Jalingo weather in September

In September, Jalingo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 103 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 Jalingo's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 103 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:07 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Jalingo is city in Nigeria.

Density: 617/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Jalingo 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 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
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	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	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	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

How September really feels in Jalingo

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.

Jalingo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 11th-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° / 20°	0	0	11.5	3.5
Feb	37° / 22°	0	0.1	11.7	2.0
Mar	39° / 26°	3	0.5	11.9	0.8
Apr	38° / 27°	20	4	12.2	1.1
May	35° / 27°	52	8.7	12.4	2.3
Jun	33° / 25°	53	8.6	12.5	3.5
Jul	31° / 24°	99	16.1	12.5	3.8
Aug	29° / 23°	183	21.6	12.3	3.7
Sep	30° / 23°	103	16.5	12.1	3.8
Oct	33° / 24°	48	8.5	11.8	3.7
Nov	35° / 22°	3	0.7	11.6	2.8
Dec	35° / 20°	0	0	11.5	3.4

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	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	23
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jalingo gets around 103 mm of rain over 16.5 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 55% and peaks near 68% 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 (%)	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	58	57	56	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	67
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	51
20	50
21	49
22	48
23	47
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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	99	99	99
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	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 6:09 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:02 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	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	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	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:09	6:19
2	12.2	6:09	6:19
3	12.2	6:09	6:18
4	12.1	6:09	6:18
5	12.1	6:09	6:17
6	12.1	6:09	6:16
7	12.1	6:08	6:16
8	12.1	6:08	6:15
9	12.1	6:08	6:15
10	12.1	6:08	6:14
11	12.1	6:08	6:13
12	12.1	6:08	6:13
13	12.1	6:08	6:12
14	12.1	6:08	6:12
15	12.1	6:08	6:11
16	12.0	6:07	6:10
17	12.0	6:07	6:10
18	12.0	6:07	6:09
19	12.0	6:07	6:08
20	12.0	6:07	6:08
21	12.0	6:07	6:07
22	12.0	6:07	6:07
23	12.0	6:07	6:06
24	12.0	6:07	6:05
25	12.0	6:06	6:05
26	12.0	6:06	6:04
27	12.0	6:06	6:04
28	11.9	6:06	6:03
29	11.9	6:06	6:02
30	11.9	6:06	6:02

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Jalingo

In seasonPeak

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

Jalingo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jalingo sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Jalingo?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalingo.

What to pack for Jalingo in September

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

In September, Jalingo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Jalingo 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 Jalingo peaks around March 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	12	13	12	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Jalingo 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 Jalingo is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 18 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)	85	91	81	56	28	22	18	20	22	34	43	69
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	91	Unhealthy
Mar	81	Unhealthy
Apr	56	Unhealthy
May	28	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	69	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jalingo?

Jalingo sits at 8.9°N, 11.4°E, 208 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ganye, 92 km away.

Topography around Jalingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Jalingo is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km

169 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

670 m

cropland 68%

80 km

1,571 m

cropland 52%

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

September weather nearby: Ganye 92 km · Numan 97 km · Biliri 109 km · Beli 123 km · Jimeta 128 km · Yola 128 km · Pindiga 129 km · Kumo 129 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 Jalingo (8.8937°, 11.3596°, elevation 208 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	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	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	67
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	51
20	50
21	49
22	48
23	47
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	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	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	67
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	51
20	50
21	49
22	48
23	47
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	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	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	67
3	67
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	60
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	51
20	50
21	49
22	48
23	47
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	43
28	43
29	42
30	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1