Takaba weather in September

In September, Takaba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 32% 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 Takaba's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:13 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Takaba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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 2°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)	30	30	30	30	30	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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	31	21
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

How September really feels in Takaba

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.

Takaba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-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	33° / 22°	7	1.3	11.8	4.2
Feb	34° / 23°	6	1	11.9	3.5
Mar	34° / 23°	35	5.3	12	3.5
Apr	31° / 23°	125	18.4	12.1	3.6
May	30° / 22°	51	12	12.2	4.8
Jun	29° / 22°	7	2.3	12.2	5.9
Jul	29° / 21°	5	1.9	12.2	6.2
Aug	29° / 21°	5	1.5	12.1	5.9
Sep	31° / 22°	6	1.4	12	5.4
Oct	30° / 22°	91	11.4	11.9	4.6
Nov	30° / 21°	115	16.9	11.8	4.4
Dec	31° / 21°	25	5.4	11.8	4.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. 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 (%)	33	34	36	37	38	40	42	43	46	47	49	50	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	64	65
Cloudier (%)	67	66	64	63	62	60	58	57	54	53	51	50	48	47	45	44	42	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	36	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	65	35

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Takaba gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 11% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	11

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

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 65% 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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3
Comfortable (%)	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	64	64	64	62	61	60	58	58	56	56	53	51	49
Humid (%)	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	37	38	40
Muggy (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	75	17	0
2	8	74	17	1
3	8	74	17	1
4	8	73	18	1
5	8	73	18	1
6	7	73	19	1
7	7	72	20	1
8	7	72	20	1
9	7	71	21	1
10	7	70	22	1
11	7	69	23	1
12	7	68	24	1
13	7	68	24	1
14	7	67	25	1
15	7	66	26	1
16	7	65	26	2
17	7	64	27	2
18	7	64	27	2
19	6	64	28	2
20	6	64	28	2
21	6	62	29	3
22	6	61	30	3
23	6	60	31	3
24	6	58	32	4
25	5	58	33	4
26	5	56	34	5
27	4	56	35	5
28	4	53	37	6
29	4	51	38	7
30	3	49	40	8

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
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14	16	light breeze
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18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
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25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	14	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 6:17 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:08 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	12.0	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)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	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
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	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	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08

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

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.76 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Takaba?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Takaba in September

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

In September, Takaba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Takaba 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 Takaba 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	14	12	11	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	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Takaba?

Takaba sits at 3.4°N, 40.2°E, 598 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is El Wak, 99 km away.

Topography around Takaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 607 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Takaba is covered by shrubs (57%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (89%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

shrubs 57%

16 km

188 m

shrubs 89%

80 km

962 m

shrubs 99%

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

September weather nearby: El Wak 99 km · Lafey 109 km · Dhamas 126 km · Ramu 128 km · Moyale 131 km · Wajir 180 km · Mandera 193 km · Beled Hawo 195 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 Takaba (3.3553°, 40.2228°, elevation 598 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	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	31	21
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	75	17	0
2	8	74	17	1
3	8	74	17	1
4	8	73	18	1
5	8	73	18	1
6	7	73	19	1
7	7	72	20	1
8	7	72	20	1
9	7	71	21	1
10	7	70	22	1
11	7	69	23	1
12	7	68	24	1
13	7	68	24	1
14	7	67	25	1
15	7	66	26	1
16	7	65	26	2
17	7	64	27	2
18	7	64	27	2
19	6	64	28	2
20	6	64	28	2
21	6	62	29	3
22	6	61	30	3
23	6	60	31	3
24	6	58	32	4
25	5	58	33	4
26	5	56	34	5
27	4	56	35	5
28	4	53	37	6
29	4	51	38	7
30	3	49	40	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	31	21
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	75	17	0
2	8	74	17	1
3	8	74	17	1
4	8	73	18	1
5	8	73	18	1
6	7	73	19	1
7	7	72	20	1
8	7	72	20	1
9	7	71	21	1
10	7	70	22	1
11	7	69	23	1
12	7	68	24	1
13	7	68	24	1
14	7	67	25	1
15	7	66	26	1
16	7	65	26	2
17	7	64	27	2
18	7	64	27	2
19	6	64	28	2
20	6	64	28	2
21	6	62	29	3
22	6	61	30	3
23	6	60	31	3
24	6	58	32	4
25	5	58	33	4
26	5	56	34	5
27	4	56	35	5
28	4	53	37	6
29	4	51	38	7
30	3	49	40	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	31	21
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	40	60
7	42	58
8	43	57
9	46	54
10	47	53
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	65	35

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	75	17	0
2	8	74	17	1
3	8	74	17	1
4	8	73	18	1
5	8	73	18	1
6	7	73	19	1
7	7	72	20	1
8	7	72	20	1
9	7	71	21	1
10	7	70	22	1
11	7	69	23	1
12	7	68	24	1
13	7	68	24	1
14	7	67	25	1
15	7	66	26	1
16	7	65	26	2
17	7	64	27	2
18	7	64	27	2
19	6	64	28	2
20	6	64	28	2
21	6	62	29	3
22	6	61	30	3
23	6	60	31	3
24	6	58	32	4
25	5	58	33	4
26	5	56	34	5
27	4	56	35	5
28	4	53	37	6
29	4	51	38	7
30	3	49	40	8