Kemisē weather in September

In September, Kemisē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 52 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 55% 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 Kemisē's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kemisē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Kemisē is place in Amhara, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kemisē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with August and on par with October.

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Kemisē weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 549.511.46.8
Feb22° / 10°569.211.66.9
Mar23° / 12°14315.411.96.2
Apr24° / 13°10714.512.26.4
May25° / 14°386.712.57.7
Jun26° / 15°152.812.67.9
Jul24° / 14°15118.812.65.7
Aug23° / 13°18924.212.44.9
Sep23° / 13°5211.412.16.8
Oct22° / 12°214.611.88.0
Nov22° / 223.511.58.1
Dec21° / 244.411.47.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kemisē gets around 52 mm of rain over 11.4 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 39% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
162
260
358
456
554
652
750
848
946
1044
1142
1240
1338
1437
1535
1634
1733
1832
1931
2031
2130
2229
2329
2428
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28911
39010
4919
5919
6928
7937
8937
9946
10946
11955
12955
13964
14964
15973
16973
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18973
19982
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22991
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25991
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28991
29991
30991

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

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
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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 6:14 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:146:26
212.26:146:26
312.26:146:25
412.26:146:25
512.26:146:24
612.26:146:23
712.16:146:23
812.16:146:22
912.16:146:21
1012.16:136:21
1112.16:136:20
1212.16:136:19
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1412.16:136:18
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1712.06:136:16
1812.06:136:15
1912.06:136:15
2012.06:136:14
2112.06:136:13
2212.06:136:13
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:136:11
2512.06:136:11
2612.06:126:10
2711.96:126:09
2811.96:126:09
2911.96:126:08
3011.96:126:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kemisē

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kemisē?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kemisē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kemisē in September

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

In September, Kemisē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kemisē in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kemisē peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kemisē 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 Kemisē is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kemisē?

Kemisē sits at 10.7°N, 39.9°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Harbu, 24 km away.

Topography around Kemisē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kemisē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 1,473 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,457 m.

The land around Kemisē is covered by shrubs (39%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,894 m
80 km
3,457 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
September weather nearby: Harbu 24 km · Āt’aye 41 km · Kombolcha 43 km · Were Īlu 49 km · Mehal Mēda 51 km · Dessie 53 km · Batī 55 km · Hāyk’ 68 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 Kemisē (10.7167°, 39.87°, elevation 1,438 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).