Quipungo weather in September

In September, Quipungo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Quipungo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quipungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Quipungo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Quipungo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Quipungo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°12114.912.85.4
Feb27° / 17°12414.712.55.3
Mar27° / 17°15120.212.14.9
Apr27° / 16°418.111.76.9
May28° / 14°10.211.38.3
Jun27° / 11°0011.19.1
Jul27° / 11°0011.29.0
Aug30° / 13°0011.56.9
Sep32° / 16°4111.95.1
Oct32° / 18°326.212.34.3
Nov30° / 18°10015.112.74.5
Dec28° / 18°13016.312.95.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
17928
18928
19919
20919
21919
22919
23919
249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Quipungo gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
142
153
163
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183
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246
256
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277
287
298
308

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
119910
129910
139910
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189730
199730
209640
219640
229550
239550
249361
259361
269271
279271
289271
299082
309082

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:105:53
211.76:105:53
311.76:095:53
411.76:085:53
511.86:075:53
611.86:075:53
711.86:065:53
811.86:055:53
911.86:045:53
1011.86:035:53
1111.86:035:53
1211.96:025:54
1311.96:015:54
1411.96:005:54
1511.95:595:54
1611.95:595:54
1711.95:585:54
1811.95:575:54
1912.05:565:54
2012.05:555:54
2112.05:555:54
2212.05:545:54
2312.05:535:54
2412.05:525:54
2512.05:515:54
2612.15:515:54
2712.15:505:54
2812.15:495:55
2912.15:485:55
3012.15:485:55

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.8Intense
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236.9Intense
246.9Intense
257.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Quipungo

In seasonPeak

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

Quipungo's rainy season runs November–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 Quipungo?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quipungo in September

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

In September, Quipungo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quipungo in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quipungo peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Quipungo 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 Quipungo is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1031 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quipungo?

Quipungo sits at 14.8°S, 14.5°E, 1,302 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Matala, 55 km away.

CaluquembeLubangoCamucuioCahamaVireiCubalGanda

Topography around Quipungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quipungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 1,291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m.

The land around Quipungo is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
1,053 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Matala 55 km · Caluquembe 106 km · Lubango 113 km · Camucuio 160 km · Cahama 165 km · Virei 198 km · Cubal 200 km · Ganda 201 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
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Quipungo (-14.8191°, 14.535°, elevation 1,302 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).