Ndera weather in September

In September, Ndera sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 51 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ndera's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:54 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ndera reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with August and about 1°C warmer 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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Ndera weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	75	15.2	12.1	5.6
Feb	27° / 17°	75	14.7	12.1	5.4
Mar	26° / 17°	98	20.1	12	5.0
Apr	25° / 17°	121	22.5	12	4.5
May	25° / 17°	69	13.9	11.9	6.0
Jun	26° / 17°	12	2.3	11.9	7.6
Jul	27° / 17°	3	0.7	11.9	7.7
Aug	27° / 17°	22	3.8	11.9	7.1
Sep	27° / 17°	51	10.2	12	6.2
Oct	26° / 17°	104	18.2	12	5.2
Nov	25° / 16°	119	22.2	12.1	4.6
Dec	26° / 16°	90	18.1	12.1	5.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ndera gets around 51 mm of rain over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	43	44	45	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	33
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	40
25	41
26	42
27	43
28	44
29	45
30	46

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	39	37	35	32	30	28	26	25	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	10
Comfortable (%)	44	46	47	49	51	52	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	59	58	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	53
Humid (%)	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	44	17
2	37	46	17
3	35	47	18
4	32	49	19
5	30	51	19
6	28	52	20
7	26	54	20
8	25	55	20
9	23	56	21
10	22	57	21
11	21	57	22
12	20	58	22
13	19	59	22
14	19	58	23
15	18	59	23
16	18	58	24
17	17	59	24
18	17	58	25
19	17	57	26
20	16	57	27
21	16	56	28
22	15	56	29
23	15	55	30
24	14	55	31
25	13	55	32
26	13	54	33
27	12	54	34
28	11	54	35
29	10	54	36
30	10	53	37

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:49 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)	12.0	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:00	5:58
2	12.0	6:00	5:58
3	12.0	5:59	5:57
4	12.0	5:59	5:57
5	12.0	5:59	5:57
6	12.0	5:58	5:56
7	12.0	5:58	5:56
8	12.0	5:57	5:56
9	12.0	5:57	5:56
10	12.0	5:57	5:55
11	12.0	5:56	5:55
12	12.0	5:56	5:55
13	12.0	5:55	5:54
14	12.0	5:55	5:54
15	12.0	5:54	5:54
16	12.0	5:54	5:53
17	12.0	5:54	5:53
18	12.0	5:53	5:53
19	12.0	5:53	5:52
20	12.0	5:52	5:52
21	12.0	5:52	5:52
22	12.0	5:51	5:51
23	12.0	5:51	5:51
24	12.0	5:51	5:51
25	12.0	5:50	5:51
26	12.0	5:50	5:50
27	12.0	5:49	5:50
28	12.0	5:49	5:50
29	12.0	5:49	5:49
30	12.0	5:48	5:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
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9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
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25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ndera?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ndera for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ndera in September

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

In September, Ndera sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ndera in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ndera peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	14	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Ndera 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 Ndera is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	82	80	73	66	66	75	67	72	72	68	72	77
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	80	Unhealthy
Mar	73	Unhealthy
Apr	66	Unhealthy
May	66	Unhealthy
Jun	75	Unhealthy
Jul	67	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	72	Unhealthy
Oct	68	Unhealthy
Nov	72	Unhealthy
Dec	77	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ndera?

Ndera sits at 1.9°S, 30.2°E, 1,448 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kigali, 12 km away.

Topography around Ndera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 1,433 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,548 m.

The land around Ndera is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

294 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

556 m

cropland 32%

80 km

1,548 m

cropland 40%

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

September weather nearby: Kigali 12 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 21 km · Shyorongi 25 km · Nyamata 28 km · Rwamagana 29 km · Mugina 31 km · Kayonza 39 km · Byumba 43 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 27% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,124; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
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 Ndera (-1.9495°, 30.1697°, elevation 1,448 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	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17
29	27	17
30	27	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	33
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	40
25	41
26	42
27	43
28	44
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	44	17
2	37	46	17
3	35	47	18
4	32	49	19
5	30	51	19
6	28	52	20
7	26	54	20
8	25	55	20
9	23	56	21
10	22	57	21
11	21	57	22
12	20	58	22
13	19	59	22
14	19	58	23
15	18	59	23
16	18	58	24
17	17	59	24
18	17	58	25
19	17	57	26
20	16	57	27
21	16	56	28
22	15	56	29
23	15	55	30
24	14	55	31
25	13	55	32
26	13	54	33
27	12	54	34
28	11	54	35
29	10	54	36
30	10	53	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	33
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	40
25	41
26	42
27	43
28	44
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	44	17
2	37	46	17
3	35	47	18
4	32	49	19
5	30	51	19
6	28	52	20
7	26	54	20
8	25	55	20
9	23	56	21
10	22	57	21
11	21	57	22
12	20	58	22
13	19	59	22
14	19	58	23
15	18	59	23
16	18	58	24
17	17	59	24
18	17	58	25
19	17	57	26
20	16	57	27
21	16	56	28
22	15	56	29
23	15	55	30
24	14	55	31
25	13	55	32
26	13	54	33
27	12	54	34
28	11	54	35
29	10	54	36
30	10	53	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	33
17	33
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	40
25	41
26	42
27	43
28	44
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	39	44	17
2	37	46	17
3	35	47	18
4	32	49	19
5	30	51	19
6	28	52	20
7	26	54	20
8	25	55	20
9	23	56	21
10	22	57	21
11	21	57	22
12	20	58	22
13	19	59	22
14	19	58	23
15	18	59	23
16	18	58	24
17	17	59	24
18	17	58	25
19	17	57	26
20	16	57	27
21	16	56	28
22	15	56	29
23	15	55	30
24	14	55	31
25	13	55	32
26	13	54	33
27	12	54	34
28	11	54	35
29	10	54	36
30	10	53	37