Mandimba weather in September

In September, Mandimba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Mandimba's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:34 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mandimba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°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 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Mandimba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	335	26.6	12.8	3.8
Feb	28° / 20°	242	21.8	12.5	4.2
Mar	28° / 20°	151	20	12.1	4.9
Apr	27° / 18°	40	7.5	11.7	7.0
May	26° / 16°	6	1.4	11.3	8.4
Jun	24° / 14°	2	0.6	11.2	8.9
Jul	24° / 13°	2	0.5	11.2	8.8
Aug	26° / 15°	2	0.4	11.5	8.7
Sep	28° / 17°	2	0.5	11.9	7.7
Oct	30° / 19°	15	2.5	12.3	6.0
Nov	31° / 21°	58	7.9	12.7	4.8
Dec	29° / 20°	204	20.9	12.8	4.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	88	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mandimba gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 4% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4

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

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 74% 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 (%)	84	84	83	83	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	69	69	68	66	65	63	62	61	59
Comfortable (%)	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	83	16	1
4	83	16	1
5	82	17	1
6	81	18	1
7	79	19	2
8	79	19	2
9	78	20	2
10	77	21	2
11	77	21	2
12	76	22	2
13	76	22	2
14	75	23	2
15	75	23	2
16	74	24	2
17	73	25	2
18	73	25	2
19	72	26	2
20	71	27	2
21	70	28	2
22	69	29	2
23	69	29	2
24	68	30	2
25	66	31	3
26	65	32	3
27	63	33	4
28	62	34	4
29	61	34	5
30	59	35	6

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 11 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	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	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	10	calm
10	10	calm
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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	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	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 5:46 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:30 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	11.7	11.7	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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30

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

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.24 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)	5.8	5.8	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	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mandimba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Mandimba?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mandimba in September

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

In September, Mandimba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Mandimba in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mandimba peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 8 (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	15	15	12	9	8	9	10	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mandimba 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 Mandimba is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× 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)	9	10	10	9	10	15	27	49	42	21	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	49	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mandimba?

Mandimba sits at 14.4°S, 35.7°E, 768 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mangochi, 44 km away.

Topography around Mandimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 763 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m.

The land around Mandimba is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (24%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

cropland 50%

16 km

723 m

cropland 40%

80 km

1,268 m

grassland 24%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

September weather nearby: Mangochi 44 km · Monkey Bay 85 km · Liwonde 92 km · Balaka 102 km · Cuamba 108 km · Zomba 120 km · Ntcheu 121 km · Lichinga 124 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 Mandimba (-14.3525°, 35.6506°, elevation 768 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	83	16	1
4	83	16	1
5	82	17	1
6	81	18	1
7	79	19	2
8	79	19	2
9	78	20	2
10	77	21	2
11	77	21	2
12	76	22	2
13	76	22	2
14	75	23	2
15	75	23	2
16	74	24	2
17	73	25	2
18	73	25	2
19	72	26	2
20	71	27	2
21	70	28	2
22	69	29	2
23	69	29	2
24	68	30	2
25	66	31	3
26	65	32	3
27	63	33	4
28	62	34	4
29	61	34	5
30	59	35	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	83	16	1
4	83	16	1
5	82	17	1
6	81	18	1
7	79	19	2
8	79	19	2
9	78	20	2
10	77	21	2
11	77	21	2
12	76	22	2
13	76	22	2
14	75	23	2
15	75	23	2
16	74	24	2
17	73	25	2
18	73	25	2
19	72	26	2
20	71	27	2
21	70	28	2
22	69	29	2
23	69	29	2
24	68	30	2
25	66	31	3
26	65	32	3
27	63	33	4
28	62	34	4
29	61	34	5
30	59	35	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	15	1
2	84	15	1
3	83	16	1
4	83	16	1
5	82	17	1
6	81	18	1
7	79	19	2
8	79	19	2
9	78	20	2
10	77	21	2
11	77	21	2
12	76	22	2
13	76	22	2
14	75	23	2
15	75	23	2
16	74	24	2
17	73	25	2
18	73	25	2
19	72	26	2
20	71	27	2
21	70	28	2
22	69	29	2
23	69	29	2
24	68	30	2
25	66	31	3
26	65	32	3
27	63	33	4
28	62	34	4
29	61	34	5
30	59	35	6