Lephalale weather in September

In September, Lephalale sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 Lephalale's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lephalale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:07 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Lephalale is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded: 1960

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Lephalale reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°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)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

Lephalale 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	31° / 21°	84	10.9	13.3	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	59	7.6	12.8	4.6
Mar	30° / 20°	41	6.2	12.2	5.6
Apr	28° / 16°	21	3.3	11.5	7.6
May	26° / 12°	7	1.4	10.9	8.9
Jun	23° / 8°	4	0.8	10.6	9.3
Jul	23° / 8°	2	0.4	10.7	9.3
Aug	26° / 11°	1	0.4	11.2	9.1
Sep	30° / 15°	7	1.3	11.9	6.9
Oct	31° / 18°	23	3.7	12.6	5.3
Nov	31° / 20°	56	8.5	13.1	4.5
Dec	31° / 21°	71	10.6	13.4	4.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% 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 (%)	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lephalale gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8

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

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 96% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	93	92	91	90	89	87
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	94	6	0
25	93	7	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	11	0
30	87	12	1

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	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 6:23 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:04 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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	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	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:23	5:54
2	11.5	6:22	5:55
3	11.6	6:21	5:55
4	11.6	6:20	5:55
5	11.6	6:19	5:56
6	11.6	6:18	5:56
7	11.7	6:17	5:56
8	11.7	6:16	5:57
9	11.7	6:15	5:57
10	11.7	6:14	5:57
11	11.7	6:13	5:58
12	11.8	6:12	5:58
13	11.8	6:11	5:58
14	11.8	6:10	5:59
15	11.8	6:08	5:59
16	11.9	6:07	5:59
17	11.9	6:06	6:00
18	11.9	6:05	6:00
19	11.9	6:04	6:00
20	12.0	6:03	6:01
21	12.0	6:02	6:01
22	12.0	6:01	6:01
23	12.0	6:00	6:02
24	12.1	5:59	6:02
25	12.1	5:58	6:02
26	12.1	5:57	6:03
27	12.1	5:56	6:03
28	12.1	5:55	6:03
29	12.2	5:54	6:04
30	12.2	5:53	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.09 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	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lephalale?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Lephalale for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lephalale in September

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

In September, Lephalale sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Lephalale 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 Lephalale peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 6 (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)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	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	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Lephalale 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 Lephalale is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× 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)	7	9	10	12	16	15	16	14	17	12	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lephalale?

Lephalale sits at 23.7°S, 27.7°E, 824 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Marapong, 12 km away.

Topography around Lephalale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lephalale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 826 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 m.

The land around Lephalale is covered by shrubs (46%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

47 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

272 m

shrubs 65%

80 km

932 m

shrubs 79%

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

September weather nearby: Marapong 12 km · Vaalwater 79 km · Thabazimbi 108 km · Mahalapye 114 km · Modimolle 133 km · Amandelbult 136 km · Mookgophong 137 km · Palapye 140 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 Lephalale (-23.6661°, 27.7448°, elevation 824 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	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	94	6	0
25	93	7	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	11	0
30	87	12	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	94	6	0
25	93	7	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	11	0
30	87	12	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	13
2	28	13
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	30	15
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	16
18	30	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	94	6	0
25	93	7	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	90	10	0
29	89	11	0
30	87	12	1