Sédhiou weather in September

In September, Sédhiou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 238 mm of rain across 23.3 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Sédhiou's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sédhiou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:54 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Sédhiou is town in Senegal.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Sédhiou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
83124
93124
103124
113124
123124
133124
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How September really feels in Sédhiou

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
13 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.

Sédhiou 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° / 19°00.111.34.4
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.0
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr38° / 23°0012.31.5
May37° / 24°20.512.61.7
Jun35° / 25°457.312.72.5
Jul31° / 25°22322.312.73.0
Aug30° / 24°33127.512.42.8
Sep31° / 24°23823.312.12.9
Oct33° / 24°7512.311.73.5
Nov33° / 22°61.411.44.0
Dec33° / 19°20.211.34.5

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 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21189
31189
41288
51288
61387
71486
81585
91684
101783
111783
121882
131981
142080
152179
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202476
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222674
232674
242773
252872
262872
273070
283169
293367
303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sédhiou gets around 238 mm of rain over 23.3 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 77% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
187
286
386
485
584
684
783
882
982
1081
1180
1280
1379
1479
1578
1678
1777
1877
1976
2076
2175
2274
2373
2472
2570
2669
2768
2866
2964
3063

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51882
61783
71783
81684
91684
101585
111486
121486
131387
141387
151288
161288
171189
181189
191189
201090
211090
22991
23991
24991
25892
26892
27892
28892
29793
30793

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:54 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:547:09
212.26:557:09
312.26:557:08
412.26:557:07
512.26:557:07
612.26:557:06
712.26:557:05
812.26:557:04
912.26:557:04
1012.16:557:03
1112.16:557:02
1212.16:557:02
1312.16:547:01
1412.16:547:00
1512.16:546:59
1612.16:546:59
1712.16:546:58
1812.06:546:57
1912.06:546:56
2012.06:546:56
2112.06:546:55
2212.06:546:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:546:53
2512.06:546:52
2611.96:546:51
2711.96:546:51
2811.96:546:50
2911.96:556:49
3011.96:556:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
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264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sédhiou

In seasonPeak

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

Sédhiou sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Sédhiou sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is September a good time to visit Sédhiou?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sédhiou.

What to pack for Sédhiou in September

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

In September, Sédhiou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Sédhiou 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 Sédhiou peaks around August 18 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sédhiou 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 Sédhiou is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 18105 µg/m³Aug 2119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sédhiou?

Sédhiou sits at 12.7°N, 15.6°W, 21 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Goudomp, 37 km away.

Nema KunkuKoldaBignonaZiguinchorSoma

Topography around Sédhiou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sédhiou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Sédhiou is covered by water (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
70 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
September weather nearby: Goudomp 37 km · Nema Kunku 70 km · Kolda 70 km · Bignona 73 km · Ziguinchor 79 km · Soma 81 km · Reino de Antula 90 km · Santa-Luzia 91 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 Sédhiou (12.7081°, -15.5569°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).