Barberton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barberton has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,356 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,040 m.

The land around Barberton is covered by trees (36%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

906 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,356 m

trees 40%

80 km

2,040 m

grassland 43%

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Spring weather nearby: Tekwane 36 km · Mbombela 36 km · Lukwatini 38 km · Nhlazatje 38 km · Matsulu 42 km · Schoemansdal 47 km · White River 51 km · Driekoppies 52 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 Barberton (-25.7884°, 31.0532°, elevation 853 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.