Gode weather in September

In September, Gode sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Gode's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:59 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Gode is city in Ethiopia.

Density
871/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 34°C through the month.

A typical September day in Gode reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Gode

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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gode weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°00.111.73.5
Feb36° / 24°00.111.82.8
Mar36° / 26°131.8122.4
Apr34° / 26°831212.13.0
May33° / 25°498.812.33.5
Jun34° / 25°10.312.33.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.34.3
Aug33° / 24°10.212.24.0
Sep34° / 25°30.7123.5
Oct33° / 25°6310.511.93.8
Nov32° / 23°477.211.74.4
Dec34° / 23°81.211.73.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36436
46634
56832
66832
77030
87228
97327
107327
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gode gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19702100
29692110
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108652610
117642720
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156613030
166603130
176593140
185593240
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205563360
214553470
224543480
234513591
2435036101
2534837111
2634638121
2724439132
2824240142
2924040153
3023741164

Wind in September

Winds average 21 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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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 6:02 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:026:09
212.16:026:08
312.16:026:08
412.16:026:07
512.16:016:07
612.16:016:06
712.16:016:06
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1512.05:596:02
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2012.05:585:59
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2912.05:575:54
3012.05:565:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.2Intense
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216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Gode?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gode. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gode in September

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

In September, Gode sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Gode 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 Gode peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gode 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 Gode is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1725 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gode?

Gode sits at 6.0°N, 43.6°E, 292 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kebri Dahar, 119 km away.

Kebri DaharFadhigaradleLasoanoNeefkuceliyeEl BahayBeledweyneWarderKahandhale

Topography around Gode

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gode has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Gode is covered by grassland (38%), bare terrain (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Kebri Dahar 119 km · Fadhigaradle 195 km · Lasoano 206 km · Neefkuceliye 214 km · El Bahay 217 km · Beledweyne 227 km · Warder 228 km · Kahandhale 233 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 Gode (5.9506°, 43.5519°, elevation 292 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).