K’ola Diba weather in September

In September, K’ola Diba sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 424 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 K’ola Diba's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see K’ola Diba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 424 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:23 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; 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 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in K’ola Diba reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

K’ola Diba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 11°	4	0.9	11.4	8.6
Feb	28° / 13°	3	0.9	11.6	7.9
Mar	29° / 15°	16	4.2	11.9	6.6
Apr	29° / 16°	40	8.4	12.3	5.8
May	27° / 16°	138	16	12.6	5.6
Jun	24° / 15°	276	27	12.7	4.2
Jul	21° / 14°	451	30.8	12.7	3.4
Aug	22° / 14°	495	31	12.4	3.3
Sep	23° / 14°	424	25.8	12.1	4.4
Oct	24° / 13°	107	10.1	11.7	7.2
Nov	25° / 12°	21	4.4	11.4	8.3
Dec	25° / 11°	4	0.9	11.3	8.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 64%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	14	14	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	25	27	29	30	32	35	36	38	41	43	45	46	49	50	52	53	55	55	56	57	57
Cloudier (%)	86	86	84	83	82	81	80	78	77	75	73	71	70	68	65	64	62	59	57	55	54	51	50	48	47	45	45	44	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	32	68
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

K’ola Diba gets around 424 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 85% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	96	95	94	93	92	90	88	87	85	83	81	79	76	74	72	70	68	66	63	61	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	98
7	98
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	95
12	94
13	93
14	92
15	90
16	88
17	87
18	85
19	83
20	81
21	79
22	76
23	74
24	72
25	70
26	68
27	66
28	63
29	61
30	59

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 53% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12
Comfortable (%)	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	49	50	51	53	55	56	58	59	62	63	65	66	67	68	69	69	70
Humid (%)	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51	50	48	46	44	42	40	38	35	33	30	28	26	24	22	20	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	43	57
2	0	43	57
3	0	43	57
4	0	43	57
5	0	43	57
6	0	43	57
7	0	43	57
8	0	44	56
9	0	44	56
10	0	45	55
11	0	45	55
12	0	46	54
13	0	47	53
14	0	49	51
15	0	50	50
16	1	51	48
17	1	53	46
18	1	55	44
19	2	56	42
20	2	58	40
21	3	59	38
22	3	62	35
23	4	63	33
24	5	65	30
25	6	66	28
26	7	67	26
27	8	68	24
28	9	69	22
29	11	69	20
30	12	70	18

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.

	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)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	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 6:23 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:17 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:23	6:38
2	12.2	6:23	6:37
3	12.2	6:23	6:36
4	12.2	6:23	6:36
5	12.2	6:23	6:35
6	12.2	6:23	6:34
7	12.2	6:23	6:34
8	12.2	6:23	6:33
9	12.2	6:23	6:32
10	12.1	6:23	6:31
11	12.1	6:23	6:31
12	12.1	6:23	6:30
13	12.1	6:23	6:29
14	12.1	6:23	6:29
15	12.1	6:23	6:28
16	12.1	6:23	6:27
17	12.1	6:23	6:26
18	12.0	6:23	6:26
19	12.0	6:23	6:25
20	12.0	6:23	6:24
21	12.0	6:23	6:23
22	12.0	6:23	6:23
23	12.0	6:23	6:22
24	12.0	6:23	6:21
25	12.0	6:23	6:21
26	11.9	6:23	6:20
27	11.9	6:23	6:19
28	11.9	6:23	6:18
29	11.9	6:23	6:18
30	11.9	6:23	6:17

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for K’ola Diba

In seasonPeak

In September, K’ola Diba sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

K’ola Diba's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

K’ola Diba sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

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Is September a good time to visit K’ola Diba?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit K’ola Diba for sightseeing.

What to pack for K’ola Diba in September

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

In September, K’ola Diba sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

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UV index in K’ola Diba 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 K’ola Diba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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)	11	13	15	14	12	12	11	14	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in K’ola Diba 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 K’ola Diba is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	22	26	27	20	25	24	22	26	27	23	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is K’ola Diba?

K’ola Diba sits at 12.4°N, 37.3°E, 1,830 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Maksenyit, 25 km away.

Topography around K’ola Diba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of K’ola Diba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around K’ola Diba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,836 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,397 m.

The land around K’ola Diba is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (95%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

cropland 89%

16 km

666 m

cropland 95%

80 km

2,397 m

cropland 49%

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← August K’ola Diba year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Maksenyit 25 km · Gondar 25 km · Āykel 31 km · Amba Giorgis 50 km · Ādīs Zemen 60 km · Tikil Dingay 69 km · Werota 70 km · Dabat 78 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 K’ola Diba (12.4242°, 37.325°, elevation 1,830 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	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	32	68
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	98
7	98
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	95
12	94
13	93
14	92
15	90
16	88
17	87
18	85
19	83
20	81
21	79
22	76
23	74
24	72
25	70
26	68
27	66
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	43	57
2	0	43	57
3	0	43	57
4	0	43	57
5	0	43	57
6	0	43	57
7	0	43	57
8	0	44	56
9	0	44	56
10	0	45	55
11	0	45	55
12	0	46	54
13	0	47	53
14	0	49	51
15	0	50	50
16	1	51	48
17	1	53	46
18	1	55	44
19	2	56	42
20	2	58	40
21	3	59	38
22	3	62	35
23	4	63	33
24	5	65	30
25	6	66	28
26	7	67	26
27	8	68	24
28	9	69	22
29	11	69	20
30	12	70	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	32	68
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	98
7	98
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	95
12	94
13	93
14	92
15	90
16	88
17	87
18	85
19	83
20	81
21	79
22	76
23	74
24	72
25	70
26	68
27	66
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	43	57
2	0	43	57
3	0	43	57
4	0	43	57
5	0	43	57
6	0	43	57
7	0	43	57
8	0	44	56
9	0	44	56
10	0	45	55
11	0	45	55
12	0	46	54
13	0	47	53
14	0	49	51
15	0	50	50
16	1	51	48
17	1	53	46
18	1	55	44
19	2	56	42
20	2	58	40
21	3	59	38
22	3	62	35
23	4	63	33
24	5	65	30
25	6	66	28
26	7	67	26
27	8	68	24
28	9	69	22
29	11	69	20
30	12	70	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	30	70
14	32	68
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	38	62
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	98
7	98
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	95
12	94
13	93
14	92
15	90
16	88
17	87
18	85
19	83
20	81
21	79
22	76
23	74
24	72
25	70
26	68
27	66
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	43	57
2	0	43	57
3	0	43	57
4	0	43	57
5	0	43	57
6	0	43	57
7	0	43	57
8	0	44	56
9	0	44	56
10	0	45	55
11	0	45	55
12	0	46	54
13	0	47	53
14	0	49	51
15	0	50	50
16	1	51	48
17	1	53	46
18	1	55	44
19	2	56	42
20	2	58	40
21	3	59	38
22	3	62	35
23	4	63	33
24	5	65	30
25	6	66	28
26	7	67	26
27	8	68	24
28	9	69	22
29	11	69	20
30	12	70	18