Christiana weather in September

In September, Christiana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2 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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Christiana's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Christiana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:19 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Christiana is town in North West, South Africa.

Founded: 1870

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Christiana reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 3°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12

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

How September really feels in Christiana

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.

Christiana 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	84	12.8	13.6	4.4
Feb	30° / 18°	72	11.4	13	4.8
Mar	29° / 16°	65	10.3	12.2	6.0
Apr	25° / 12°	42	6.7	11.4	7.8
May	22° / 7°	17	2.6	10.6	8.6
Jun	19° / 3°	10	1.7	10.3	8.2
Jul	19° / 3°	5	0.9	10.4	8.4
Aug	22° / 6°	11	1.6	11	8.9
Sep	26° / 10°	14	2	11.8	8.5
Oct	29° / 13°	36	6.8	12.7	6.6
Nov	30° / 15°	59	8.3	13.4	5.4
Dec	31° / 17°	70	11.7	13.7	4.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 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 (%)	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	81
Cloudier (%)	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Christiana gets around 14 mm of rain over 2 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 8% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13

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

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	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	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	1	2	2	2	2

	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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

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	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
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 24 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 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:16 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	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	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)	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:37	6:02
2	11.4	6:35	6:02
3	11.5	6:34	6:03
4	11.5	6:33	6:03
5	11.5	6:32	6:04
6	11.6	6:31	6:04
7	11.6	6:30	6:04
8	11.6	6:28	6:05
9	11.6	6:27	6:05
10	11.7	6:26	6:06
11	11.7	6:25	6:06
12	11.7	6:23	6:07
13	11.8	6:22	6:07
14	11.8	6:21	6:08
15	11.8	6:20	6:08
16	11.8	6:19	6:09
17	11.9	6:17	6:09
18	11.9	6:16	6:10
19	11.9	6:15	6:10
20	12.0	6:14	6:11
21	12.0	6:12	6:11
22	12.0	6:11	6:12
23	12.0	6:10	6:12
24	12.1	6:09	6:13
25	12.1	6:08	6:13
26	12.1	6:06	6:14
27	12.1	6:05	6:14
28	12.2	6:04	6:15
29	12.2	6:03	6:15
30	12.2	6:02	6:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.15 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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Christiana?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Christiana in September

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

In September, Christiana sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Christiana 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 Christiana peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	13	11	8	6	5	5	7	9	11	13	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	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Christiana?

Christiana sits at 27.9°S, 25.2°E, 1,207 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Warrenton, 38 km away.

Topography around Christiana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Christiana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around Christiana is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

grassland 39%

16 km

81 m

grassland 76%

80 km

389 m

grassland 61%

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

September weather nearby: Warrenton 38 km · Pampierstad 49 km · Bloemhof 53 km · Hoopstad 74 km · Schweizer-Reneke 82 km · Kimberley 99 km · Bultfontein 106 km · Makwassie 106 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 Christiana (-27.914°, 25.1611°, elevation 1,207 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

	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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

	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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

	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	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2