Springs weather in September

In September, Springs sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Springs's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Springs is city in Gauteng province, South Africa.

Founded
1904

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

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 25°C by the end.

A typical September day in Springs reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1239
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3249
4249
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Springs weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°1231613.55.9
Feb26° / 15°10312.912.96.2
Mar25° / 14°8511.612.26.9
Apr23° / 11°416.711.47.6
May21° / 152.510.78.2
Jun18° / 71.410.48.1
Jul18° / 40.710.58.1
Aug21° / 112.211.18.5
Sep25° / 10°233.611.88.5
Oct26° / 13°8310.512.67.0
Nov25° / 14°1041413.36.2
Dec26° / 15°13517.713.65.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Springs gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.6 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 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
19
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
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Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 6:22 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:50
211.56:215:50
311.56:205:51
411.56:195:51
511.66:185:52
611.66:175:52
711.66:165:52
811.66:155:53
911.76:135:53
1011.76:125:54
1111.76:115:54
1211.76:105:54
1311.86:095:55
1411.86:085:55
1511.86:065:56
1611.86:055:56
1711.96:045:57
1811.96:035:57
1911.96:025:57
2012.06:015:58
2112.05:595:58
2212.05:585:59
2312.05:575:59
2412.15:566:00
2512.15:556:00
2612.15:546:00
2712.15:536:01
2812.25:516:01
2912.25:506:02
3012.25:496:02

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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95.8Bright
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125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Springs

In seasonPeak

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

Springs'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 Springs?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Springs in September

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

In September, Springs sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Springs 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 Springs peaks around January 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 12UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Springs 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 Springs is worst in June — around 259 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJun 23259 µg/m³Jan 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr158Very unhealthy
May232Very unhealthy
Jun259Very unhealthy
Jul259Very unhealthy
Aug200Very unhealthy
Sep144Unhealthy
Oct91Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Springs?

Springs sits at 26.3°S, 28.4°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Brakpan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Springs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 1,626 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Springs is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Brakpan 3.0 km · Benoni 10 km · Boksburg 15 km · Etwatwa 15 km · Nigel 22 km · Germiston 22 km · Edenvale 28 km · Alberton 28 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 Springs (-26.25°, 28.4°, elevation 1,630 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).