Ulundi weather in September

In September, Ulundi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.3 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 51% 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 Ulundi's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulundi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:54 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Ulundi is town in the Zululand District Municipality, and at one time the capital of Zululand in South Africa.

Density: 3,096/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

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 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ulundi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°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)	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	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Ulundi 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	30° / 20°	86	13.5	13.6	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	75	10.9	13	4.8
Mar	29° / 19°	72	10.5	12.2	5.5
Apr	27° / 16°	42	6.8	11.3	7.2
May	26° / 13°	19	3.3	10.6	8.4
Jun	24° / 10°	12	2.2	10.2	9.0
Jul	24° / 10°	17	2.5	10.4	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	19	4.1	11	8.4
Sep	26° / 14°	35	6.3	11.8	7.4
Oct	26° / 16°	67	10.9	12.7	6.5
Nov	27° / 17°	86	13	13.4	5.8
Dec	29° / 19°	86	13.9	13.8	5.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 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 (%)	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	61	61	59	59	58	57	56	56	54	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	39	39	41	41	42	43	44	44	46	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ulundi gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.3 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. 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	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29

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

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 60% 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 (%)	76	76	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	62	60	59	57	57	55	53	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44
Comfortable (%)	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42
Humid (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	23	1
2	76	23	1
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	28	2
8	69	29	2
9	67	31	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	63	34	3
13	62	35	3
14	62	35	3
15	60	36	4
16	59	37	4
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	55	39	6
20	53	40	7
21	53	40	7
22	52	40	8
23	51	41	8
24	50	41	9
25	49	41	10
26	48	41	11
27	47	41	11
28	46	42	12
29	45	42	13
30	44	42	14

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
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7	11	calm
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30	11	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 6:12 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:51 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)	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:12	5:36
2	11.4	6:11	5:37
3	11.5	6:10	5:37
4	11.5	6:08	5:38
5	11.5	6:07	5:38
6	11.5	6:06	5:39
7	11.6	6:05	5:39
8	11.6	6:04	5:40
9	11.6	6:02	5:40
10	11.7	6:01	5:41
11	11.7	6:00	5:41
12	11.7	5:59	5:42
13	11.7	5:57	5:42
14	11.8	5:56	5:43
15	11.8	5:55	5:43
16	11.8	5:54	5:44
17	11.9	5:52	5:44
18	11.9	5:51	5:45
19	11.9	5:50	5:45
20	11.9	5:49	5:46
21	12.0	5:47	5:46
22	12.0	5:46	5:47
23	12.0	5:45	5:47
24	12.1	5:44	5:48
25	12.1	5:43	5:48
26	12.1	5:41	5:49
27	12.2	5:40	5:49
28	12.2	5:39	5:50
29	12.2	5:38	5:50
30	12.2	5:36	5:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 4.69 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ulundi?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ulundi in September

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

In September, Ulundi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Ulundi 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 Ulundi peaks around February 9 at about 12 (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)	12	13	11	6	5	4	4	6	7	10	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Ulundi 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 Ulundi is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 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	12	15	22	33	35	40	33	29	18	17	11
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ulundi?

Ulundi sits at 28.3°S, 31.4°E, 484 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Eshowe, 62 km away.

Topography around Ulundi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulundi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m.

The land around Ulundi is covered by trees (33%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (30%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

170 m

trees 33%

16 km

874 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

1,775 m

grassland 51%

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

September weather nearby: Eshowe 62 km · Empangeni 67 km · Mtubatuba 76 km · eSikhaleni 76 km · Richards Bay 79 km · Mondlo 79 km · Vryheid 88 km · Mandeni 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 Ulundi (-28.3352°, 31.4162°, elevation 484 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	26	13
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	23	1
2	76	23	1
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	28	2
8	69	29	2
9	67	31	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	63	34	3
13	62	35	3
14	62	35	3
15	60	36	4
16	59	37	4
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	55	39	6
20	53	40	7
21	53	40	7
22	52	40	8
23	51	41	8
24	50	41	9
25	49	41	10
26	48	41	11
27	47	41	11
28	46	42	12
29	45	42	13
30	44	42	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	23	1
2	76	23	1
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	28	2
8	69	29	2
9	67	31	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	63	34	3
13	62	35	3
14	62	35	3
15	60	36	4
16	59	37	4
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	55	39	6
20	53	40	7
21	53	40	7
22	52	40	8
23	51	41	8
24	50	41	9
25	49	41	10
26	48	41	11
27	47	41	11
28	46	42	12
29	45	42	13
30	44	42	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	23	1
2	76	23	1
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	71	27	2
7	70	28	2
8	69	29	2
9	67	31	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	63	34	3
13	62	35	3
14	62	35	3
15	60	36	4
16	59	37	4
17	57	38	5
18	57	38	5
19	55	39	6
20	53	40	7
21	53	40	7
22	52	40	8
23	51	41	8
24	50	41	9
25	49	41	10
26	48	41	11
27	47	41	11
28	46	42	12
29	45	42	13
30	44	42	14