Libenge weather in September

In September, Libenge sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 191 mm of rain across 25 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Libenge's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 191 mm; 25 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:39 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Libenge is port locality, capital of the South Ubangi territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 Libenge reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How September really feels in Libenge

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

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.

Libenge 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	33° / 20°	23	4.2	11.8	3.9
Feb	34° / 22°	41	7.5	11.9	3.1
Mar	33° / 23°	126	16.4	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 23°	143	18.5	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 23°	125	18.5	12.2	3.5
Jun	30° / 22°	106	18.5	12.2	3.8
Jul	29° / 22°	135	20.8	12.2	3.9
Aug	29° / 22°	192	25.2	12.1	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	191	25	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	243	27.9	11.9	2.9
Nov	31° / 22°	168	21.2	11.8	3.3
Dec	32° / 21°	41	8	11.8	4.2

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	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 (%)	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22
Cloudier (%)	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Libenge gets around 191 mm of rain over 25 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 83% 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 (%)	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87

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

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 100% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

Wind in September

Winds average 4 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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6	5	calm
7	5	calm
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10	5	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:34 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)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:43	5:47
2	12.1	5:43	5:47
3	12.1	5:43	5:46
4	12.1	5:42	5:46
5	12.1	5:42	5:46
6	12.1	5:42	5:45
7	12.1	5:42	5:45
8	12.0	5:41	5:44
9	12.0	5:41	5:44
10	12.0	5:41	5:43
11	12.0	5:41	5:43
12	12.0	5:40	5:42
13	12.0	5:40	5:42
14	12.0	5:40	5:41
15	12.0	5:39	5:41
16	12.0	5:39	5:40
17	12.0	5:39	5:40
18	12.0	5:39	5:39
19	12.0	5:38	5:39
20	12.0	5:38	5:38
21	12.0	5:38	5:38
22	12.0	5:38	5:38
23	12.0	5:37	5:37
24	12.0	5:37	5:37
25	12.0	5:37	5:36
26	12.0	5:37	5:36
27	12.0	5:36	5:35
28	12.0	5:36	5:35
29	12.0	5:36	5:34
30	12.0	5:36	5:34

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 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 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	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	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	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	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
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27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Libenge

In seasonPeak

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

Libenge's rainy season runs July–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 Libenge?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Libenge.

What to pack for Libenge in September

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

In September, Libenge sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Libenge 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 Libenge peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (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	13	13	11	9	10	12	11	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Libenge 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 Libenge is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (September, 16 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)	97	88	49	27	19	21	22	19	16	19	32	73
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	97	Unhealthy
Feb	88	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	27	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	73	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Libenge?

Libenge sits at 3.7°N, 18.6°E, 358 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mindouli, 63 km away.

Topography around Libenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m.

The land around Libenge is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

trees 77%

16 km

142 m

trees 89%

80 km

335 m

trees 70%

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

September weather nearby: Mindouli 63 km · Bétou 68 km · Bimbo 71 km · Bobangui 73 km · Mbaïki 76 km · Zongo 77 km · Bangui 79 km · Bégoua 90 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 Libenge (3.6533°, 18.6357°, elevation 358 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	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99