Nioro du Rip weather in September

In September, Nioro du Rip sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 178 mm of rain across 18.4 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 11% 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 Nioro du Rip's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nioro du Rip's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 178 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:55 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Nioro du Rip is place in Kaolack, Senegal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Nioro du Rip 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.

	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)	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24

How September really feels in Nioro du Rip

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

26 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Nioro du Rip 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	2	0.2	11.3	5.0
Feb	34° / 20°	1	0.1	11.5	3.9
Mar	36° / 21°	0	0	11.9	2.7
Apr	37° / 22°	0	0	12.3	2.2
May	36° / 23°	1	0.1	12.6	2.4
Jun	35° / 25°	18	3.1	12.8	2.9
Jul	33° / 25°	127	14.9	12.7	3.1
Aug	31° / 25°	243	22.8	12.5	2.9
Sep	32° / 24°	178	18.4	12.1	3.1
Oct	34° / 24°	47	7.6	11.7	3.3
Nov	35° / 21°	2	0.4	11.4	3.3
Dec	33° / 19°	2	0.2	11.2	4.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	34	35	37	39	40	42	43
Cloudier (%)	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	68	66	65	63	61	60	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	37	63
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	42	58
30	43	57

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nioro du Rip gets around 178 mm of rain over 18.4 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 61% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	74	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	61	60	59	57	56	54	52	50	48	46	45	43	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	72
4	71
5	70
6	70
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	65
14	64
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	54
24	52
25	50
26	48
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42

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 87% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12
Miserable (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

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 6:55 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:49 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)	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:55	7:11
2	12.3	6:55	7:10
3	12.2	6:55	7:10
4	12.2	6:55	7:09
5	12.2	6:55	7:08
6	12.2	6:55	7:07
7	12.2	6:55	7:07
8	12.2	6:55	7:06
9	12.2	6:55	7:05
10	12.2	6:55	7:04
11	12.1	6:55	7:04
12	12.1	6:55	7:03
13	12.1	6:55	7:02
14	12.1	6:55	7:01
15	12.1	6:55	7:01
16	12.1	6:55	7:00
17	12.1	6:55	6:59
18	12.0	6:55	6:58
19	12.0	6:55	6:57
20	12.0	6:55	6:57
21	12.0	6:55	6:56
22	12.0	6:55	6:55
23	12.0	6:55	6:54
24	12.0	6:55	6:54
25	12.0	6:56	6:53
26	11.9	6:56	6:52
27	11.9	6:56	6:51
28	11.9	6:56	6:51
29	11.9	6:56	6:50
30	11.9	6:56	6:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	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	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nioro du Rip

In seasonPeak

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

Nioro du Rip's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nioro du Rip sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Nioro du Rip?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nioro du Rip.

What to pack for Nioro du Rip in September

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

In September, Nioro du Rip sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	11	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 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)	77	99	83	65	56	58	34	23	28	47	55	71
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	77	Unhealthy
Feb	99	Unhealthy
Mar	83	Unhealthy
Apr	65	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	58	Unhealthy
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	55	Poor
Dec	71	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nioro du Rip?

Nioro du Rip sits at 13.8°N, 15.8°W, 19 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Farafenni, 30 km away.

Topography around Nioro du Rip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioro du Rip has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Nioro du Rip is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

cropland 72%

16 km

49 m

cropland 81%

80 km

57 m

cropland 55%

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← August Nioro du Rip year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Farafenni 30 km · Soma 46 km · Kaffrine 48 km · Kahone 52 km · Kaolack 54 km · Nema Kunku 56 km · Guinguinéo 60 km · Gandiaye 75 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

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 Nioro du Rip (13.75°, -15.8°, elevation 19 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	37	63
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	72
4	71
5	70
6	70
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	65
14	64
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	54
24	52
25	50
26	48
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	37	63
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	72
4	71
5	70
6	70
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	65
14	64
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	54
24	52
25	50
26	48
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	37	63
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	42	58
30	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	72
4	71
5	70
6	70
7	69
8	68
9	67
10	67
11	66
12	65
13	65
14	64
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	54
24	52
25	50
26	48
27	46
28	45
29	43
30	42

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	12	88