Lodwar weather in September

In September, Lodwar sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Lodwar's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lodwar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Lodwar is city.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical September day in Lodwar reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
23425
33425
43425
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How September really feels in Lodwar

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
30
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.

Lodwar weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 24°121.911.82.7
Feb37° / 25°71.211.92.0
Mar36° / 26°364.5122.1
Apr35° / 25°74912.12.8
May34° / 25°496.712.13.4
Jun34° / 25°23412.23.8
Jul33° / 25°224.412.24.1
Aug34° / 25°193.512.13.9
Sep35° / 25°101.9123.3
Oct35° / 26°324.511.93.0
Nov34° / 24°605.811.93.4
Dec35° / 24°263.411.83.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48812
58812
68812
78911
88911
98911
108911
119010
129010
138911
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lodwar gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
610
710
810
99
108
118
127
136
146
155
164
174
184
193
203
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294
304

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
185618162
295617162
395617162
4105616162
5105716152
6115616152
7115715152
8115815142
9125815132
10125815132
11135815122
12136015111
13136115101
1413621591
1514621581
1614631571
1714631571
1814641561
1914651551
2014661451
2114671441
2214671441
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2813651741
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Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3014light 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 6:36 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:366:39
212.16:356:39
312.16:356:38
412.16:356:38
512.06:346:37
612.06:346:37
712.06:346:37
812.06:346:36
912.06:336:36
1012.06:336:35
1112.06:336:35
1212.06:336:34
1312.06:326:34
1412.06:326:33
1512.06:326:33
1612.06:316:32
1712.06:316:32
1812.06:316:32
1912.06:316:31
2012.06:306:31
2112.06:306:30
2212.06:306:30
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:296:29
2512.06:296:28
2612.06:296:28
2712.06:286:27
2812.06:286:27
2912.06:286:27
3012.06:286:26

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 7.15 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 6.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lodwar?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lodwar. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lodwar in September

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

In September, Lodwar sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lodwar 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 Lodwar peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lodwar?

Lodwar sits at 3.1°N, 35.6°E, 500 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kakuma, 105 km away.

KakumaMorotoKotidoMakutanoKapenguriaAbimKapchorwaKitale

Topography around Lodwar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lodwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Lodwar is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Kakuma 105 km · Moroto 122 km · Kotido 163 km · Makutano 214 km · Kapenguria 216 km · Abim 218 km · Kapchorwa 230 km · Kitale 243 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Lodwar (3.1199°, 35.5964°, elevation 500 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).