Nkawkaw weather in September

In September, Nkawkaw sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 184 mm of rain across 26.3 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 28°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 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 Nkawkaw's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkawkaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 184 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:56 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Nkawkaw reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How September really feels in Nkawkaw

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 4 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Nkawkaw 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	24	5.2	11.7	4.5
Feb	33° / 23°	46	8.8	11.8	3.5
Mar	33° / 23°	102	18	12	3.0
Apr	32° / 23°	110	19.6	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 23°	140	23.6	12.3	3.1
Jun	29° / 22°	166	24.6	12.4	3.4
Jul	28° / 22°	128	21.8	12.3	4.3
Aug	28° / 22°	108	20.7	12.2	4.5
Sep	28° / 22°	184	26.3	12	3.4
Oct	30° / 22°	160	25.8	11.9	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	63	14.2	11.7	4.1
Dec	31° / 22°	26	5.9	11.6	4.9

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 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	15	85
30	15	85

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nkawkaw gets around 184 mm of rain over 26.3 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	81	82	83	84	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	8	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

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 5:59 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:51 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:59	6:07
2	12.1	5:59	6:06
3	12.1	5:59	6:06
4	12.1	5:58	6:05
5	12.1	5:58	6:04
6	12.1	5:58	6:04
7	12.1	5:58	6:03
8	12.1	5:58	6:03
9	12.1	5:58	6:02
10	12.1	5:57	6:02
11	12.1	5:57	6:01
12	12.1	5:57	6:01
13	12.1	5:57	6:00
14	12.0	5:57	6:00
15	12.0	5:56	5:59
16	12.0	5:56	5:58
17	12.0	5:56	5:58
18	12.0	5:56	5:57
19	12.0	5:56	5:57
20	12.0	5:56	5:56
21	12.0	5:55	5:56
22	12.0	5:55	5:55
23	12.0	5:55	5:55
24	12.0	5:55	5:54
25	12.0	5:55	5:53
26	12.0	5:55	5:53
27	12.0	5:54	5:52
28	12.0	5:54	5:52
29	12.0	5:54	5:51
30	11.9	5:54	5:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.19 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)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nkawkaw

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Nkawkaw?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nkawkaw.

What to pack for Nkawkaw in September

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

In September, Nkawkaw sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nkawkaw 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 Nkawkaw peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	9	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Nkawkaw 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 Nkawkaw is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	178	98	47	42	28	24	22	22	24	31	42	138
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	178	Very unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	138	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nkawkaw?

Nkawkaw sits at 6.5°N, 0.8°W, 254 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Anyinam, 30 km away.

Topography around Nkawkaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkawkaw has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Nkawkaw is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

528 m

trees 59%

16 km

616 m

trees 89%

80 km

786 m

trees 62%

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← August Nkawkaw year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Anyinam 30 km · Agogo 45 km · Begoro 46 km · Konongo 51 km · Kade 51 km · Akwatia 56 km · Suhum 66 km · Akim Oda 73 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

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 Nkawkaw (6.5458°, -0.7626°, elevation 254 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	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96