Dodola weather in September

In September, Dodola sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 358 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Dodola's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
358 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:16 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Dodola is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dodola reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
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Dodola weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 285.211.67.3
Feb22° / 485.911.87.1
Mar21° / 14912.1126.1
Apr20° / 10°26118.212.14.9
May20° / 10°20316.212.35.2
Jun18° / 10°23422.912.44.1
Jul16° / 34930.412.42.7
Aug17° / 37730.412.22.8
Sep17° / 35825.8123.5
Oct18° / 15215.411.85.1
Nov19° / 415.111.76.8
Dec20° / 172.611.67.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31486
41684
51783
61882
71981
81981
92179
102179
112278
122278
132377
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242278
252377
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282575
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302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dodola gets around 358 mm of rain over 25.8 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 86% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
194
294
393
492
592
691
791
890
990
1089
1189
1288
1388
1487
1587
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2183
2283
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2579
2678
2777
2875
2974
3073

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
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65calm
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85calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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265calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 6:19 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:196:27
212.16:196:26
312.16:196:26
412.16:186:25
512.16:186:25
612.16:186:24
712.16:186:24
812.16:186:23
912.16:186:23
1012.16:186:22
1112.16:176:22
1212.16:176:21
1312.16:176:20
1412.16:176:20
1512.06:176:19
1612.06:166:19
1712.06:166:18
1812.06:166:18
1912.06:166:17
2012.06:166:16
2112.06:166:16
2212.06:156:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:156:14
2512.06:156:14
2612.06:156:13
2712.06:156:13
2812.06:146:12
2912.06:146:11
3011.96:146:11

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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155.1Bright
165.1Bright
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185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dodola

In seasonPeak

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

Dodola'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 Dodola?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dodola.

What to pack for Dodola in September

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

In September, Dodola sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dodola in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodola peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 17Nov 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Dodola 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 Dodola is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1542 µg/m³Aug 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dodola?

Dodola sits at 7.0°N, 39.2°E, 2,464 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsasa, 13 km away.

Topography around Dodola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dodola has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 2,460 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,097 m.

The land around Dodola is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
1,299 m
80 km
3,097 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Āsasa 13 km · Kofelē 45 km · Bek’ojī 62 km · Kuyera 69 km · Shashamane 69 km · Arsi Negele 70 km · Awasa 79 km · Gobēsa 79 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 Dodola (6.9833°, 39.1833°, elevation 2,464 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).