Ikungi weather in September

In September, Ikungi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ikungi's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikungi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Ikungi is town in Singida Region, Tanzania.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ikungi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ikungi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°16918.112.35.3
Feb27° / 18°11514.912.25.5
Mar27° / 17°13515.2125.7
Apr26° / 17°7410.311.96.5
May26° / 16°122.311.87.9
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 14°0011.88.5
Sep28° / 15°00.1128.0
Oct29° / 17°61.212.16.7
Nov29° / 18°495.712.25.9
Dec27° / 18°13914.912.35.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Ikungi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
61000
71000
81000
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Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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818light breeze
918light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:446:38
211.96:436:37
311.96:436:37
411.96:426:37
511.96:426:37
611.96:416:37
711.96:416:36
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1612.06:366:34
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1812.06:356:34
1912.06:356:34
2012.06:346:34
2112.06:346:33
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:326:33
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2512.06:316:32
2612.06:316:32
2712.06:306:32
2812.06:306:32
2912.06:306:32
3012.06:296:31

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 7.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ikungi

In seasonPeak

None of Ikungi's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ikungi's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ikungi?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Ikungi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ikungi in September

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

In September, Ikungi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ikungi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ikungi peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ikungi 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 Ikungi is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1523 µg/m³May 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ikungi?

Ikungi sits at 5.1°S, 34.8°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Puma, 15 km away.

Manyoni

Topography around Ikungi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikungi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 1,518 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,031 m.

The land around Ikungi is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), shrubs (30%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
1,031 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Puma 15 km · Mungaa 23 km · Singida 35 km · Sepuka 50 km · Ilongero 53 km · Igugunu 65 km · Mtinko 66 km · Manyoni 69 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Ikungi (-5.1333°, 34.7667°, elevation 1,525 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).