Butajīra weather in September

In September, Butajīra sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 408 mm of rain across 26.2 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Butajīra's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butajīra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
408 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Butajīra is place in Ethiopia.

Density
5,567/km²
people per km²

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 19°C through the month.

A typical September day in Butajīra reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Butajīra 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 445.611.67.5
Feb23° / 10°626.211.77.5
Mar23° / 11°17911.611.96.6
Apr22° / 11°34916.512.25.5
May21° / 11°26916.212.45.5
Jun20° / 11°23024.412.54.1
Jul18° / 11°2793012.43.2
Aug18° / 11°34630.612.33.1
Sep19° / 10°40826.2123.8
Oct21° / 10°888.111.86.8
Nov21° / 232.711.67.9
Dec22° / 142.111.58.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41684
51783
61882
71882
81981
91981
102179
112278
122278
132278
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212773
222971
233070
243169
253367
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273664
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304258

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Butajīra gets around 408 mm of rain over 26.2 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 86% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
197
296
396
495
595
694
793
893
992
1091
1191
1290
1390
1489
1588
1688
1787
1887
1986
2085
2184
2282
2381
2479
2577
2674
2772
2869
2966
3063

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
57030
67030
77129
87228
97228
107327
117426
127426
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279010
28919
29928
30937

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:226:31
212.16:216:30
312.16:216:30
412.16:216:29
512.16:216:29
612.16:216:28
712.16:216:28
812.16:216:27
912.16:216:26
1012.16:206:26
1112.16:206:25
1212.16:206:25
1312.16:206:24
1412.16:206:23
1512.16:206:23
1612.06:206:22
1712.06:196:22
1812.06:196:21
1912.06:196:20
2012.06:196:20
2112.06:196:19
2212.06:196:19
2312.06:196:18
2412.06:186:17
2512.06:186:17
2612.06:186:16
2712.06:186:16
2812.06:186:15
2911.96:186:15
3011.96:186:14

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Butajīra

In seasonPeak

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

Butajīra's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Butajīra?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Butajīra.

What to pack for Butajīra in September

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

In September, Butajīra sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Butajīra 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 Butajīra peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Butajīra 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 Butajīra is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1545 µg/m³Aug 1133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Butajīra?

Butajīra sits at 8.1°N, 38.4°E, 2,073 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Insēno, 12 km away.

Topography around Butajīra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butajīra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 2,084 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,507 m.

The land around Butajīra is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,507 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Insēno 12 km · Ciro 35 km · Worabe 36 km · Ziway 44 km · Mek’ī 50 km · Dēra 62 km · Tulu Bolo 63 km · Waliso 64 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Butajīra (8.1167°, 38.3667°, elevation 2,073 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).