Paoua weather in September

In September, Paoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 5% 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 Paoua's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 225 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:47 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Paoua is town in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Paoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 1°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31
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	22	22	22	22

	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	30	21
8	30	21
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10	30	21
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23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	31	22

How September really feels in Paoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 24 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.

Paoua weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 19°	0	0	11.6	4.0
Feb	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.8	2.5
Mar	37° / 24°	10	2.9	12	1.5
Apr	36° / 25°	52	10.8	12.2	1.9
May	33° / 24°	96	16.1	12.3	2.8
Jun	31° / 22°	130	19.3	12.4	3.4
Jul	30° / 22°	241	27	12.4	3.2
Aug	29° / 21°	300	28.4	12.2	3.1
Sep	30° / 21°	225	25.6	12	3.1
Oct	31° / 22°	121	17.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	34° / 21°	13	2.5	11.7	3.8
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.6	4.1

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 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	24	24	26	26	27	28	29
Cloudier (%)	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	78	77	77	76	76	74	74	73	72	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	29	71

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Paoua gets around 225 mm of rain over 25.6 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 85% and peaks near 91% 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 (%)	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76

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

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 54% 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 (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	43	43	43	43
Oppressive (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57

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.

	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	5	5	5	5	5
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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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 5:50 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:42 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	12.1	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	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:50	5:58
2	12.1	5:50	5:58
3	12.1	5:49	5:57
4	12.1	5:49	5:57
5	12.1	5:49	5:56
6	12.1	5:49	5:55
7	12.1	5:49	5:55
8	12.1	5:49	5:54
9	12.1	5:49	5:54
10	12.1	5:48	5:53
11	12.1	5:48	5:53
12	12.1	5:48	5:52
13	12.1	5:48	5:51
14	12.1	5:48	5:51
15	12.0	5:48	5:50
16	12.0	5:47	5:50
17	12.0	5:47	5:49
18	12.0	5:47	5:49
19	12.0	5:47	5:48
20	12.0	5:47	5:47
21	12.0	5:47	5:47
22	12.0	5:46	5:46
23	12.0	5:46	5:46
24	12.0	5:46	5:45
25	12.0	5:46	5:45
26	12.0	5:46	5:44
27	12.0	5:46	5:43
28	12.0	5:45	5:43
29	12.0	5:45	5:42
30	11.9	5:45	5:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.3 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)	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
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29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Paoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Paoua sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Is September a good time to visit Paoua?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paoua.

What to pack for Paoua in September

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

In September, Paoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paoua 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 Paoua peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	14	11	11	11	13	13	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Paoua 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 Paoua is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	47	40	48	29	18	18	13	13	13	19	27	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Paoua?

Paoua sits at 7.2°N, 16.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bocaranga, 93 km away.

Topography around Paoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Paoua is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

grassland 63%

16 km

201 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

811 m

trees 63%

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

September weather nearby: Bocaranga 93 km · Bozoum 103 km · Touboro 133 km · Bossangoa 140 km · Moundou 153 km · Goré 157 km · Bébédja 160 km · Doba 164 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 Paoua (7.2427°, 16.4406°, elevation 601 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	30	21
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22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	29	71

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
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24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57

	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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8	30	21
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29	30	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	89
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10	89
11	88
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15	86
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17	85
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19	84
20	83
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22	82
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	77
29	77
30	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57

	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	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	29	71

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57