Kabeya-Kamwanga weather in September

In September, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 106 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kabeya-Kamwanga's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabeya-Kamwanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kabeya-Kamwanga is town of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kabeya-Kamwanga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Kabeya-Kamwanga

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.

Kabeya-Kamwanga weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°1252012.33.7
Feb31° / 21°1131812.23.5
Mar31° / 21°16222.4123.2
Apr31° / 21°13920.311.93.4
May31° / 21°387.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°71.211.75.1
Jul32° / 19°30.711.75.0
Aug32° / 21°356.811.84.5
Sep31° / 21°10617.5123.8
Oct30° / 21°15523.312.13.4
Nov29° / 21°16324.812.33.3
Dec29° / 21°1472312.33.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34456
44357
54357
64357
74258
84060
93961
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kabeya-Kamwanga gets around 106 mm of rain over 17.5 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
242
343
445
547
649
751
852
954
1055
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1257
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1962
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2163
2263
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11211815
21210816
3129817
4129808
5018829
60178111
70168112
80167914
90157816
100147718
110147520
120137422
130137224
140136927
150126829
160026731
170016633
180016435
190016336
200016138
210016039
220006040
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270005842
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:306:23
211.96:306:23
311.96:296:23
411.96:296:23
511.96:286:23
611.96:286:22
711.96:276:22
811.96:276:22
911.96:266:22
1011.96:266:22
1111.96:256:21
1211.96:246:21
1312.06:246:21
1412.06:236:21
1512.06:236:21
1612.06:226:20
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1812.06:216:20
1912.06:216:20
2012.06:206:20
2112.06:206:19
2212.06:196:19
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2412.06:186:19
2512.06:176:19
2612.06:176:18
2712.06:166:18
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2912.06:156:18
3012.06:156:18

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kabeya-Kamwanga?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabeya-Kamwanga.

What to pack for Kabeya-Kamwanga in September

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

In September, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabeya-Kamwanga 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kabeya-Kamwanga 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabeya-Kamwanga?

Kabeya-Kamwanga sits at 6.0°S, 23.3°E, 649 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 29 km away.

DembaKabinda

Topography around Kabeya-Kamwanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabeya-Kamwanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 598 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m.

The land around Kabeya-Kamwanga is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Miabi 29 km · Mbuji-Mayi 40 km · Kananga 93 km · Gandajika 113 km · Mwene-Ditu 114 km · Lusambo 116 km · Demba 122 km · Kabinda 137 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Kabeya-Kamwanga (-5.9988°, 23.2539°, elevation 649 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).