Ugie weather in September

In September, Ugie sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ugie's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ugie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 52 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Ugie is human settlement in South Africa.

Founded: 1885

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ugie reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How September really feels in Ugie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ugie 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	24° / 14°	190	20.7	13.8	5.3
Feb	24° / 14°	169	17.3	13.1	5.5
Mar	23° / 12°	144	17.6	12.2	5.8
Apr	21° / 9°	74	10.3	11.3	6.6
May	19° / 6°	24	4.7	10.4	7.4
Jun	17° / 3°	22	3.1	10	7.1
Jul	17° / 2°	21	3	10.2	7.2
Aug	19° / 4°	31	4.9	10.9	7.4
Sep	21° / 7°	52	7.8	11.8	7.1
Oct	22° / 9°	103	14.9	12.8	6.0
Nov	22° / 11°	147	17.7	13.6	5.4
Dec	23° / 12°	181	20.8	14	5.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 36%. 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 (%)	74	74	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	66	66	66	64	64	63	62	62	61	61	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54	53
Cloudier (%)	26	26	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	34	34	34	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	46	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	53	47

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ugie gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 27% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	23
9	23
10	24
11	24
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	36
30	37

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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

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

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
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12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
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 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:47 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)	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:27	5:47
2	11.4	6:26	5:47
3	11.4	6:24	5:48
4	11.4	6:23	5:49
5	11.5	6:22	5:49
6	11.5	6:20	5:50
7	11.5	6:19	5:50
8	11.6	6:18	5:51
9	11.6	6:16	5:52
10	11.6	6:15	5:52
11	11.7	6:14	5:53
12	11.7	6:12	5:53
13	11.7	6:11	5:54
14	11.7	6:10	5:55
15	11.8	6:08	5:55
16	11.8	6:07	5:56
17	11.8	6:06	5:56
18	11.9	6:04	5:57
19	11.9	6:03	5:58
20	11.9	6:02	5:58
21	12.0	6:00	5:59
22	12.0	5:59	5:59
23	12.0	5:58	6:00
24	12.1	5:56	6:01
25	12.1	5:55	6:01
26	12.1	5:54	6:02
27	12.2	5:52	6:03
28	12.2	5:51	6:03
29	12.2	5:50	6:04
30	12.3	5:48	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.18 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ugie

In seasonPeak

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

Ugie'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 Ugie?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Ugie for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ugie in September

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

In September, Ugie sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ugie in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ugie peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (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	12	11	7	5	4	4	5	7	11	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Ugie 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 Ugie is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	9	10	12	14	17	20	25	34	24	16	13	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ugie?

Ugie sits at 31.2°S, 28.2°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Khowa, 39 km away.

Topography around Ugie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ugie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 1,322 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,678 m.

The land around Ugie is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

grassland 57%

16 km

848 m

grassland 59%

80 km

2,678 m

grassland 78%

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

September weather nearby: Khowa 39 km · Tlokoeng 62 km · Cala 63 km · Mthatha 68 km · Quthing 102 km · Lady Frere 110 km · Butterworth 126 km · Qacha’s Nek 128 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 Ugie (-31.1981°, 28.2335°, elevation 1,316 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	21	6
2	21	6
3	21	6
4	21	6
5	21	7
6	21	7
7	21	7
8	21	7
9	21	7
10	21	7
11	22	7
12	22	7
13	22	7
14	22	7
15	22	7
16	22	7
17	22	7
18	22	7
19	22	7
20	22	7
21	22	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	8
27	22	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	23
9	23
10	24
11	24
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	36
30	37

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	23
9	23
10	24
11	24
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	36
30	37

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	54	46
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	23
9	23
10	24
11	24
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	30
24	31
25	32
26	33
27	34
28	35
29	36
30	37

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1