Marsabit weather in September
In September, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.
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 Marsabit's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 31°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 21°
- 4th coldest
- Rainfall
- 1 mm
- 0.2 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 hours
- 6:22 AM – 6:23 PM
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 21 km/h
- 1st windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.8 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.9
- out of 10
Marsabit is town in Marsabit County, Kenya.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in September
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.
A typical September day in Marsabit reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
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| 1 | 31 | 20 |
| 2 | 31 | 20 |
| 3 | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | 31 | 20 |
| 5 | 31 | 20 |
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| 8 | 31 | 21 |
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| 27 | 31 | 21 |
| 28 | 31 | 21 |
| 29 | 31 | 21 |
| 30 | 31 | 21 |
How September really feels in Marsabit
Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Marsabit weather by month
How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 21° | 18 | 3.6 | 11.9 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 32° / 22° | 10 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 32° / 23° | 34 | 7 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 30° / 22° | 75 | 15.5 | 12 | 4.3 |
| May | 31° / 22° | 16 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 30° / 21° | 2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 29° / 20° | 2 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 30° / 20° | 2 | 0.2 | 12.1 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 31° / 21° | 1 | 0.2 | 12 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 31° / 21° | 41 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 29° / 21° | 89 | 17.7 | 11.9 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 30° / 21° | 41 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
Cloud cover in September
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.
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| Clearer (%) | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Cloudier (%) | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | 24 |
| 2 | 78 | 22 |
| 3 | 79 | 21 |
| 4 | 79 | 21 |
| 5 | 80 | 20 |
| 6 | 80 | 20 |
| 7 | 81 | 19 |
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| 12 | 82 | 18 |
| 13 | 82 | 18 |
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| 21 | 81 | 19 |
| 22 | 81 | 19 |
| 23 | 81 | 19 |
| 24 | 81 | 19 |
| 25 | 82 | 18 |
| 26 | 82 | 18 |
| 27 | 82 | 18 |
| 28 | 82 | 18 |
| 29 | 83 | 17 |
| 30 | 83 | 17 |
Chance of precipitation in September
Marsabit gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 |
Humidity in September
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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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| Dry (%) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Comfortable (%) | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Humid (%) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 76 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | 77 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 73 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 73 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 73 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 72 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 72 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 71 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 72 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 71 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 71 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 70 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 68 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 68 | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 67 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 66 | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | 14 | 65 | 20 | 1 |
| 29 | 13 | 65 | 21 | 1 |
| 30 | 13 | 64 | 22 | 1 |
Wind in September
Winds average 21 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.
Across September, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
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| 1 | 21 | breezy |
| 2 | 21 | breezy |
| 3 | 21 | breezy |
| 4 | 21 | breezy |
| 5 | 21 | breezy |
| 6 | 21 | breezy |
| 7 | 21 | breezy |
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| 10 | 21 | breezy |
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| 23 | 20 | breezy |
| 24 | 20 | breezy |
| 25 | 20 | breezy |
| 26 | 20 | breezy |
| 27 | 20 | breezy |
| 28 | 20 | light breeze |
| 29 | 20 | light breeze |
| 30 | 20 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in September
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 6:26 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:17 PM.
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| 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) | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:18 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:17 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:29 |
| 2 | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:29 |
| 3 | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:28 |
| 4 | 12.0 | 6:26 | 6:28 |
| 5 | 12.0 | 6:25 | 6:27 |
| 6 | 12.0 | 6:25 | 6:27 |
| 7 | 12.0 | 6:25 | 6:27 |
| 8 | 12.0 | 6:24 | 6:26 |
| 9 | 12.0 | 6:24 | 6:26 |
| 10 | 12.0 | 6:24 | 6:25 |
| 11 | 12.0 | 6:24 | 6:25 |
| 12 | 12.0 | 6:23 | 6:24 |
| 13 | 12.0 | 6:23 | 6:24 |
| 14 | 12.0 | 6:23 | 6:24 |
| 15 | 12.0 | 6:22 | 6:23 |
| 16 | 12.0 | 6:22 | 6:23 |
| 17 | 12.0 | 6:22 | 6:22 |
| 18 | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:22 |
| 19 | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:21 |
| 20 | 12.0 | 6:21 | 6:21 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:20 | 6:21 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:20 | 6:20 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 6:20 | 6:20 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 6:20 | 6:19 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 6:19 | 6:19 |
| 26 | 12.0 | 6:19 | 6:18 |
| 27 | 12.0 | 6:19 | 6:18 |
| 28 | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:18 |
| 29 | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:17 |
| 30 | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:17 |
Solar energy in September
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.8 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.8 | Intense |
Is September a good time to visit Marsabit?
Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
September is a reasonable time to visit Marsabit for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Marsabit in September
From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In September, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.
UV index in Marsabit in September
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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (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 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Marsabit?
Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.
Topography around Marsabit
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Marsabit.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.
The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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).