Diré weather in September

In September, Diré sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Diré's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
6th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:05 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
38%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Diré is town in Mali.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical September day in Diré reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Diré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Diré weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°10.211.17.1
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.7
Apr40° / 26°10.212.40.4
May41° / 29°30.912.70.0
Jun41° / 30°82.912.90.0
Jul38° / 28°387.712.91.3
Aug35° / 26°6010.612.52.4
Sep37° / 27°214.712.11.6
Oct38° / 26°41.211.61.4
Nov34° / 21°1011.23.6
Dec30° / 17°0011.16.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
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57327
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Diré gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.7 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 17% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
224
323
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521
621
720
819
919
1018
1118
1218
1318
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1518
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2016
2115
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2611
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289
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308

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102626606
202627605
302729575
403831535
503932524
6041033494
7041135474
8041236443
9051337423
10051438402
11161539382
12161639362
13171640341
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15281840311
16391940291
173101939271
184112039261
195112138241
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218132236211
2210142334191
2312142333171
2414152332151
2516162331131
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2720172329101
282317232790
292618232670
302818222560

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:23
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512.36:046:20
612.26:046:19
712.26:046:18
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Diré

In seasonPeak

In September, Diré sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Diré sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Apr
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Diré?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diré.

What to pack for Diré in September

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

In September, Diré sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diré 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 Diré peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Diré 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 Diré is worst in February — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 992 µg/m³Aug 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diré?

Diré sits at 16.3°N, 3.4°W, 272 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Goundam, 34 km away.

DouentzaBandiagaraMoptiBankassKoroMbera

Topography around Diré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Diré is covered by bare terrain (28%), grassland (27%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
286 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Goundam 34 km · Timbuktu 71 km · Douentza 147 km · Bandiagara 213 km · Mopti 214 km · Bankass 243 km · Koro 246 km · Mbera 259 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

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 Diré (16.257°, -3.4013°, elevation 272 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).