Nasarawa weather in September

In September, Nasarawa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 230 mm of rain across 25.1 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 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 Nasarawa's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nasarawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Nasarawa 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Nasarawa

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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nasarawa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°10.311.63.2
Feb36° / 24°40.911.72.3
Mar37° / 26°163.211.91.9
Apr35° / 26°477.812.22.5
May32° / 25°11215.312.43.1
Jun30° / 24°1682112.53.4
Jul29° / 23°21826.212.43.3
Aug29° / 23°25727.712.33.2
Sep30° / 23°23025.112.13.2
Oct31° / 23°10317.311.83.7
Nov34° / 23°71.611.63.9
Dec35° / 21°20.311.53.5

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 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
8991
9991
101090
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nasarawa gets around 230 mm of rain over 25.1 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 84% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
489
589
688
788
887
987
1087
1186
1286
1385
1485
1584
1684
1783
1883
1982
2082
2181
2281
2380
2479
2578
2677
2777
2876
2976
3076

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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185calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:246:34
212.26:246:33
312.16:246:33
412.16:246:32
512.16:236:32
612.16:236:31
712.16:236:30
812.16:236:30
912.16:236:29
1012.16:236:29
1112.16:236:28
1212.16:236:27
1312.16:226:27
1412.16:226:26
1512.16:226:25
1612.06:226:25
1712.06:226:24
1812.06:226:24
1912.06:226:23
2012.06:226:22
2112.06:216:22
2212.06:216:21
2312.06:216:21
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2512.06:216:19
2612.06:216:19
2712.06:216:18
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2911.96:216:17
3011.96:206:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nasarawa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nasarawa 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 Nasarawa?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nasarawa.

What to pack for Nasarawa in September

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

In September, Nasarawa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nasarawa 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 Nasarawa peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 17UV 12Feb 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nasarawa 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 Nasarawa is worst in January — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20121 µg/m³Jul 1826 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan123Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nasarawa?

Nasarawa sits at 8.5°N, 7.7°E, 185 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Keffi, 39 km away.

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Topography around Nasarawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nasarawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Nasarawa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
885 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Keffi 39 km · Abuja 62 km · Kuje 65 km · Doma 73 km · Akwanga 87 km · Lafia 89 km · Suleja 92 km · Wamba 108 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Nasarawa (8.5389°, 7.7082°, elevation 185 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).