Bu’aale weather in September

In September, Bu’aale sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bu’aale's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bu’aale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:04 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 5th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Bu’aale is city in Somalia.

Density: 582/km²; people per km²

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 34°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bu’aale reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	35	24
30	35	24

How September really feels in Bu’aale

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.

Bu’aale weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 25°	7	1.5	11.9	2.0
Feb	38° / 25°	2	0.5	12	1.5
Mar	38° / 26°	13	2.8	12	1.4
Apr	35° / 26°	78	14.3	12	2.1
May	33° / 25°	66	14.7	12	3.2
Jun	32° / 24°	15	4.4	12.1	4.1
Jul	32° / 23°	8	2.5	12.1	4.4
Aug	33° / 23°	8	2.2	12	4.1
Sep	34° / 24°	12	3	12	3.6
Oct	34° / 24°	59	10.5	12	2.9
Nov	33° / 25°	100	16.6	12	2.9
Dec	35° / 25°	31	6.1	11.9	2.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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 (%)	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76
Cloudier (%)	42	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	31	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bu’aale gets around 12 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	13

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% 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
Humid (%)	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7
Muggy (%)	70	71	71	72	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	74	74	72
Oppressive (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	21

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	70	3
2	26	71	3
3	25	71	4
4	24	72	4
5	23	73	4
6	22	74	4
7	21	74	5
8	20	75	5
9	19	76	5
10	18	76	6
11	17	77	6
12	17	77	6
13	16	77	7
14	15	78	7
15	15	78	7
16	14	78	8
17	14	78	8
18	13	79	8
19	13	78	9
20	12	79	9
21	12	78	10
22	12	77	11
23	11	77	12
24	10	77	13
25	10	76	14
26	9	76	15
27	8	76	16
28	8	74	18
29	7	74	19
30	7	72	21

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
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22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

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 6:09 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:59 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)	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:09	6:10
2	12.0	6:08	6:10
3	12.0	6:08	6:09
4	12.0	6:08	6:09
5	12.0	6:08	6:09
6	12.0	6:07	6:08
7	12.0	6:07	6:08
8	12.0	6:07	6:07
9	12.0	6:06	6:07
10	12.0	6:06	6:07
11	12.0	6:06	6:06
12	12.0	6:05	6:06
13	12.0	6:05	6:05
14	12.0	6:04	6:05
15	12.0	6:04	6:05
16	12.0	6:04	6:04
17	12.0	6:03	6:04
18	12.0	6:03	6:03
19	12.0	6:03	6:03
20	12.0	6:02	6:03
21	12.0	6:02	6:02
22	12.0	6:02	6:02
23	12.0	6:01	6:01
24	12.0	6:01	6:01
25	12.0	6:01	6:01
26	12.0	6:00	6:00
27	12.0	6:00	6:00
28	12.0	6:00	5:59
29	12.0	6:00	5:59
30	12.0	5:59	5:59

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.72 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Bu’aale?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bu’aale. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bu’aale in September

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

In September, Bu’aale sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Bu’aale in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bu’aale peaks around March 24 at about 15 (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)	13	14	15	15	12	10	11	12	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Bu’aale?

Bu’aale sits at 1.1°N, 42.6°E, 44 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jilib, 70 km away.

Topography around Bu’aale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bu’aale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Bu’aale is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (90%) within 16 km, and shrubs (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

shrubs 60%

16 km

24 m

shrubs 90%

80 km

142 m

shrubs 96%

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← August Bu’aale year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Jilib 70 km · Jamaame 114 km · Baardheere 144 km · Diinsoor 154 km · Kismayo 160 km · Qoryooley 230 km · Marka 253 km · Buurhakaba 253 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 52% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $661; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 27.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 399
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 Bu’aale (1.0833°, 42.5833°, elevation 44 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. 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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	35	24
30	35	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	70	3
2	26	71	3
3	25	71	4
4	24	72	4
5	23	73	4
6	22	74	4
7	21	74	5
8	20	75	5
9	19	76	5
10	18	76	6
11	17	77	6
12	17	77	6
13	16	77	7
14	15	78	7
15	15	78	7
16	14	78	8
17	14	78	8
18	13	79	8
19	13	78	9
20	12	79	9
21	12	78	10
22	12	77	11
23	11	77	12
24	10	77	13
25	10	76	14
26	9	76	15
27	8	76	16
28	8	74	18
29	7	74	19
30	7	72	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	35	24
30	35	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	70	3
2	26	71	3
3	25	71	4
4	24	72	4
5	23	73	4
6	22	74	4
7	21	74	5
8	20	75	5
9	19	76	5
10	18	76	6
11	17	77	6
12	17	77	6
13	16	77	7
14	15	78	7
15	15	78	7
16	14	78	8
17	14	78	8
18	13	79	8
19	13	78	9
20	12	79	9
21	12	78	10
22	12	77	11
23	11	77	12
24	10	77	13
25	10	76	14
26	9	76	15
27	8	76	16
28	8	74	18
29	7	74	19
30	7	72	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	34	24
10	34	24
11	34	24
12	34	24
13	34	24
14	34	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	35	24
30	35	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	63	37
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	70	3
2	26	71	3
3	25	71	4
4	24	72	4
5	23	73	4
6	22	74	4
7	21	74	5
8	20	75	5
9	19	76	5
10	18	76	6
11	17	77	6
12	17	77	6
13	16	77	7
14	15	78	7
15	15	78	7
16	14	78	8
17	14	78	8
18	13	79	8
19	13	78	9
20	12	79	9
21	12	78	10
22	12	77	11
23	11	77	12
24	10	77	13
25	10	76	14
26	9	76	15
27	8	76	16
28	8	74	18
29	7	74	19
30	7	72	21