Kachia weather in September

In September, Kachia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 289 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kachia's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kachia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 289 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:21 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kachia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How September really feels in Kachia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kachia 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	32° / 18°	1	0.2	11.5	5.1
Feb	34° / 21°	3	0.6	11.7	3.9
Mar	35° / 23°	15	2.6	11.9	2.9
Apr	33° / 23°	69	11	12.2	3.1
May	30° / 22°	166	22.4	12.4	3.4
Jun	28° / 21°	204	25.5	12.6	3.7
Jul	26° / 20°	280	29.1	12.5	3.5
Aug	26° / 20°	354	29.7	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 20°	289	28.3	12.1	3.4
Oct	30° / 20°	138	17.1	11.8	4.3
Nov	32° / 19°	3	0.8	11.5	5.1
Dec	32° / 18°	1	0.1	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12
Cloudier (%)	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kachia gets around 289 mm of rain over 28.3 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 94% and peaks near 95% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	90

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 95% 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
Muggy (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	90	89	89	88	87
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	13

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

Wind in September

Winds average 6 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
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 6:22 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:15 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	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	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)	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	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	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	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	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:22	6:34
2	12.2	6:22	6:33
3	12.2	6:22	6:32
4	12.2	6:22	6:32
5	12.2	6:22	6:31
6	12.1	6:22	6:31
7	12.1	6:22	6:30
8	12.1	6:22	6:29
9	12.1	6:22	6:29
10	12.1	6:21	6:28
11	12.1	6:21	6:27
12	12.1	6:21	6:27
13	12.1	6:21	6:26
14	12.1	6:21	6:25
15	12.1	6:21	6:25
16	12.1	6:21	6:24
17	12.0	6:21	6:23
18	12.0	6:21	6:23
19	12.0	6:21	6:22
20	12.0	6:21	6:22
21	12.0	6:20	6:21
22	12.0	6:20	6:20
23	12.0	6:20	6:20
24	12.0	6:20	6:19
25	12.0	6:20	6:18
26	12.0	6:20	6:18
27	12.0	6:20	6:17
28	11.9	6:20	6:16
29	11.9	6:20	6:16
30	11.9	6:20	6:15

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.47 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	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8
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	4.0	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	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kachia

In seasonPeak

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

Kachia's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kachia sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kachia?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kachia.

What to pack for Kachia in September

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

In September, Kachia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kachia 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 Kachia peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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)	10	11	12	11	10	11	12	12	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	10	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kachia 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 Kachia is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 25 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)	93	102	91	68	42	33	25	25	36	57	64	82
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	93	Unhealthy
Feb	102	Unhealthy
Mar	91	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	42	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	64	Unhealthy
Dec	82	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kachia?

Kachia sits at 9.9°N, 8.0°E, 718 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kafanchan, 49 km away.

Topography around Kachia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kachia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 717 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Kachia is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

cropland 60%

16 km

254 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

977 m

cropland 37%

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

September weather nearby: Kafanchan 49 km · Kagoro 56 km · Lere 89 km · Kaduna 92 km · Bukuru 100 km · Jos 103 km · Abuja 104 km · Dutsen Wai 112 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 Kachia (9.8734°, 7.9541°, elevation 718 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	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	91	9
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	87	13