Diapaga weather in September

In September, Diapaga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 112 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Diapaga's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diapaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Diapaga is village in Burkina Faso.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Diapaga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 4°C cooler than October.

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

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.

Diapaga weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.4
Mar39° / 26°40.811.90.6
Apr40° / 28°144.112.30.2
May38° / 27°4210.212.51.2
Jun34° / 25°5711.712.72.7
Jul31° / 24°11616.712.63.5
Aug30° / 23°1962112.43.7
Sep31° / 23°11213.912.13.9
Oct35° / 24°326.411.73.0
Nov36° / 22°10.211.42.4
Dec34° / 20°0011.33.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32674
42872
52971
63070
73268
83367
93466
103565
113664
123862
133862
143961
154159
164258
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184456
194654
204753
214951
225050
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275743
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306040

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Diapaga gets around 112 mm of rain over 13.9 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 47% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
463
562
661
759
858
957
1056
1155
1253
1352
1450
1549
1647
1746
1844
1942
2041
2139
2237
2336
2434
2533
2632
2731
2830
2929
3029

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
109010
209010
308911
408812
508812
608713
708614
808515
908515
1008416
1108317
1208218
1308119
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2817623
2927622
3027721

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 5:45 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:456:00
212.25:455:59
312.25:455:58
412.25:455:58
512.25:455:57
612.25:455:56
712.25:455:56
812.25:455:55
912.15:455:54
1012.15:455:53
1112.15:455:53
1212.15:455:52
1312.15:455:51
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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 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
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235.9Bright
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255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Diapaga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Diapaga sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is September a good time to visit Diapaga?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diapaga.

What to pack for Diapaga in September

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

In September, Diapaga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Diapaga 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 Diapaga peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 11UV 12Jan 1UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diapaga 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 Diapaga is worst in November — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2186 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diapaga?

Diapaga sits at 12.1°N, 1.8°E, 273 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Namponkoré, 37 km away.

BanikoaraTorodiSayKérouNatiaboaniYouri KourtéréKollo

Topography around Diapaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diapaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Diapaga is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Namponkoré 37 km · Banikoara 111 km · Torodi 116 km · Say 130 km · Kérou 143 km · Natiaboani 146 km · Youri Kourtéré 149 km · Kollo 149 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Diapaga (12.0729°, 1.7884°, elevation 273 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).