Moyale weather in September

In September, Moyale sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Moyale's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:18 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Moyale is town on the border of Ethiopia and 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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Moyale reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How September really feels in Moyale

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Moyale weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 20°	14	2.4	11.8	4.8
Feb	33° / 22°	9	1.5	11.9	4.1
Mar	32° / 22°	52	8.1	12	4.3
Apr	28° / 21°	137	21.3	12.1	4.3
May	27° / 20°	71	16.1	12.2	5.6
Jun	27° / 20°	12	3.8	12.2	7.0
Jul	26° / 19°	8	2.6	12.2	7.1
Aug	27° / 19°	8	2.7	12.1	7.1
Sep	29° / 20°	9	2.9	12	6.5
Oct	28° / 20°	106	14.1	11.9	5.5
Nov	28° / 19°	102	18.4	11.8	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	25	6.3	11.8	5.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 50%. 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 (%)	34	34	35	37	38	40	42	43	44	46	47	49	50	52	52	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	59	60	60	60	59
Cloudier (%)	66	66	65	63	62	60	58	57	56	54	53	51	50	48	48	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	41	40	40	40	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Moyale gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	18

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

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 64% 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 (%)	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13
Comfortable (%)	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	60	60	59	58	57	56
Humid (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	24	25	26
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	70	7	0
2	23	70	7	0
3	24	69	7	0
4	24	69	7	0
5	24	68	8	0
6	24	68	8	0
7	24	68	8	0
8	24	68	8	0
9	24	67	9	0
10	24	67	9	0
11	24	67	9	0
12	24	66	10	0
13	24	66	10	0
14	24	65	11	0
15	24	64	12	0
16	24	64	12	0
17	23	64	13	0
18	23	63	14	0
19	23	63	14	0
20	22	62	15	1
21	22	62	15	1
22	21	62	16	1
23	20	62	17	1
24	19	62	18	1
25	18	60	20	2
26	17	60	21	2
27	16	59	22	3
28	15	58	24	3
29	14	57	25	4
30	13	56	26	5

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 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
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24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

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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 6:21 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:12 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	12.1	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	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)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:25	6:25	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	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12

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

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.55 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Moyale?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moyale in September

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

In September, Moyale sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Moyale 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 Moyale peaks around March 18 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	11	12	13	13	14	11	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	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Moyale?

Moyale sits at 3.5°N, 39.1°E, 1,068 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Takaba, 131 km away.

Topography around Moyale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m.

The land around Moyale is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

288 m

shrubs 64%

16 km

842 m

shrubs 76%

80 km

1,179 m

shrubs 87%

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

September weather nearby: Takaba 131 km · Marsabit 178 km · Yabēlo 185 km · Negēlē 207 km · El Wak 223 km · Wajir 227 km · Lafey 240 km · Ramu 245 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 Moyale (3.5266°, 39.0561°, elevation 1,068 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	70	7	0
2	23	70	7	0
3	24	69	7	0
4	24	69	7	0
5	24	68	8	0
6	24	68	8	0
7	24	68	8	0
8	24	68	8	0
9	24	67	9	0
10	24	67	9	0
11	24	67	9	0
12	24	66	10	0
13	24	66	10	0
14	24	65	11	0
15	24	64	12	0
16	24	64	12	0
17	23	64	13	0
18	23	63	14	0
19	23	63	14	0
20	22	62	15	1
21	22	62	15	1
22	21	62	16	1
23	20	62	17	1
24	19	62	18	1
25	18	60	20	2
26	17	60	21	2
27	16	59	22	3
28	15	58	24	3
29	14	57	25	4
30	13	56	26	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	70	7	0
2	23	70	7	0
3	24	69	7	0
4	24	69	7	0
5	24	68	8	0
6	24	68	8	0
7	24	68	8	0
8	24	68	8	0
9	24	67	9	0
10	24	67	9	0
11	24	67	9	0
12	24	66	10	0
13	24	66	10	0
14	24	65	11	0
15	24	64	12	0
16	24	64	12	0
17	23	64	13	0
18	23	63	14	0
19	23	63	14	0
20	22	62	15	1
21	22	62	15	1
22	21	62	16	1
23	20	62	17	1
24	19	62	18	1
25	18	60	20	2
26	17	60	21	2
27	16	59	22	3
28	15	58	24	3
29	14	57	25	4
30	13	56	26	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	70	7	0
2	23	70	7	0
3	24	69	7	0
4	24	69	7	0
5	24	68	8	0
6	24	68	8	0
7	24	68	8	0
8	24	68	8	0
9	24	67	9	0
10	24	67	9	0
11	24	67	9	0
12	24	66	10	0
13	24	66	10	0
14	24	65	11	0
15	24	64	12	0
16	24	64	12	0
17	23	64	13	0
18	23	63	14	0
19	23	63	14	0
20	22	62	15	1
21	22	62	15	1
22	21	62	16	1
23	20	62	17	1
24	19	62	18	1
25	18	60	20	2
26	17	60	21	2
27	16	59	22	3
28	15	58	24	3
29	14	57	25	4
30	13	56	26	5