Lichinga weather in September

In September, Lichinga sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 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 54% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lichinga's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lichinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:36 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Lichinga is Província do Niassa.

Density: 1,005/km²; people per km²

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 Lichinga reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°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 3°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)	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Lichinga 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° / 18°	309	29	12.7	3.7
Feb	25° / 18°	239	24.6	12.4	3.9
Mar	25° / 18°	174	23.7	12.1	4.5
Apr	25° / 16°	44	10.6	11.7	6.8
May	24° / 14°	9	2.3	11.4	8.5
Jun	23° / 12°	2	0.4	11.2	8.6
Jul	22° / 12°	2	0.5	11.3	8.5
Aug	24° / 13°	2	0.5	11.6	8.8
Sep	27° / 16°	3	0.6	11.9	8.3
Oct	28° / 18°	21	4.5	12.3	6.8
Nov	29° / 19°	80	11.9	12.6	5.5
Dec	26° / 19°	236	24.5	12.8	4.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	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 (%)	82	83	83	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	81	80	80
Cloudier (%)	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	19	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lichinga gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	7

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

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 92% 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 (%)	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	93	92	91	90	89	88	86	85	84
Comfortable (%)	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Humid (%)	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	1	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	93	7	0
7	93	7	0
8	93	7	0
9	92	8	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	94	6	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	93	7	0
23	92	7	1
24	91	8	1
25	90	9	1
26	89	10	1
27	88	11	1
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:31 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)	11.7	11.8	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:47	5:31
2	11.8	5:46	5:31
3	11.8	5:45	5:31
4	11.8	5:44	5:31
5	11.8	5:44	5:31
6	11.8	5:43	5:31
7	11.8	5:42	5:31
8	11.8	5:42	5:31
9	11.8	5:41	5:31
10	11.9	5:40	5:31
11	11.9	5:39	5:31
12	11.9	5:39	5:31
13	11.9	5:38	5:31
14	11.9	5:37	5:31
15	11.9	5:36	5:31
16	11.9	5:36	5:31
17	11.9	5:35	5:31
18	12.0	5:34	5:31
19	12.0	5:33	5:31
20	12.0	5:33	5:31
21	12.0	5:32	5:31
22	12.0	5:31	5:31
23	12.0	5:30	5:31
24	12.0	5:30	5:31
25	12.0	5:29	5:31
26	12.1	5:28	5:31
27	12.1	5:27	5:31
28	12.1	5:27	5:31
29	12.1	5:26	5:31
30	12.1	5:25	5:31

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.14 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)	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.7	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Lichinga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lichinga'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 Lichinga?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lichinga in September

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

In September, Lichinga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lichinga 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 Lichinga peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (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	16	15	13	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Lichinga 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 Lichinga is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	9	9	8	9	10	16	42	56	42	11	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	56	Unhealthy
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	11	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lichinga?

Lichinga sits at 13.3°S, 35.2°E, 1,349 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Monkey Bay, 92 km away.

Topography around Lichinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lichinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,365 m.

The land around Lichinga is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), grassland (28%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

698 m

grassland 53%

80 km

1,365 m

trees 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

September weather nearby: Monkey Bay 92 km · Salima 99 km · Nkhotakota 111 km · Mandimba 124 km · Mangochi 130 km · Dedza 154 km · Mponela 164 km · Lilongwe 173 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $627; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 28%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30; 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 Lichinga (-13.3128°, 35.2406°, elevation 1,349 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	25	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	27	15
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	28	16
23	28	16
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	93	7	0
7	93	7	0
8	93	7	0
9	92	8	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	94	6	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	93	7	0
23	92	7	1
24	91	8	1
25	90	9	1
26	89	10	1
27	88	11	1
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	93	7	0
7	93	7	0
8	93	7	0
9	92	8	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	94	6	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	93	7	0
23	92	7	1
24	91	8	1
25	90	9	1
26	89	10	1
27	88	11	1
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	94	6	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	93	7	0
7	93	7	0
8	93	7	0
9	92	8	0
10	92	8	0
11	92	8	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	94	6	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	94	6	0
22	93	7	0
23	92	7	1
24	91	8	1
25	90	9	1
26	89	10	1
27	88	11	1
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2