Gedeb weather in September

In September, Gedeb sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Gedeb's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gedeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:00 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Gedeb reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Gedeb weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 11°	5	0.9	11.5	8.9
Feb	27° / 12°	7	1	11.7	8.4
Mar	28° / 15°	29	4.4	11.9	7.5
Apr	27° / 16°	67	10.1	12.2	6.5
May	27° / 17°	55	10.2	12.4	6.7
Jun	26° / 17°	13	3.2	12.5	7.8
Jul	25° / 16°	23	5.8	12.5	7.7
Aug	26° / 16°	31	8	12.3	7.3
Sep	26° / 17°	25	5.5	12.1	7.5
Oct	26° / 14°	40	6.5	11.8	7.6
Nov	25° / 12°	14	2.4	11.6	8.6
Dec	24° / 11°	5	1	11.5	9.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. 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 (%)	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	81	81	80	78	78	77	77	75
Cloudier (%)	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	19	19	20	22	22	23	23	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gedeb gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.5 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 20% and peaks near 25% 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 (%)	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	21

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

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 72% 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 (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	70	70	69	68	68	67	65	64	64
Comfortable (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	74	25	1
3	74	25	1
4	74	25	1
5	74	25	1
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	74	25	1
9	74	25	1
10	74	25	1
11	74	25	1
12	74	25	1
13	74	25	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	70	28	2
23	70	28	2
24	69	29	2
25	68	30	2
26	68	30	2
27	67	31	2
28	65	32	3
29	64	33	3
30	64	33	3

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	10	calm

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 6:01 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:54 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:01	6:13
2	12.2	6:01	6:12
3	12.2	6:01	6:11
4	12.2	6:01	6:11
5	12.2	6:01	6:10
6	12.1	6:01	6:10
7	12.1	6:01	6:09
8	12.1	6:01	6:08
9	12.1	6:01	6:08
10	12.1	6:01	6:07
11	12.1	6:01	6:06
12	12.1	6:00	6:06
13	12.1	6:00	6:05
14	12.1	6:00	6:04
15	12.1	6:00	6:04
16	12.1	6:00	6:03
17	12.0	6:00	6:03
18	12.0	6:00	6:02
19	12.0	6:00	6:01
20	12.0	6:00	6:01
21	12.0	6:00	6:00
22	12.0	5:59	5:59
23	12.0	5:59	5:59
24	12.0	5:59	5:58
25	12.0	5:59	5:57
26	12.0	5:59	5:57
27	12.0	5:59	5:56
28	11.9	5:59	5:56
29	11.9	5:59	5:55
30	11.9	5:59	5:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Gedeb

In seasonPeak

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

Gedeb sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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Is September a good time to visit Gedeb?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Gedeb for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gedeb in September

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

In September, Gedeb sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gedeb 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 Gedeb peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	16	15	13	13	11	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Gedeb 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 Gedeb is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 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)	13	15	15	13	15	20	21	16	16	14	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gedeb?

Gedeb sits at 9.6°N, 43.2°E, 1,644 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Tog Wajaale, 17 km away.

Topography around Gedeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gedeb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 1,638 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,098 m.

The land around Gedeb is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (47%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

grassland 52%

16 km

356 m

cropland 49%

80 km

2,098 m

shrubs 43%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain

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

September weather nearby: Tog Wajaale 17 km · Borama 40 km · Baki 42 km · Jijiga 49 km · Hartīshēk 50 km · Gebiley 51 km · Ruqi 52 km · Chinahsen 63 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

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 Gedeb (9.5725°, 43.1814°, elevation 1,644 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	74	25	1
3	74	25	1
4	74	25	1
5	74	25	1
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	74	25	1
9	74	25	1
10	74	25	1
11	74	25	1
12	74	25	1
13	74	25	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	70	28	2
23	70	28	2
24	69	29	2
25	68	30	2
26	68	30	2
27	67	31	2
28	65	32	3
29	64	33	3
30	64	33	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	74	25	1
3	74	25	1
4	74	25	1
5	74	25	1
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	74	25	1
9	74	25	1
10	74	25	1
11	74	25	1
12	74	25	1
13	74	25	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	70	28	2
23	70	28	2
24	69	29	2
25	68	30	2
26	68	30	2
27	67	31	2
28	65	32	3
29	64	33	3
30	64	33	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	85	15
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	74	25	1
3	74	25	1
4	74	25	1
5	74	25	1
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	74	25	1
9	74	25	1
10	74	25	1
11	74	25	1
12	74	25	1
13	74	25	1
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	70	28	2
23	70	28	2
24	69	29	2
25	68	30	2
26	68	30	2
27	67	31	2
28	65	32	3
29	64	33	3
30	64	33	3