Gossas Village weather in September

In September, Gossas Village sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 136 mm of rain across 15 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Gossas Village's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gossas Village's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:56 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Gossas Village reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
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43224
53224
63224
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How September really feels in Gossas Village

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Gossas Village 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°30.211.24.6
Feb35° / 19°10.211.53.4
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.1
Apr38° / 21°0012.31.4
May38° / 22°00.112.71.6
Jun36° / 24°71.512.82.4
Jul34° / 25°729.112.83.0
Aug32° / 25°17117.512.53.1
Sep32° / 24°1361512.13.3
Oct35° / 24°324.911.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.311.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42179
52179
62377
72377
82575
92674
102872
112971
123070
133268
143367
153466
163565
173664
183763
193961
204060
214159
224258
234357
244456
254555
264753
274852
284951
295050
305248

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gossas Village gets around 136 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
161
261
360
460
559
658
757
857
956
1055
1154
1254
1353
1452
1551
1650
1749
1848
1947
2046
2145
2243
2342
2440
2538
2636
2734
2833
2931
3030

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101882
201882
301783
401783
501783
601783
701783
801684
901684
1001684
1101585
1201585
1301486
1401486
1501486
1601486
1701486
1801486
1901486
2001585
2101585
2201585
2301684
2401684
2501783
2601882
2701981
2801981
2912079
3012178

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:567:13
212.36:567:12
312.36:567:11
412.26:567:10
512.26:567:10
612.26:567:09
712.26:567:08
812.26:567:07
912.26:567:07
1012.26:567:06
1112.16:567:05
1212.16:567:04
1312.16:567:04
1412.16:567:03
1512.16:567:02
1612.16:567:01
1712.16:567:00
1812.16:567:00
1912.06:576:59
2012.06:576:58
2112.06:576:57
2212.06:576:56
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2512.06:576:54
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2911.96:576:51
3011.96:576:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Gossas Village

In seasonPeak

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

Gossas Village sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Gossas Village?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gossas Village.

What to pack for Gossas Village in September

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

In September, Gossas Village sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gossas Village 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 Gossas Village peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Gossas Village 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 Gossas Village is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gossas Village?

Gossas Village sits at 14.5°N, 16.1°W, 21 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Tiébo, 21 km away.

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Topography around Gossas Village

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gossas Village has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m.

The land around Gossas Village is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
64 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
September weather nearby: Tiébo 21 km · Diourbel 23 km · Guinguinéo 30 km · Gandiaye 32 km · Poukham Un 35 km · Fatick 36 km · Kahone 37 km · Kaolack 37 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Gossas Village (14.4841°, -16.1138°, elevation 21 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).