Bozoum weather in September

In September, Bozoum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 204 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
204 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:48 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bozoum is city.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bozoum reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with 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 Bozoum

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Bozoum weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°00.111.74.5
Feb35° / 21°30.711.83.3
Mar35° / 23°296.5122.7
Apr33° / 23°7914.212.13.0
May31° / 22°10418.712.33.5
Jun30° / 21°12021.412.43.8
Jul28° / 21°18225.912.33.7
Aug28° / 21°24728.412.23.3
Sep29° / 20°20426.3123.3
Oct30° / 21°14121.611.93.7
Nov32° / 20°244.911.74.6
Dec32° / 18°10.411.64.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41585
51684
61783
71783
81783
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101882
111981
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bozoum gets around 204 mm of rain over 26.3 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 88% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
193
292
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492
592
692
792
891
991
1090
1190
1289
1389
1488
1588
1687
1787
1886
1986
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2185
2284
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2484
2584
2684
2784
2883
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3083

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:515:58
212.15:505:57
312.15:505:57
412.15:505:56
512.15:505:56
612.15:505:55
712.15:495:55
812.15:495:54
912.15:495:54
1012.15:495:53
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1212.15:495:52
1312.15:485:51
1412.05:485:51
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1712.05:485:49
1812.05:475:49
1912.05:475:48
2012.05:475:48
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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 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Bozoum

In seasonPeak

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

Bozoum's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bozoum sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is September a good time to visit Bozoum?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bozoum.

What to pack for Bozoum in September

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

In September, Bozoum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bozoum 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 Bozoum peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bozoum 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 Bozoum is worst in January — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1855 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb46Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bozoum?

Bozoum sits at 6.3°N, 16.4°E, 664 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baoro, 86 km away.

BaoroBouarPaouaBocarangaBossangoaYalokéCarnotAbba

Topography around Bozoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bozoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Bozoum is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
629 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Baoro 86 km · Bouar 97 km · Paoua 103 km · Bocaranga 110 km · Bossangoa 120 km · Yaloké 137 km · Carnot 163 km · Abba 175 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Bozoum (6.3193°, 16.3799°, elevation 664 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).