Ladysmith weather in September

In September, Ladysmith sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.9 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Ladysmith's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ladysmith's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:00 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ladysmith reaches about 26°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 17°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and on par with 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	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Ladysmith 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 17°	172	18.9	13.6	4.6
Feb	28° / 17°	142	14.6	13	5.2
Mar	27° / 15°	117	13.5	12.2	6.2
Apr	25° / 12°	58	7.9	11.3	7.5
May	23° / 8°	21	3.5	10.6	8.6
Jun	21° / 5°	14	2.8	10.2	8.4
Jul	21° / 5°	16	2.3	10.4	8.4
Aug	23° / 8°	28	4.4	11	8.4
Sep	26° / 11°	39	6.9	11.8	7.6
Oct	27° / 13°	100	13.8	12.7	6.2
Nov	27° / 14°	137	16.8	13.4	5.4
Dec	28° / 16°	179	19.6	13.8	4.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 26%. 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 (%)	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	64
Cloudier (%)	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ladysmith gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. 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 (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	96	95	95	94	93	92
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8

	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	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	93	7
30	92	8

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
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7	9	calm
8	9	calm
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10	9	calm
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18	10	calm
19	10	calm
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23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

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 6:19 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:57 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	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:43
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:19	5:43
2	11.4	6:17	5:43
3	11.5	6:16	5:44
4	11.5	6:15	5:44
5	11.5	6:14	5:45
6	11.5	6:13	5:45
7	11.6	6:11	5:46
8	11.6	6:10	5:46
9	11.6	6:09	5:47
10	11.7	6:08	5:47
11	11.7	6:06	5:48
12	11.7	6:05	5:48
13	11.7	6:04	5:49
14	11.8	6:03	5:49
15	11.8	6:02	5:50
16	11.8	6:00	5:50
17	11.9	5:59	5:51
18	11.9	5:58	5:51
19	11.9	5:57	5:52
20	11.9	5:55	5:52
21	12.0	5:54	5:53
22	12.0	5:53	5:53
23	12.0	5:52	5:54
24	12.1	5:50	5:54
25	12.1	5:49	5:55
26	12.1	5:48	5:55
27	12.2	5:47	5:56
28	12.2	5:45	5:56
29	12.2	5:44	5:57
30	12.2	5:43	5:57

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.41 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ladysmith

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ladysmith?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ladysmith in September

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

In September, Ladysmith sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Ladysmith in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ladysmith peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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	5	8	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	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	5	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (January, 10 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)	10	12	16	23	31	36	41	45	45	24	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ladysmith?

Ladysmith sits at 28.6°S, 29.8°E, 1,010 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Estcourt, 51 km away.

Topography around Ladysmith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ladysmith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 1,034 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,875 m.

The land around Ladysmith is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

180 m

grassland 36%

16 km

522 m

grassland 65%

80 km

2,875 m

grassland 68%

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

September weather nearby: Estcourt 51 km · Wembesi 55 km · Glencoe 56 km · Dundee 62 km · Harrismith 71 km · Mooi River 75 km · Tshiame 81 km · Newcastle 90 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 Ladysmith (-28.5587°, 29.779°, elevation 1,010 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	25	9
2	25	10
3	25	10
4	25	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	11
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	26	11
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33

	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	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	93	7
30	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33

	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	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	93	7
30	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	65	35
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	20
12	20
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	31
28	32
29	32
30	33

	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	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	93	7
30	92	8