Salaga weather in September

In September, Salaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 206 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Salaga's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:55 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Salaga is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Salaga reaches about 30°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 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
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27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

How September really feels in Salaga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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.

Salaga 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	34° / 23°	4	0.8	11.6	3.7
Feb	36° / 25°	13	2.2	11.7	2.5
Mar	36° / 26°	34	6.8	11.9	2.0
Apr	35° / 26°	56	9.7	12.2	2.4
May	34° / 25°	70	11.6	12.4	2.9
Jun	31° / 25°	83	14.6	12.5	3.7
Jul	30° / 24°	152	20.4	12.4	3.8
Aug	29° / 24°	206	23.5	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 24°	206	25.1	12.1	3.2
Oct	31° / 24°	105	16	11.8	3.7
Nov	34° / 24°	17	3.3	11.6	3.8
Dec	34° / 23°	3	0.9	11.5	3.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	24	25
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Salaga gets around 206 mm of rain over 25.1 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 83% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	75	74	73	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
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15	87
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19	84
20	83
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24	79
25	78
26	77
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	72

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 67% 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
Oppressive (%)	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	56
Miserable (%)	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 5:57 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:49 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	12.1	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	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:57	6:07
2	12.2	5:57	6:06
3	12.1	5:57	6:06
4	12.1	5:57	6:05
5	12.1	5:56	6:04
6	12.1	5:56	6:04
7	12.1	5:56	6:03
8	12.1	5:56	6:03
9	12.1	5:56	6:02
10	12.1	5:56	6:01
11	12.1	5:56	6:01
12	12.1	5:56	6:00
13	12.1	5:55	6:00
14	12.1	5:55	5:59
15	12.1	5:55	5:58
16	12.0	5:55	5:58
17	12.0	5:55	5:57
18	12.0	5:55	5:57
19	12.0	5:55	5:56
20	12.0	5:54	5:55
21	12.0	5:54	5:55
22	12.0	5:54	5:54
23	12.0	5:54	5:54
24	12.0	5:54	5:53
25	12.0	5:54	5:52
26	12.0	5:54	5:52
27	12.0	5:54	5:51
28	11.9	5:54	5:51
29	11.9	5:53	5:50
30	11.9	5:53	5:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
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25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Salaga

In seasonPeak

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

Salaga's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Salaga 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 Salaga?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salaga.

What to pack for Salaga in September

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

In September, Salaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salaga 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 Salaga peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 7 (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)	7	9	12	13	12	11	11	11	13	12	9	7
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Salaga 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 Salaga is worst in December — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 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)	122	78	39	36	20	17	17	16	16	23	43	157
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	122	Unhealthy
Feb	78	Unhealthy
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	36	Poor
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	157	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Salaga?

Salaga sits at 8.6°N, 0.5°W, 163 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Yegyi, 39 km away.

Topography around Salaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Salaga is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

cropland 30%

16 km

102 m

grassland 47%

80 km

186 m

shrubs 39%

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

September weather nearby: Yegyi 39 km · Bimbila 72 km · Dambai 94 km · Tamale 101 km · Atebubu 102 km · Yendi 114 km · Savelugu 124 km · Kintampo 144 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 Salaga (8.5508°, -0.5188°, elevation 163 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	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
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14	29	24
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18	30	24
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20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	83
21	82
22	81
23	80
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	83
21	82
22	81
23	80
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	86
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	83
21	82
22	81
23	80
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	75
28	74
29	73
30	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44