Mokambo weather in September

In September, Mokambo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mokambo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mokambo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:03 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 4th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Mokambo is Locality in the territory of Sakania, province of Haut-Katanga 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mokambo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°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 3°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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	31	17
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19

Mokambo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	280	28.4	12.6	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	241	24.3	12.4	3.9
Mar	27° / 18°	180	21.6	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 16°	35	6.8	11.7	7.0
May	27° / 15°	2	0.7	11.4	8.4
Jun	25° / 12°	0	0	11.3	9.2
Jul	25° / 12°	0	0	11.3	9.2
Aug	28° / 14°	0	0	11.6	8.3
Sep	31° / 18°	1	0.4	11.9	6.1
Oct	32° / 20°	17	3.7	12.3	4.9
Nov	29° / 19°	134	17.1	12.6	4.3
Dec	27° / 18°	256	27.8	12.7	3.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	90	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80
Cloudier (%)	10	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mokambo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	93
Comfortable (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	93	5	2

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:59 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:14	5:59
2	11.8	6:13	5:59
3	11.8	6:12	5:59
4	11.8	6:12	5:59
5	11.8	6:11	5:59
6	11.8	6:10	5:59
7	11.8	6:09	5:59
8	11.8	6:09	5:59
9	11.8	6:08	5:59
10	11.9	6:07	5:59
11	11.9	6:07	5:59
12	11.9	6:06	5:59
13	11.9	6:05	5:59
14	11.9	6:04	5:59
15	11.9	6:04	5:59
16	11.9	6:03	5:59
17	11.9	6:02	5:59
18	12.0	6:02	5:59
19	12.0	6:01	5:59
20	12.0	6:00	5:59
21	12.0	5:59	5:59
22	12.0	5:59	5:59
23	12.0	5:58	5:59
24	12.0	5:57	5:59
25	12.0	5:56	5:59
26	12.1	5:56	5:59
27	12.1	5:55	5:59
28	12.1	5:54	5:59
29	12.1	5:54	5:59
30	12.1	5:53	5:59

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mokambo

In seasonPeak

None of Mokambo's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mokambo's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Mokambo?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Mokambo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mokambo in September

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

In September, Mokambo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Mokambo 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 Mokambo peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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)	16	15	16	13	10	9	10	11	12	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mokambo 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 Mokambo is worst in August — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 11 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)	15	16	14	11	11	19	37	55	48	30	18	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	55	Unhealthy
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mokambo?

Mokambo sits at 12.4°S, 28.3°E, 1,334 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mufulira, 18 km away.

Topography around Mokambo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mokambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 1,325 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Mokambo is covered by trees (42%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 42%

16 km

310 m

trees 65%

80 km

456 m

trees 66%

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

September weather nearby: Mufulira 18 km · Chambishi 39 km · Kitwe 44 km · Chingola 52 km · Kalulushi 54 km · Chililabombwe 57 km · Mapalo 67 km · Ndola 67 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 Mokambo (-12.4276°, 28.3468°, elevation 1,334 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	16
2	29	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	31	17
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	93	5	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	31	17
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	93	5	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	30	16
4	30	16
5	30	16
6	30	16
7	30	16
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	31	17
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	97	3	0
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	93	5	2