Louis Trichardt weather in September

In September, Louis Trichardt sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Louis Trichardt's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louis Trichardt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Louis Trichardt is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1899

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 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in Louis Trichardt reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Louis Trichardt 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°10213.213.35.9
Feb28° / 19°8710.512.86.2
Mar27° / 17°50912.26.8
Apr26° / 15°215.211.57.8
May24° / 12°101.910.98.9
Jun22° / 51.110.68.8
Jul22° / 50.910.78.7
Aug24° / 11°30.911.29.1
Sep27° / 14°102.111.98.4
Oct27° / 16°224.612.57.4
Nov28° / 17°7710.313.16.0
Dec28° / 18°10313.513.45.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58614
68614
78515
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Louis Trichardt gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39460
49460
59460
69370
79370
89370
99280
109280
119190
129190
1390100
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2085150
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2876222
2975232
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Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 6:14 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:145:46
211.66:135:46
311.66:125:47
411.66:115:47
511.66:105:47
611.66:095:48
711.76:085:48
811.76:075:48
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1011.76:055:49
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1611.95:595:51
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1811.95:575:51
1911.95:555:52
2012.05:545:52
2112.05:535:52
2212.05:525:53
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2412.15:505:53
2512.15:495:54
2612.15:485:54
2712.15:475:54
2812.15:465:55
2912.25:455:55
3012.25:445:55

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Louis Trichardt?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Louis Trichardt in September

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

In September, Louis Trichardt sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt peaks around January 20 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2023 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Louis Trichardt?

Louis Trichardt sits at 23.0°S, 29.9°E, 956 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 61 km away.

Topography around Louis Trichardt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louis Trichardt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Louis Trichardt is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,302 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Thohoyandou 61 km · Tshitereke 63 km · Duiwelskloof 76 km · Musina 79 km · Malamulele 79 km · Giyani 88 km · Tzaneen 92 km · Beitbridge 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
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 Louis Trichardt (-23.0438°, 29.9032°, elevation 956 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).