Wanlaweyn weather in September

In September, Wanlaweyn sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 45% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:54 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Wanlaweyn is human settlement.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Wanlaweyn reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Wanlaweyn

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.

Wanlaweyn weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°61.211.93.0
Feb36° / 24°10.311.92.4
Mar37° / 25°122.2122.1
Apr35° / 25°7812.712.12.5
May32° / 25°6713.612.13.5
Jun32° / 24°123.312.14.7
Jul31° / 23°112.312.15.2
Aug31° / 23°82.212.15.0
Sep32° / 23°133.1124.5
Oct33° / 24°8411.711.93.6
Nov32° / 24°8913.911.93.6
Dec34° / 23°264.611.93.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46733
56733
66832
76832
86931
97030
107129
117129
127228
137327
147426
157525
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308020

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Wanlaweyn gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
59
69
79
89
910
1010
1110
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1812
1912
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
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3013

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19865
29865
39856
48866
58857
67867
77858
86868
96859
1068410
1158510
1258411
1358312
1448313
1548313
1648214
1748115
1838116
1938116
2038017
2137918
2228018
2327919
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2527721
2617722
2717524
2817425
2917227
3017029

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220light breeze
320light breeze
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520light breeze
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720light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 5:59 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:596:02
212.05:586:01
312.05:586:01
412.05:586:00
512.05:586:00
612.05:576:00
712.05:575:59
812.05:575:59
912.05:565:58
1012.05:565:58
1112.05:565:57
1212.05:565:57
1312.05:555:57
1412.05:555:56
1512.05:555:56
1612.05:545:55
1712.05:545:55
1812.05:545:54
1912.05:535:54
2012.05:535:53
2112.05:535:53
2212.05:535:53
2312.05:525:52
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2612.05:515:51
2712.05:515:50
2812.05:515:50
2912.05:515:50
3012.05:505:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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176.0Bright
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Wanlaweyn?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Wanlaweyn for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wanlaweyn in September

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

In September, Wanlaweyn sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 2215 µg/m³Sep 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn sits at 2.6°N, 44.9°E, 93 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Afgooye, 59 km away.

BuurhakabaQoryooleyMarkaBaidoaBuulobarde

Topography around Wanlaweyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wanlaweyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m.

The land around Wanlaweyn is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
542 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
September weather nearby: Afgooye 59 km · Jawhar 70 km · Mogadishu 82 km · Buurhakaba 93 km · Qoryooley 101 km · Marka 101 km · Baidoa 149 km · Buulobarde 156 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 Wanlaweyn (2.6185°, 44.8938°, elevation 93 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).