Tēpī weather in September

In September, Tēpī sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 223 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 1% 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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tēpī's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tēpī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Tēpī is city in Ethiopia.

Density
4,869/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 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in Tēpī reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
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Tēpī weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°7013.811.66.2
Feb27° / 16°7014.111.85.7
Mar27° / 16°17024.5124.3
Apr26° / 16°34828.212.23.7
May24° / 16°38130.712.33.6
Jun23° / 15°24829.312.43.7
Jul22° / 15°22929.712.43.6
Aug22° / 15°21829.312.23.7
Sep23° / 15°22328.9123.8
Oct24° / 15°29029.311.83.9
Nov24° / 14°20424.411.74.6
Dec24° / 14°1031811.65.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42278
52377
62377
72476
82476
92575
102674
112674
122773
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292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tēpī gets around 223 mm of rain over 28.9 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 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
195
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3098

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
116039
216039
316039
415940
515940
615940
715841
815841
915742
1015742
1115643
1215643
1315544
1405545
1505545
1605545
1705446
1805446
1905446
2005347
2105347
2205347
2305248
2405149
2505149
2605050
2704951
2804951
2904852
3004753

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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65calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:346:42
212.16:346:42
312.16:336:41
412.16:336:40
512.16:336:40
612.16:336:39
712.16:336:39
812.16:336:38
912.16:336:38
1012.16:326:37
1112.16:326:37
1212.16:326:36
1312.16:326:35
1412.16:326:35
1512.06:326:34
1612.06:316:34
1712.06:316:33
1812.06:316:33
1912.06:316:32
2012.06:316:31
2112.06:316:31
2212.06:306:30
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:306:29
2512.06:306:29
2612.06:306:28
2712.06:306:27
2812.06:296:27
2912.06:296:26
3011.96:296:26

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Tēpī?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tēpī.

What to pack for Tēpī in September

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

In September, Tēpī sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tēpī 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 Tēpī peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tēpī 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 Tēpī is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1455 µg/m³Oct 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tēpī?

Tēpī sits at 7.2°N, 35.5°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mīzan Teferī, 27 km away.

MetuĀgaroGambēlaJimma

Topography around Tēpī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tēpī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Tēpī is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
September weather nearby: Mīzan Teferī 27 km · Komtikas 29 km · Wacha 41 km · Bonga 88 km · Metu 123 km · Āgaro 151 km · Gambēla 151 km · Jimma 161 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 Tēpī (7.2°, 35.45°, elevation 1,175 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).