Ermelo in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Ermelo sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 249 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
23°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
249 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
7.0
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Ermelo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical spring day in Ermelo reaches about 23°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Ermelo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ermelo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°14416.913.56.0
Feb24° / 14°10212.212.96.5
Mar23° / 13°9011.312.26.9
Apr21° / 10°45711.47.3
May19° / 152.710.77.9
Jun17° / 71.310.47.5
Jul17° / 70.810.57.6
Aug20° / 142.511.18.2
Sep23° / 264.511.88.3
Oct23° / 11°9612.612.66.8
Nov23° / 12°12815.613.35.9
Dec24° / 14°16318.113.65.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ermelo gets around 249 mm of rain over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

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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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ermelo

In seasonPeak

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

Ermelo'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 Ermelo?

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.

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Ermelo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ermelo in Spring

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

In spring, Ermelo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 33 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ermelo 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 Ermelo peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ermelo 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 Ermelo is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ermelo?

Ermelo sits at 26.5°S, 30.0°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 26 km away.

Topography around Ermelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ermelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 1,714 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Ermelo is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Breyten 26 km · Hendrina 49 km · Bethal 52 km · Carolina 53 km · Driefontein 66 km · Daggakraal 67 km · Trichardt 75 km · Thubelihle 77 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Ermelo (-26.5333°, 29.9833°, elevation 1,700 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.