Fochville weather in September

In September, Fochville sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Fochville's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fochville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Fochville is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Founded
1920

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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical September day in Fochville reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Fochville weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°12815.613.55.8
Feb27° / 16°1141312.96.1
Mar25° / 15°8511.812.26.8
Apr23° / 11°40711.47.7
May21° / 182.810.78.3
Jun19° / 81.410.48.1
Jul19° / 30.710.58.3
Aug22° / 101.911.18.7
Sep25° / 11°193.311.88.5
Oct27° / 13°699.912.67.0
Nov27° / 15°10013.513.36.1
Dec27° / 16°13317.413.65.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Fochville gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.3 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 12% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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
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913light breeze
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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 6:26 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:265:53
211.56:255:54
311.56:245:54
411.56:235:55
511.66:225:55
611.66:215:55
711.66:195:56
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1611.86:096:00
1711.96:086:00
1811.96:076:01
1911.96:056:01
2012.06:046:01
2112.06:036:02
2212.06:026:02
2312.06:016:03
2412.16:006:03
2512.15:586:04
2612.15:576:04
2712.15:566:05
2812.25:556:05
2912.25:546:05
3012.25:536:06

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Fochville

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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May
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Aug
Sep
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Is September a good time to visit Fochville?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fochville in September

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

In September, Fochville sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Fochville 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 Fochville peaks around January 13 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 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Fochville 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 Fochville 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).

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fochville?

Fochville sits at 26.5°S, 27.5°E, 1,478 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Carletonville, 17 km away.

Topography around Fochville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fochville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Fochville is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Carletonville 17 km · Westonaria 24 km · Evaton 36 km · Randfontein 40 km · Vanderbijlpark 42 km · Soweto 44 km · Parys 46 km · Potchefstroom 47 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 Fochville (-26.4886°, 27.4939°, elevation 1,478 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).