Rumphi weather in September

In September, Rumphi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Rumphi's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumphi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:41 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Rumphi is city in Rumphi District, Malawi.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical September day in Rumphi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Rumphi weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-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	25° / 17°	211	27.3	12.6	3.9
Feb	25° / 17°	172	23.1	12.4	4.1
Mar	25° / 16°	176	26	12.1	4.2
Apr	25° / 15°	87	15.9	11.8	5.9
May	25° / 13°	15	3.8	11.5	8.2
Jun	23° / 11°	1	0.1	11.4	8.9
Jul	23° / 10°	1	0.3	11.4	8.8
Aug	25° / 12°	1	0.2	11.6	9.1
Sep	27° / 14°	1	0.3	11.9	8.7
Oct	29° / 16°	7	1.8	12.2	7.2
Nov	29° / 17°	58	8.4	12.5	5.8
Dec	26° / 17°	176	22.4	12.6	4.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

	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 (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Rumphi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

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 95% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	88
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:36 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:51	5:38
2	11.8	5:50	5:38
3	11.8	5:49	5:38
4	11.8	5:49	5:38
5	11.8	5:48	5:38
6	11.8	5:47	5:38
7	11.8	5:47	5:38
8	11.9	5:46	5:38
9	11.9	5:45	5:37
10	11.9	5:45	5:37
11	11.9	5:44	5:37
12	11.9	5:43	5:37
13	11.9	5:43	5:37
14	11.9	5:42	5:37
15	11.9	5:41	5:37
16	11.9	5:41	5:37
17	12.0	5:40	5:37
18	12.0	5:39	5:37
19	12.0	5:39	5:37
20	12.0	5:38	5:37
21	12.0	5:37	5:37
22	12.0	5:37	5:37
23	12.0	5:36	5:37
24	12.0	5:35	5:37
25	12.0	5:35	5:37
26	12.0	5:34	5:37
27	12.1	5:33	5:37
28	12.1	5:33	5:37
29	12.1	5:32	5:36
30	12.1	5:31	5:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1
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	6.4	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	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	6.7	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense
29	7.1	Intense
30	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Rumphi

In seasonPeak

None of Rumphi's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Rumphi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Rumphi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Rumphi?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Rumphi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rumphi in September

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

In September, Rumphi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Rumphi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rumphi peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (very high).

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)	16	17	16	13	10	10	10	11	12	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Rumphi 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 Rumphi is worst in October — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	11	12	11	11	12	16	21	28	32	57	24	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Rumphi?

Rumphi sits at 11.0°S, 33.9°E, 1,084 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mzuzu, 53 km away.

Topography around Rumphi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumphi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m around an average of 1,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,119 m.

The land around Rumphi is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), shrubs (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

581 m

cropland 46%

16 km

1,188 m

cropland 43%

80 km

2,119 m

trees 29%

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

September weather nearby: Mzuzu 53 km · Nkhata Bay 81 km · Mzimba 102 km · Matiri 118 km · Karonga 121 km · Mbinga 127 km · Tingi 132 km · Kigonsera 132 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 53% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $672; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 33.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
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 Rumphi (-11.0186°, 33.8575°, elevation 1,084 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	26	13
2	26	13
3	26	13
4	26	13
5	26	13
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	15
29	28	15
30	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12