Malakal weather in September

In September, Malakal sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 129 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 21% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Malakal's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malakal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 129 mm; 20.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:46 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Malakal is city in South Sudan.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Malakal reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
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10	31	23
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24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

How September really feels in Malakal

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.

Malakal weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	0	0.1	11.5	3.1
Feb	37° / 24°	0	0	11.7	1.7
Mar	39° / 26°	4	1	11.9	0.5
Apr	38° / 27°	27	6.7	12.2	0.9
May	36° / 26°	70	14.2	12.4	2.0
Jun	33° / 24°	102	17.2	12.5	3.0
Jul	30° / 23°	172	22.7	12.5	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	194	24	12.3	3.4
Sep	31° / 23°	129	20.2	12.1	3.5
Oct	32° / 23°	101	16.6	11.8	3.4
Nov	34° / 23°	14	3	11.6	3.4
Dec	35° / 23°	0	0.1	11.5	3.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. 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 (%)	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	49	49	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	54	55	55
Cloudier (%)	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	51	51	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	46	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Malakal gets around 129 mm of rain over 20.2 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 67% and peaks near 76% 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 (%)	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	74
6	73
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	61
29	61
30	61

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 96% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99	0
2	1	99	0
3	1	99	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	97	1
12	2	97	1
13	2	97	1
14	3	96	1
15	3	96	1
16	3	96	1
17	4	96	0
18	4	96	0
19	4	96	0
20	5	95	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	95	0
23	5	95	0
24	6	94	0
25	6	94	0
26	6	94	0
27	6	94	0
28	7	93	0
29	7	93	0
30	7	93	0

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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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 6:48 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:40 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:48	6:59
2	12.2	6:47	6:58
3	12.2	6:47	6:57
4	12.2	6:47	6:57
5	12.1	6:47	6:56
6	12.1	6:47	6:56
7	12.1	6:47	6:55
8	12.1	6:47	6:54
9	12.1	6:47	6:54
10	12.1	6:47	6:53
11	12.1	6:47	6:52
12	12.1	6:47	6:52
13	12.1	6:46	6:51
14	12.1	6:46	6:51
15	12.1	6:46	6:50
16	12.1	6:46	6:49
17	12.0	6:46	6:49
18	12.0	6:46	6:48
19	12.0	6:46	6:47
20	12.0	6:46	6:47
21	12.0	6:46	6:46
22	12.0	6:46	6:45
23	12.0	6:45	6:45
24	12.0	6:45	6:44
25	12.0	6:45	6:44
26	12.0	6:45	6:43
27	12.0	6:45	6:42
28	11.9	6:45	6:42
29	11.9	6:45	6:41
30	11.9	6:45	6:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.73 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	5.6	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
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25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Malakal

In seasonPeak

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

Malakal's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Malakal?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malakal.

What to pack for Malakal in September

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

In September, Malakal sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malakal 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 Malakal peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (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)	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Malakal 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 Malakal is worst in December — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 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)	38	37	41	26	15	17	16	11	12	14	81	84
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	26	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	81	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Malakal?

Malakal sits at 9.5°N, 31.7°E, 400 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Leer, 216 km away.

Topography around Malakal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malakal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m.

The land around Malakal is covered by grassland (61%) and wetland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

10 m

grassland 61%

16 km

13 m

grassland 75%

80 km

36 m

grassland 63%

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← August Malakal year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Leer 216 km · Abu Jibeha 219 km · Kadugli 269 km · Āsosa 320 km · Bambesi 338 km · Gambēla 351 km · Abyei 354 km · Dilling 356 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Prices: ≈ 6% of US; price level, 2021
GDP per capita: $1,080; 2015
Happiness: 2.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate: 14; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 36.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Malakal (9.5334°, 31.6605°, elevation 400 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	74
6	73
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	61
29	61
30	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99	0
2	1	99	0
3	1	99	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	97	1
12	2	97	1
13	2	97	1
14	3	96	1
15	3	96	1
16	3	96	1
17	4	96	0
18	4	96	0
19	4	96	0
20	5	95	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	95	0
23	5	95	0
24	6	94	0
25	6	94	0
26	6	94	0
27	6	94	0
28	7	93	0
29	7	93	0
30	7	93	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	74
6	73
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	61
29	61
30	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99	0
2	1	99	0
3	1	99	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	97	1
12	2	97	1
13	2	97	1
14	3	96	1
15	3	96	1
16	3	96	1
17	4	96	0
18	4	96	0
19	4	96	0
20	5	95	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	95	0
23	5	95	0
24	6	94	0
25	6	94	0
26	6	94	0
27	6	94	0
28	7	93	0
29	7	93	0
30	7	93	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	75
5	74
6	73
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	62
27	62
28	61
29	61
30	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	99	0
2	1	99	0
3	1	99	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	97	1
12	2	97	1
13	2	97	1
14	3	96	1
15	3	96	1
16	3	96	1
17	4	96	0
18	4	96	0
19	4	96	0
20	5	95	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	95	0
23	5	95	0
24	6	94	0
25	6	94	0
26	6	94	0
27	6	94	0
28	7	93	0
29	7	93	0
30	7	93	0