Doma weather in September

In September, Doma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 193 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 193 mm; 23.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:20 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Doma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°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)	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How September really feels in Doma

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Doma weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	1	0.2	11.6	3.0
Feb	37° / 23°	3	0.5	11.7	2.0
Mar	37° / 26°	12	2.2	11.9	1.6
Apr	36° / 26°	35	5.9	12.2	2.3
May	33° / 25°	95	13.6	12.4	3.1
Jun	31° / 24°	143	19.3	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 23°	186	25.2	12.4	3.3
Aug	29° / 23°	241	26.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	193	23.4	12	3.3
Oct	31° / 23°	79	14.4	11.8	3.9
Nov	34° / 23°	4	0.9	11.6	3.8
Dec	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.5	3.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19
Cloudier (%)	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Doma gets around 193 mm of rain over 23.4 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 78% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	77
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	71
27	70
28	70
29	69
30	69

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	6	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:14 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)	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:21	6:31
2	12.2	6:21	6:31
3	12.1	6:21	6:30
4	12.1	6:21	6:29
5	12.1	6:21	6:29
6	12.1	6:21	6:28
7	12.1	6:21	6:28
8	12.1	6:21	6:27
9	12.1	6:20	6:27
10	12.1	6:20	6:26
11	12.1	6:20	6:25
12	12.1	6:20	6:25
13	12.1	6:20	6:24
14	12.1	6:20	6:23
15	12.1	6:20	6:23
16	12.0	6:20	6:22
17	12.0	6:19	6:22
18	12.0	6:19	6:21
19	12.0	6:19	6:20
20	12.0	6:19	6:20
21	12.0	6:19	6:19
22	12.0	6:19	6:19
23	12.0	6:19	6:18
24	12.0	6:18	6:17
25	12.0	6:18	6:17
26	12.0	6:18	6:16
27	12.0	6:18	6:16
28	12.0	6:18	6:15
29	11.9	6:18	6:14
30	11.9	6:18	6:14

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.31 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)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Doma

In seasonPeak

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

Doma's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Doma sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Doma?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Doma.

What to pack for Doma in September

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

In September, Doma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Doma 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 Doma peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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)	9	8	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Doma 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 Doma is worst in January — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 26 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)	113	104	74	58	35	29	26	28	31	44	54	90
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	113	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	74	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	35	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	90	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Doma?

Doma sits at 8.4°N, 8.4°E, 157 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Lafia, 21 km away.

Topography around Doma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Doma is covered by cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

cropland 35%

16 km

175 m

cropland 79%

80 km

888 m

cropland 55%

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

September weather nearby: Lafia 21 km · Akwanga 58 km · Wamba 67 km · Nasarawa 73 km · Keffi 73 km · Makurdi 76 km · Igbor 108 km · Abuja 120 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
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 Doma (8.3931°, 8.3554°, elevation 157 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	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	77
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	71
27	70
28	70
29	69
30	69

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	77
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	71
27	70
28	70
29	69
30	69

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	77
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	71
27	70
28	70
29	69
30	69

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100