Luuq weather in September

In September, Luuq sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Luuq's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luuq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Luuq is human settlement in Somalia.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical September day in Luuq reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Luuq

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Luuq weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°20.511.82.2
Feb38° / 26°10.211.91.6
Mar38° / 26°172.6121.5
Apr35° / 26°9611.612.12.6
May34° / 25°33612.23.3
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.24.2
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.8
Sep35° / 24°20.2123.3
Oct34° / 25°728.611.93.3
Nov33° / 24°7410.211.83.7
Dec35° / 24°91.711.83.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Luuq gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 24 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Luuq?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luuq in September

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

In September, Luuq sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Luuq 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 Luuq peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Luuq 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 Luuq is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³May 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luuq?

Luuq sits at 3.8°N, 42.5°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beled Hawo, 75 km away.

BaidoaRamuDhamasDiinsoorBaardheereLafey

Topography around Luuq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luuq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Luuq is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

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80 km
497 m
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September weather nearby: Beled Hawo 75 km · Mandera 78 km · Baidoa 145 km · Ramu 147 km · Dhamas 152 km · Diinsoor 162 km · Baardheere 165 km · Lafey 167 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
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Luuq (3.8032°, 42.5442°, elevation 150 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).