Djidja weather in September

In September, Djidja sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 160 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Djidja's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djidja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Djidja reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
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.

Djidja weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°102.811.63.7
Feb35° / 25°245.611.82.8
Mar34° / 25°5512.7122.5
Apr33° / 25°8916.712.22.7
May32° / 24°1322212.32.8
Jun30° / 23°15424.212.43.1
Jul29° / 23°14223.912.43.6
Aug29° / 23°15321.912.23.9
Sep30° / 23°16023.6123.4
Oct31° / 23°10519.111.83.5
Nov33° / 24°267.511.73.9
Dec34° / 24°92.311.64.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8793
9793
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Djidja gets around 160 mm of rain over 23.6 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
279
379
479
580
680
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981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1580
1680
1779
1879
1978
2078
2177
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2975
3075

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
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51990
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:486:56
212.16:486:56
312.16:476:55
412.16:476:55
512.16:476:54
612.16:476:54
712.16:476:53
812.16:476:52
912.16:476:52
1012.16:466:51
1112.16:466:51
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1312.16:466:50
1412.16:466:49
1512.06:466:48
1612.06:456:48
1712.06:456:47
1812.06:456:47
1912.06:456:46
2012.06:456:45
2112.06:456:45
2212.06:446:44
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Djidja

In seasonPeak

In September, Djidja sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Djidja's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Djidja sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Djidja?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djidja.

What to pack for Djidja in September

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

In September, Djidja sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Djidja in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djidja peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Djidja 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 Djidja is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1796 µg/m³Aug 1323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May28Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Djidja?

Djidja sits at 7.3°N, 1.9°E, 183 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Abomey, 19 km away.

KlouékanmèCovéToviklinDassa-ZoumèAplahoué

Topography around Djidja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djidja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Djidja is covered by shrubs (39%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Abomey 19 km · Bohicon 24 km · Kpozoun 33 km · Klouékanmè 42 km · Cové 47 km · Toviklin 52 km · Dassa-Zoumè 53 km · Aplahoué 53 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Djidja (7.3444°, 1.9345°, elevation 183 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).