Weather in Port Elizabeth in September 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Port Elizabeth in September
Going from a maximum of +91°F during the day to a minimum of +43°F during the night, the temperature in September averages around +70°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +66°F.
Is Port Elizabeth warm or cold in September?
Port Elizabeth is typically warm in September.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +72°F to +73°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +50°F to +52°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how September is compared to other months in Port Elizabeth:
Climate in Port Elizabeth in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +73°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +39°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +104°F | +102°F | +104°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 32 mm | 51 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
September weather is still as good as in August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +72°F to +73°F during the day. As September arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 37 mm to 32 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during September, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in August to 7 in September.
October brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Port Elizabeth is gradually increasing during September, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last September in Port Elizabeth?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Port Elizabeth in September has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2012 (+74°F) and the highest in 2016 (+78°F). The driest year was 2019 with only 287 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1981 with 708 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Port Elizabeth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
