Makutano weather in September

In September, Makutano sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 218 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Makutano's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makutano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 218 mm; 21.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:34 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Makutano is place in West Pokot County, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in Makutano reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Makutano weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	39	6	11.9	7.4
Feb	27° / 14°	33	4.2	12	7.4
Mar	26° / 15°	76	10.1	12	6.6
Apr	25° / 15°	224	20.4	12	5.1
May	23° / 15°	277	24.1	12.1	4.7
Jun	22° / 14°	223	22.6	12.1	4.7
Jul	22° / 13°	243	24.9	12.1	4.3
Aug	22° / 13°	284	25.5	12	4.3
Sep	23° / 14°	218	21.5	12	5.0
Oct	23° / 14°	255	25.6	12	4.5
Nov	24° / 15°	184	20.1	11.9	5.2
Dec	25° / 14°	61	9.7	11.9	7.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	50	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	45	45	43
Cloudier (%)	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Makutano gets around 218 mm of rain over 21.5 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 72% and peaks near 77% 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 (%)	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	70
26	70
27	71
28	71
29	72
30	73

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61
Comfortable (%)	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:29 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)	12.0	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	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29

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

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.81 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)	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Makutano?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Makutano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Makutano in September

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

In September, Makutano sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in Makutano in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makutano peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	17	15	13	11	12	12	14	15	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Makutano 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 Makutano is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (March, 15 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)	17	17	15	17	21	28	30	25	22	17	16	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Makutano?

Makutano sits at 1.3°N, 35.1°E, 2,081 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kapenguria, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Makutano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makutano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 2,055 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,257 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,525 m.

The land around Makutano is covered by shrubs (28%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

290 m

shrubs 28%

16 km

1,257 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

3,525 m

shrubs 39%

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

September weather nearby: Kapenguria 3.0 km · Kitale 29 km · Moi‘s Bridge 43 km · Kiminini 45 km · Kimilili 67 km · Kapchorwa 73 km · Iten 80 km · Webuye 82 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 Makutano (1.2588°, 35.0957°, elevation 2,081 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	70
26	70
27	71
28	71
29	72
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	70
26	70
27	71
28	71
29	72
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	71
14	71
15	70
16	70
17	69
18	69
19	69
20	69
21	69
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	70
26	70
27	71
28	71
29	72
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39