Greytown weather in September

In September, Greytown sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Greytown's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greytown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Greytown is town in South Africa.

Founded
1854

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Greytown reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Greytown 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
Jan28° / 17°10616.613.65.4
Feb28° / 17°9113.8135.7
Mar27° / 16°7512.212.26.4
Apr24° / 13°447.811.37.5
May23° / 193.710.68.3
Jun20° / 132.510.28.2
Jul20° / 182.410.38.2
Aug22° / 224.3118.2
Sep25° / 11°336.111.87.8
Oct25° / 12°691212.76.5
Nov26° / 14°9415.213.55.7
Dec27° / 16°10717.113.85.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47327
57228
67129
77030
87030
96931
106832
116832
126733
136634
146634
156535
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186238
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216139
226040
235941
245941
255842
265644
275644
285545
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Greytown gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.1 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 21% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
517
617
718
818
919
1019
1120
1220
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2223
2323
2424
2524
2625
2726
2827
2928
3029

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23964
24955
25946
26946
27937
28928
29919
309010

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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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 6:16 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:165:39
211.46:155:40
311.46:135:40
411.56:125:41
511.56:115:41
611.56:105:42
711.66:085:42
811.66:075:43
911.66:065:43
1011.76:055:44
1111.76:035:44
1211.76:025:45
1311.76:015:45
1411.86:005:46
1511.85:585:46
1611.85:575:47
1711.95:565:47
1811.95:555:48
1911.95:535:48
2011.95:525:49
2112.05:515:49
2212.05:505:50
2312.05:485:50
2412.15:475:51
2512.15:465:52
2612.15:445:52
2712.25:435:53
2812.25:425:53
2912.25:415:54
3012.25:405:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.9Bright
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104.9Bright
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124.9Bright
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145.0Bright
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175.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
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265.0Bright
275.1Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Greytown

In seasonPeak

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

Greytown'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 September a good time to visit Greytown?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Greytown in September

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

In September, Greytown sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Greytown in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greytown peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Greytown 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 Greytown is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1399 µg/m³Jan 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr60Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun92Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct39Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Greytown?

Greytown sits at 29.1°S, 30.6°E, 1,050 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Howick, 58 km away.

Topography around Greytown

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greytown has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 1,082 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m.

The land around Greytown is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
812 m
80 km
1,775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Howick 58 km · Mooi River 60 km · Pietermaritzburg 64 km · Mpophomeni 69 km · Estcourt 71 km · KwaDukuza 74 km · Shakaskraal 74 km · Tongaat 76 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 Greytown (-29.0642°, 30.5928°, elevation 1,050 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).