Mbaïki weather in September

In September, Mbaïki sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 187 mm of rain across 25.4 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 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 oppressive.

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 Mbaïki's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbaïki's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 187 mm; 25.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:42 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Mbaïki is city in the Central African Republic.

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

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

A typical September day in Mbaïki reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
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22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

How September really feels in Mbaïki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 20 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.

Mbaïki 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	15	3	11.8	4.2
Feb	34° / 21°	33	5.6	11.9	3.4
Mar	33° / 22°	94	14.4	12	3.2
Apr	32° / 22°	110	16.4	12.1	3.4
May	31° / 22°	97	17.5	12.2	3.7
Jun	30° / 21°	96	17.2	12.2	4.1
Jul	29° / 21°	120	21.2	12.2	4.0
Aug	29° / 21°	185	26	12.1	3.5
Sep	29° / 21°	187	25.4	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 21°	183	25.4	11.9	3.4
Nov	30° / 21°	98	15.7	11.8	4.1
Dec	31° / 20°	19	4.2	11.8	4.8

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mbaïki gets around 187 mm of rain over 25.4 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	84
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19	84
20	84
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24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	83

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 93% 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
Muggy (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Oppressive (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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26	4	calm
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30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

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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 5:46 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:36 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)	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:46	5:50
2	12.1	5:45	5:50
3	12.1	5:45	5:49
4	12.1	5:45	5:49
5	12.1	5:45	5:48
6	12.1	5:44	5:48
7	12.1	5:44	5:47
8	12.0	5:44	5:47
9	12.0	5:44	5:46
10	12.0	5:43	5:46
11	12.0	5:43	5:45
12	12.0	5:43	5:45
13	12.0	5:43	5:44
14	12.0	5:42	5:44
15	12.0	5:42	5:43
16	12.0	5:42	5:43
17	12.0	5:41	5:43
18	12.0	5:41	5:42
19	12.0	5:41	5:42
20	12.0	5:41	5:41
21	12.0	5:40	5:41
22	12.0	5:40	5:40
23	12.0	5:40	5:40
24	12.0	5:40	5:39
25	12.0	5:39	5:39
26	12.0	5:39	5:38
27	12.0	5:39	5:38
28	12.0	5:39	5:37
29	12.0	5:38	5:37
30	12.0	5:38	5:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
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30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mbaïki

In seasonPeak

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

Mbaïki's rainy season runs March–November, 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 Mbaïki?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbaïki.

What to pack for Mbaïki in September

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

In September, Mbaïki sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Mbaïki in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbaïki peaks around March 19 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	14	13	11	10	10	12	11	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Mbaïki 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 Mbaïki is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 10 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)	50	63	43	23	15	18	17	13	10	11	20	39
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	23	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mbaïki?

Mbaïki sits at 3.9°N, 18.0°E, 476 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bobangui, 25 km away.

Topography around Mbaïki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbaïki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Mbaïki is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

122 m

grassland 50%

16 km

304 m

trees 86%

80 km

383 m

trees 85%

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

September weather nearby: Bobangui 25 km · Bimbo 64 km · Libenge 76 km · Bangui 83 km · Zongo 85 km · Bégoua 89 km · Mindouli 103 km · Boali 105 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 Mbaïki (3.8678°, 17.9892°, elevation 476 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	84
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92