El Wak weather in September

In September, El Wak sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is El Wak's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Wak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:10 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 5th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

El Wak is place in Kenya.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in El Wak reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23

How September really feels in El Wak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 21 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.

El Wak weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	5	0.9	11.9	3.5
Feb	36° / 24°	3	0.5	11.9	2.8
Mar	35° / 25°	23	3.5	12	2.8
Apr	33° / 24°	105	14.8	12.1	3.3
May	31° / 24°	35	8.6	12.1	4.4
Jun	31° / 23°	5	1.1	12.2	5.1
Jul	30° / 22°	3	0.9	12.1	5.5
Aug	31° / 22°	3	0.7	12.1	5.2
Sep	32° / 23°	3	0.6	12	4.8
Oct	32° / 23°	72	9.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	31° / 23°	103	13.8	11.9	4.3
Dec	33° / 23°	20	4.1	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. 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 (%)	38	38	39	42	43	46	46	48	49	51	52	53	55	56	57	58	59	61	62	62	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	69	70	70
Cloudier (%)	62	62	61	58	57	54	54	52	51	49	48	47	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	38	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	39	61
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	70	30
30	70	30

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

El Wak gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7

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

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% 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
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comfortable (%)	59	59	57	57	56	57	55	55	54	53	52	51	52	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	41	40	39	37	35	33	31
Humid (%)	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49
Muggy (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	18	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	59	36	3
2	2	59	36	3
3	2	57	37	4
4	2	57	37	4
5	2	56	38	4
6	1	57	38	4
7	1	55	39	5
8	1	55	39	5
9	1	54	40	5
10	1	53	41	5
11	1	52	41	6
12	1	51	42	6
13	0	52	42	6
14	0	50	43	7
15	0	49	43	7
16	0	48	44	8
17	0	48	44	8
18	0	47	44	9
19	0	46	44	9
20	0	46	45	10
21	0	45	45	10
22	0	44	45	11
23	0	43	45	12
24	0	41	46	13
25	0	40	46	13
26	0	39	47	14
27	0	37	47	15
28	0	35	48	16
29	0	33	49	18
30	0	31	49	19

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Feels	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	breezy
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:05 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	12.0	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:14	6:18
2	12.1	6:14	6:17
3	12.0	6:14	6:17
4	12.0	6:14	6:16
5	12.0	6:13	6:16
6	12.0	6:13	6:16
7	12.0	6:13	6:15
8	12.0	6:12	6:15
9	12.0	6:12	6:14
10	12.0	6:12	6:14
11	12.0	6:12	6:13
12	12.0	6:11	6:13
13	12.0	6:11	6:12
14	12.0	6:11	6:12
15	12.0	6:10	6:12
16	12.0	6:10	6:11
17	12.0	6:10	6:11
18	12.0	6:10	6:10
19	12.0	6:09	6:10
20	12.0	6:09	6:09
21	12.0	6:09	6:09
22	12.0	6:08	6:08
23	12.0	6:08	6:08
24	12.0	6:08	6:07
25	12.0	6:08	6:07
26	12.0	6:07	6:07
27	12.0	6:07	6:06
28	12.0	6:07	6:06
29	12.0	6:07	6:05
30	12.0	6:06	6:05

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.99 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit El Wak?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit El Wak for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Wak in September

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

In September, El Wak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Wak 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 El Wak peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	14	14	15	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is El Wak?

El Wak sits at 2.8°N, 40.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Lafey, 48 km away.

Topography around El Wak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Wak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around El Wak is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

5 m

grassland 86%

16 km

40 m

shrubs 87%

80 km

710 m

shrubs 99%

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

September weather nearby: Lafey 48 km · Dhamas 59 km · Takaba 99 km · Ramu 129 km · Wajir 153 km · Baardheere 158 km · Mandera 162 km · Beled Hawo 163 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
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 El Wak (2.8092°, 40.9288°, elevation 384 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. 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	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	39	61
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	59	36	3
2	2	59	36	3
3	2	57	37	4
4	2	57	37	4
5	2	56	38	4
6	1	57	38	4
7	1	55	39	5
8	1	55	39	5
9	1	54	40	5
10	1	53	41	5
11	1	52	41	6
12	1	51	42	6
13	0	52	42	6
14	0	50	43	7
15	0	49	43	7
16	0	48	44	8
17	0	48	44	8
18	0	47	44	9
19	0	46	44	9
20	0	46	45	10
21	0	45	45	10
22	0	44	45	11
23	0	43	45	12
24	0	41	46	13
25	0	40	46	13
26	0	39	47	14
27	0	37	47	15
28	0	35	48	16
29	0	33	49	18
30	0	31	49	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	39	61
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	59	36	3
2	2	59	36	3
3	2	57	37	4
4	2	57	37	4
5	2	56	38	4
6	1	57	38	4
7	1	55	39	5
8	1	55	39	5
9	1	54	40	5
10	1	53	41	5
11	1	52	41	6
12	1	51	42	6
13	0	52	42	6
14	0	50	43	7
15	0	49	43	7
16	0	48	44	8
17	0	48	44	8
18	0	47	44	9
19	0	46	44	9
20	0	46	45	10
21	0	45	45	10
22	0	44	45	11
23	0	43	45	12
24	0	41	46	13
25	0	40	46	13
26	0	39	47	14
27	0	37	47	15
28	0	35	48	16
29	0	33	49	18
30	0	31	49	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	39	61
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	51	49
11	52	48
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	59	36	3
2	2	59	36	3
3	2	57	37	4
4	2	57	37	4
5	2	56	38	4
6	1	57	38	4
7	1	55	39	5
8	1	55	39	5
9	1	54	40	5
10	1	53	41	5
11	1	52	41	6
12	1	51	42	6
13	0	52	42	6
14	0	50	43	7
15	0	49	43	7
16	0	48	44	8
17	0	48	44	8
18	0	47	44	9
19	0	46	44	9
20	0	46	45	10
21	0	45	45	10
22	0	44	45	11
23	0	43	45	12
24	0	41	46	13
25	0	40	46	13
26	0	39	47	14
27	0	37	47	15
28	0	35	48	16
29	0	33	49	18
30	0	31	49	19