Mindouli weather in September

In September, Mindouli sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 181 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mindouli's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mindouli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:40 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Mindouli reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How September really feels in Mindouli

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.

Mindouli weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	22	4	11.8	5.0
Feb	32° / 22°	48	8.1	11.9	4.0
Mar	32° / 23°	119	16	12	3.5
Apr	31° / 23°	127	18.3	12.1	3.5
May	30° / 23°	110	18.4	12.1	3.8
Jun	30° / 22°	102	17.2	12.2	4.2
Jul	29° / 22°	134	21	12.2	4.1
Aug	29° / 22°	185	25.9	12.1	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	181	24.6	12	3.4
Oct	29° / 22°	193	25.9	11.9	3.3
Nov	30° / 22°	129	19.1	11.9	3.9
Dec	30° / 22°	33	6.7	11.8	5.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	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 (%)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22
Cloudier (%)	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	22	78
30	22	78

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mindouli gets around 181 mm of rain over 24.6 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 83% and peaks near 85% 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 (%)	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84

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

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 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	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	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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3	5	calm
4	4	calm
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6	4	calm
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28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:35 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)	12.1	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	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:44	5:47
2	12.1	5:44	5:47
3	12.1	5:43	5:47
4	12.1	5:43	5:46
5	12.0	5:43	5:46
6	12.0	5:43	5:45
7	12.0	5:42	5:45
8	12.0	5:42	5:44
9	12.0	5:42	5:44
10	12.0	5:41	5:44
11	12.0	5:41	5:43
12	12.0	5:41	5:43
13	12.0	5:41	5:42
14	12.0	5:40	5:42
15	12.0	5:40	5:41
16	12.0	5:40	5:41
17	12.0	5:39	5:40
18	12.0	5:39	5:40
19	12.0	5:39	5:39
20	12.0	5:39	5:39
21	12.0	5:38	5:38
22	12.0	5:38	5:38
23	12.0	5:38	5:38
24	12.0	5:38	5:37
25	12.0	5:37	5:37
26	12.0	5:37	5:36
27	12.0	5:37	5:36
28	12.0	5:36	5:35
29	12.0	5:36	5:35
30	12.0	5:36	5:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 4.91 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mindouli

In seasonPeak

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

Mindouli's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Mindouli?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mindouli.

What to pack for Mindouli in September

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

In September, Mindouli sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Mindouli 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 Mindouli peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	11	12	13	13	11	9	10	12	11	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Mindouli 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 Mindouli is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 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)	48	73	63	27	16	19	21	16	13	12	19	32
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	27	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mindouli?

Mindouli sits at 3.1°N, 18.5°E, 362 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bétou, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mindouli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mindouli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Mindouli is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

trees 80%

16 km

115 m

trees 87%

80 km

200 m

trees 90%

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

September weather nearby: Bétou 5.0 km · Libenge 63 km · Mbaïki 103 km · Bobangui 114 km · Bimbo 129 km · Zongo 138 km · Bangui 140 km · Gemena 141 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,515; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 46%; of population, 2021
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
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 Mindouli (3.1028°, 18.5111°, elevation 362 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	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	22	78
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2