Dambai weather in September

In September, Dambai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 231 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Dambai's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dambai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:52 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Dambai is administrative city of Oti Region, Ghana.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dambai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 23 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
23
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.

Dambai weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°81.311.64.3
Feb34° / 25°192.711.73.4
Mar34° / 26°457.111.93.2
Apr33° / 26°569.412.23.3
May32° / 25°8313.312.43.5
Jun30° / 24°11918.812.53.7
Jul29° / 24°18623.412.43.8
Aug28° / 23°22624.412.33.8
Sep29° / 24°23125.8123.3
Oct31° / 24°14522.711.83.3
Nov32° / 24°367.711.64.1
Dec33° / 23°71.511.54.6

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51288
61288
71387
81387
91486
101387
111486
121486
131585
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dambai gets around 231 mm of rain over 25.8 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
187
287
388
488
588
688
788
888
988
1088
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1886
1986
2086
2185
2285
2384
2484
2584
2683
2783
2883
2982
3082

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8937
9937
10928
11919
129010
139010
148911
158812
168713
178614
188515
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208416
218317
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307624

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 5:54 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:546:04
212.15:546:03
312.15:546:03
412.15:546:02
512.15:546:01
612.15:546:01
712.15:546:00
812.15:536:00
912.15:535:59
1012.15:535:59
1112.15:535:58
1212.15:535:57
1312.15:535:57
1412.15:535:56
1512.15:525:56
1612.05:525:55
1712.05:525:54
1812.05:525:54
1912.05:525:53
2012.05:525:53
2112.05:525:52
2212.05:515:51
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2612.05:515:49
2712.05:515:48
2812.05:515:48
2911.95:515:47
3011.95:505:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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124.3Bright
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294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dambai

In seasonPeak

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

Dambai's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dambai sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is September a good time to visit Dambai?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dambai.

What to pack for Dambai in September

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

In September, Dambai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dambai 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 Dambai peaks around September 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dambai 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 Dambai is worst in January — around 167 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 10.7× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 14160 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr35Poor
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dambai?

Dambai sits at 8.1°N, 0.2°E, 116 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Badou, 71 km away.

BadouBimbilaYegyiSalagaSotoubouaHohoeAniéKpandu

Topography around Dambai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dambai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Dambai is covered by shrubs (30%) and water (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Badou 71 km · Bimbila 89 km · Yegyi 93 km · Salaga 94 km · Sotouboua 104 km · Hohoe 107 km · Anié 118 km · Kpandu 120 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Dambai (8.0662°, 0.1795°, elevation 116 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).