Kabkābīyah weather in September

In September, Kabkābīyah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. 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 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kabkābīyah's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabkābīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:16 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kabkābīyah is town in North Darfur, Sudan.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kabkābīyah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 6 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
6
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.

Kabkābīyah weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.3
Feb31° / 16°0011.55.7
Mar34° / 19°00.111.94.0
Apr36° / 21°10.512.32.7
May36° / 22°112.812.62.3
Jun35° / 22°427.912.82.8
Jul31° / 20°1792012.73.7
Aug29° / 19°25725.312.53.8
Sep31° / 19°7611.712.14.4
Oct32° / 19°71.711.74.8
Nov31° / 17°0011.46.2
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

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 24% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46139
56238
66337
76337
86337
96436
106535
116535
126733
136832
146832
157030
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247327
257426
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kabkābīyah gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
166
265
363
461
560
658
756
855
953
1051
1149
1246
1344
1442
1539
1637
1735
1833
1930
2028
2127
2225
2323
2422
2521
2619
2718
2817
2917
3016

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1241381
2241480
3351577
4351676
5461872
6471970
7572068
8582166
9682363
10792460
118102557
129112753
1310112851
1411122947
1513133044
1615143140
1717153137
1819163134
1921163231
2023173228
2126173225
2228183123
2331183120
2433183018
2535193016
2638192915
2740192813
2843182712
2945182610
304818259

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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137calm
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278calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:157:31
212.37:157:31
312.27:157:30
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512.27:167:29
612.27:167:28
712.27:167:27
812.27:167:26
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2911.97:167:10
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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 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
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306.5Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kabkābīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Kabkābīyah's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kabkābīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
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Jul
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Is September a good time to visit Kabkābīyah?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kabkābīyah in September

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

In September, Kabkābīyah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kabkābīyah in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabkābīyah peaks around February 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 21UV 12Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kabkābīyah 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 Kabkābīyah is worst in March — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1957 µg/m³Aug 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May42Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabkābīyah?

Kabkābīyah sits at 13.7°N, 24.1°E, 1,089 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kutum, 88 km away.

ZalinjayKasEl FasherMellit'ĀrdamatāEl Geneina FortAl-Junaynah

Topography around Kabkābīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabkābīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 m.

The land around Kabkābīyah is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
2,142 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Kutum 88 km · Zalinjay 106 km · Kas 129 km · El Fasher 137 km · Mellit 167 km · 'Ārdamatā 174 km · El Geneina Fort 177 km · Al-Junaynah 178 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Kabkābīyah (13.65°, 24.0833°, elevation 1,089 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).