Kankan weather in September

In September, Kankan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 275 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 6% 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 Kankan's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kankan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 275 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:30 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Kankan is city in Guinea.

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 Kankan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	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	30	30	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	31	21
30	31	21

How September really feels in Kankan

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.

Kankan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 18°	2	0.6	11.5	4.8
Feb	35° / 21°	3	0.6	11.7	3.2
Mar	37° / 24°	14	2.8	11.9	2.0
Apr	36° / 25°	46	9.4	12.2	1.9
May	34° / 24°	126	17.1	12.5	2.5
Jun	31° / 22°	185	22.1	12.6	3.2
Jul	29° / 22°	245	25.1	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 22°	279	26.4	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	275	25.8	12.1	3.1
Oct	31° / 21°	176	21.9	11.8	3.3
Nov	32° / 19°	28	4	11.5	4.4
Dec	32° / 18°	1	0.1	11.4	4.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	13	13	14	15	15	16	18	18	19	21	21	22	24	24	25	26	27	28	28	30	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	87	87	86	85	85	84	82	82	81	79	79	78	76	76	75	74	73	72	72	70	70	69	68	68	66	65	64	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kankan gets around 275 mm of rain over 25.8 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83

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

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 99% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

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	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
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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15	6	calm
16	6	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 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 6:31 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:24 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:31	6:43
2	12.2	6:31	6:42
3	12.2	6:31	6:42
4	12.2	6:31	6:41
5	12.2	6:31	6:40
6	12.2	6:31	6:40
7	12.1	6:31	6:39
8	12.1	6:30	6:39
9	12.1	6:30	6:38
10	12.1	6:30	6:37
11	12.1	6:30	6:37
12	12.1	6:30	6:36
13	12.1	6:30	6:35
14	12.1	6:30	6:35
15	12.1	6:30	6:34
16	12.1	6:30	6:33
17	12.0	6:30	6:33
18	12.0	6:30	6:32
19	12.0	6:30	6:31
20	12.0	6:30	6:31
21	12.0	6:29	6:30
22	12.0	6:29	6:29
23	12.0	6:29	6:29
24	12.0	6:29	6:28
25	12.0	6:29	6:27
26	12.0	6:29	6:27
27	11.9	6:29	6:26
28	11.9	6:29	6:25
29	11.9	6:29	6:25
30	11.9	6:29	6:24

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.87 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kankan

In seasonPeak

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

Kankan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kankan sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kankan?

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

3.1

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 Kankan.

What to pack for Kankan in September

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

In September, Kankan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kankan 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 Kankan peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (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	12	13	12	13	11	12	13	12	12	9	7
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	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Kankan 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 Kankan is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 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)	55	67	71	50	24	20	13	9	14	23	27	42
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	67	Unhealthy
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	9	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kankan?

Kankan sits at 10.4°N, 9.3°W, 381 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kouroussa, 70 km away.

Topography around Kankan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kankan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 377 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Kankan is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), shrubs (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

artificial surfaces 70%

16 km

130 m

grassland 34%

80 km

416 m

trees 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: Kouroussa 70 km · Mandiana 72 km · Siguiri 116 km · Douako 120 km · Albadéria 127 km · Kérouané 128 km · Kintinian 135 km · Yanfolila 154 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / K; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,877; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
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 Kankan (10.3854°, -9.3057°, elevation 381 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	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	31	21
30	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99