Itsoseng weather in September

In September, Itsoseng sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.4 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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Itsoseng's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itsoseng's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 2.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:15 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

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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 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Itsoseng reaches about 26°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 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 2°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)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Itsoseng 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	28° / 18°	95	15.1	13.4	5.7
Feb	27° / 17°	96	12.2	12.9	6.1
Mar	26° / 15°	75	11.8	12.2	6.7
Apr	24° / 12°	43	6.9	11.4	7.8
May	22° / 8°	20	2.6	10.7	8.5
Jun	19° / 5°	9	1.4	10.4	8.2
Jul	19° / 4°	3	0.8	10.5	8.3
Aug	22° / 7°	9	1.5	11.1	8.9
Sep	26° / 11°	15	2.4	11.8	8.6
Oct	27° / 14°	48	7.6	12.6	7.3
Nov	28° / 16°	73	11.4	13.3	6.4
Dec	28° / 17°	93	14.7	13.6	5.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	86	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Itsoseng gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.4 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 9% and peaks near 15% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15

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

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	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97
Comfortable (%)	0	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	2	2	2	3

	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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

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 6:32 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	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)	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:32	6:00
2	11.5	6:31	6:00
3	11.5	6:30	6:01
4	11.5	6:29	6:01
5	11.6	6:28	6:02
6	11.6	6:27	6:02
7	11.6	6:26	6:03
8	11.6	6:25	6:03
9	11.7	6:23	6:03
10	11.7	6:22	6:04
11	11.7	6:21	6:04
12	11.7	6:20	6:05
13	11.8	6:19	6:05
14	11.8	6:18	6:05
15	11.8	6:16	6:06
16	11.8	6:15	6:06
17	11.9	6:14	6:07
18	11.9	6:13	6:07
19	11.9	6:12	6:08
20	12.0	6:11	6:08
21	12.0	6:10	6:08
22	12.0	6:08	6:09
23	12.0	6:07	6:09
24	12.1	6:06	6:10
25	12.1	6:05	6:10
26	12.1	6:04	6:11
27	12.1	6:03	6:11
28	12.2	6:02	6:11
29	12.2	6:00	6:12
30	12.2	5:59	6:12

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.21 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)	5.7	5.8	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	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	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	Intense	Intense

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

Hazard calendar for Itsoseng

In seasonPeak

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

Itsoseng'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 Itsoseng?

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

8.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itsoseng in September

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

In September, Itsoseng sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Itsoseng 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 Itsoseng peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

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	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Itsoseng 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 Itsoseng is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	8	11	13	14	18	19	20	18	18	12	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Itsoseng?

Itsoseng sits at 26.1°S, 25.9°E, 1,486 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Lichtenburg, 29 km away.

Topography around Itsoseng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itsoseng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 1,483 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m.

The land around Itsoseng is covered by grassland (60%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

grassland 60%

16 km

137 m

grassland 59%

80 km

582 m

grassland 55%

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

September weather nearby: Lichtenburg 29 km · Mafikeng 34 km · Mmabatho 36 km · Coligny 52 km · Zeerust 64 km · Janeng 81 km · Ottosdal 82 km · Hartbeesfontein 93 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 Itsoseng (-26.0816°, 25.8812°, elevation 1,486 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

	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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

	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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	86	14
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

	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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3