Dondo weather in September

In September, Dondo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dondo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:58 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dondo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	21
30	31	21

How September really feels in Dondo

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.

Dondo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	60	9.4	12.5	4.0
Feb	32° / 23°	74	9.8	12.3	3.6
Mar	31° / 23°	142	17.1	12.1	3.4
Apr	31° / 23°	190	20.5	11.8	3.4
May	30° / 22°	16	3.2	11.6	5.6
Jun	29° / 19°	1	0.1	11.4	7.1
Jul	28° / 17°	1	0	11.5	7.6
Aug	29° / 18°	2	0.5	11.7	7.0
Sep	30° / 20°	8	2.1	11.9	5.6
Oct	31° / 21°	29	7	12.2	4.7
Nov	30° / 22°	91	15	12.4	4.0
Dec	30° / 22°	76	12.4	12.6	4.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. 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 (%)	64	63	62	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	56	56	54	54	53	51	50	49	47	45	44	43	42	40	39	38	36	35	35	32
Cloudier (%)	36	37	38	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	44	44	46	46	47	49	50	51	53	55	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	65	65	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	32	68

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dondo gets around 8 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 7% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	81	82	83	83	84	83	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	80	78	77	76	74	73	70	68	66	63	62	60	57	55	53	50
Muggy (%)	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	16	17	19	21	22	24	26	29	31	33	36	38	40	43	45	47	50

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	81	6
2	12	82	6
3	11	83	6
4	10	83	7
5	9	84	7
6	9	83	8
7	8	84	8
8	7	84	9
9	6	84	10
10	6	83	11
11	5	83	12
12	4	83	13
13	4	82	14
14	3	81	16
15	3	80	17
16	3	78	19
17	2	77	21
18	2	76	22
19	2	74	24
20	1	73	26
21	1	70	29
22	1	68	31
23	1	66	33
24	1	63	36
25	0	62	38
26	0	60	40
27	0	57	43
28	0	55	45
29	0	53	47
30	0	50	50

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:54 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:08	5:56
2	11.8	6:07	5:56
3	11.8	6:06	5:56
4	11.8	6:06	5:56
5	11.8	6:05	5:56
6	11.9	6:05	5:56
7	11.9	6:04	5:56
8	11.9	6:03	5:56
9	11.9	6:03	5:56
10	11.9	6:02	5:56
11	11.9	6:01	5:56
12	11.9	6:01	5:55
13	11.9	6:00	5:55
14	11.9	5:59	5:55
15	11.9	5:59	5:55
16	11.9	5:58	5:55
17	12.0	5:58	5:55
18	12.0	5:57	5:55
19	12.0	5:56	5:55
20	12.0	5:56	5:55
21	12.0	5:55	5:55
22	12.0	5:54	5:54
23	12.0	5:54	5:54
24	12.0	5:53	5:54
25	12.0	5:52	5:54
26	12.0	5:52	5:54
27	12.0	5:51	5:54
28	12.1	5:51	5:54
29	12.1	5:50	5:54
30	12.1	5:49	5:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.1 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dondo

In seasonPeak

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

Dondo's monsoon runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Dondo?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Dondo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dondo in September

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

In September, Dondo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Dondo 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 Dondo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (high).

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	14	15	13	9	8	7	6	9	11	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Dondo 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 Dondo is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 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)	23	23	27	31	34	59	89	57	57	38	24	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	89	Unhealthy
Aug	57	Unhealthy
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dondo?

Dondo sits at 9.7°S, 14.4°E, 59 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Calulo, 62 km away.

Topography around Dondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m.

The land around Dondo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

169 m

trees 56%

16 km

477 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,563 m

trees 59%

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

September weather nearby: Calulo 62 km · N'dalatando 68 km · Golungo Alto 72 km · Lucala 101 km · Pango Aluquém 108 km · Úcua 119 km · Bula Atumba 119 km · Santa Clara 124 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
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 Dondo (-9.6846°, 14.4279°, elevation 59 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	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	32	68

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	81	6
2	12	82	6
3	11	83	6
4	10	83	7
5	9	84	7
6	9	83	8
7	8	84	8
8	7	84	9
9	6	84	10
10	6	83	11
11	5	83	12
12	4	83	13
13	4	82	14
14	3	81	16
15	3	80	17
16	3	78	19
17	2	77	21
18	2	76	22
19	2	74	24
20	1	73	26
21	1	70	29
22	1	68	31
23	1	66	33
24	1	63	36
25	0	62	38
26	0	60	40
27	0	57	43
28	0	55	45
29	0	53	47
30	0	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	32	68

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	81	6
2	12	82	6
3	11	83	6
4	10	83	7
5	9	84	7
6	9	83	8
7	8	84	8
8	7	84	9
9	6	84	10
10	6	83	11
11	5	83	12
12	4	83	13
13	4	82	14
14	3	81	16
15	3	80	17
16	3	78	19
17	2	77	21
18	2	76	22
19	2	74	24
20	1	73	26
21	1	70	29
22	1	68	31
23	1	66	33
24	1	63	36
25	0	62	38
26	0	60	40
27	0	57	43
28	0	55	45
29	0	53	47
30	0	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	30	19
7	30	19
8	30	19
9	30	19
10	30	19
11	30	19
12	30	19
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	40	60
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	32	68

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	13	81	6
2	12	82	6
3	11	83	6
4	10	83	7
5	9	84	7
6	9	83	8
7	8	84	8
8	7	84	9
9	6	84	10
10	6	83	11
11	5	83	12
12	4	83	13
13	4	82	14
14	3	81	16
15	3	80	17
16	3	78	19
17	2	77	21
18	2	76	22
19	2	74	24
20	1	73	26
21	1	70	29
22	1	68	31
23	1	66	33
24	1	63	36
25	0	62	38
26	0	60	40
27	0	57	43
28	0	55	45
29	0	53	47
30	0	50	50