Matéri weather in September

In September, Matéri sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 148 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 148 mm; 18.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:48 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Matéri is commune of Benin.

Density: 14/km²; people per km²

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Matéri reaches about 31°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than 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	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

How September really feels in Matéri

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Matéri weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.4	3.5
Feb	37° / 23°	3	0.4	11.6	1.9
Mar	39° / 26°	7	2.1	11.9	0.7
Apr	38° / 27°	32	8	12.2	1.0
May	36° / 26°	55	11.7	12.5	2.0
Jun	34° / 25°	59	11	12.6	3.1
Jul	31° / 24°	113	17.9	12.6	3.5
Aug	30° / 23°	198	23.7	12.4	3.4
Sep	31° / 23°	148	18.2	12.1	3.6
Oct	33° / 23°	53	9.6	11.8	3.3
Nov	36° / 22°	3	0.7	11.5	2.4
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0	11.4	3.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	13	13	13	15	15	15	16	16	17	19	20	20	21	23	24	24	25	27	28	30	32	34	35	36	38	38	39	39	42	43
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	85	85	85	84	84	83	81	80	80	79	77	76	76	75	73	72	70	68	66	65	64	62	62	61	61	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	43	57

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Matéri gets around 148 mm of rain over 18.2 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 61% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	75
3	74
4	73
5	72
6	71
7	70
8	69
9	67
10	66
11	65
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	53
24	52
25	51
26	50
27	49
28	48
29	47
30	46

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76
Miserable (%)	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:43 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:49	7:02
2	12.2	6:49	7:01
3	12.2	6:49	7:00
4	12.2	6:49	7:00
5	12.2	6:49	6:59
6	12.2	6:49	6:59
7	12.1	6:49	6:58
8	12.1	6:49	6:57
9	12.1	6:49	6:57
10	12.1	6:49	6:56
11	12.1	6:49	6:55
12	12.1	6:49	6:55
13	12.1	6:49	6:54
14	12.1	6:48	6:53
15	12.1	6:48	6:52
16	12.1	6:48	6:52
17	12.0	6:48	6:51
18	12.0	6:48	6:50
19	12.0	6:48	6:50
20	12.0	6:48	6:49
21	12.0	6:48	6:48
22	12.0	6:48	6:48
23	12.0	6:48	6:47
24	12.0	6:48	6:46
25	12.0	6:48	6:46
26	12.0	6:48	6:45
27	11.9	6:48	6:44
28	11.9	6:48	6:44
29	11.9	6:48	6:43
30	11.9	6:48	6:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5
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	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Matéri

In seasonPeak

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

Matéri's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Matéri sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Matéri?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matéri.

What to pack for Matéri in September

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

In September, Matéri sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Matéri in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matéri peaks around September 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very 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)	9	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Matéri 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 Matéri is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 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)	78	81	57	41	22	18	15	15	19	31	66	86
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	78	Unhealthy
Feb	81	Unhealthy
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	41	Poor
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	66	Unhealthy
Dec	86	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Matéri?

Matéri sits at 10.7°N, 1.1°E, 200 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Cobly, 24 km away.

Topography around Matéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m.

The land around Matéri is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

154 m

cropland 84%

16 km

244 m

cropland 75%

80 km

558 m

cropland 42%

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

September weather nearby: Cobly 24 km · Tanguiéta 24 km · Toukountouna 40 km · Natitingou 56 km · Kompienga 57 km · Boukoumbé 58 km · Mango 75 km · Dapaong 95 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

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 Matéri (10.6962°, 1.0631°, elevation 200 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	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	75
3	74
4	73
5	72
6	71
7	70
8	69
9	67
10	66
11	65
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	53
24	52
25	51
26	50
27	49
28	48
29	47
30	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	75
3	74
4	73
5	72
6	71
7	70
8	69
9	67
10	66
11	65
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	53
24	52
25	51
26	50
27	49
28	48
29	47
30	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	25	75
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	75
3	74
4	73
5	72
6	71
7	70
8	69
9	67
10	66
11	65
12	65
13	64
14	63
15	62
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	55
23	53
24	52
25	51
26	50
27	49
28	48
29	47
30	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24