Kidatu weather in September

In September, Kidatu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-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 31% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kidatu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kidatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kidatu is human settlement in 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 Kidatu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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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32818
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292918
302918

How September really feels in Kidatu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kidatu weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°19419.912.43.6
Feb30° / 22°19418.912.33.6
Mar29° / 22°20625.912.13.6
Apr27° / 21°18124.611.84.2
May27° / 19°7814.311.76.1
Jun26° / 17°205.711.67.5
Jul26° / 17°153.911.67.7
Aug27° / 17°205.711.77.3
Sep28° / 18°143.7126.9
Oct30° / 19°396.912.25.6
Nov31° / 21°5710.612.44.5
Dec31° / 22°12516.712.43.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 42% 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 (%)
17129
27030
37129
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137228
147327
157327
167426
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307624

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kidatu gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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213
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512
611
711
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1011
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1311
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1612
1712
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2013
2113
2214
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2615
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2816
2917
3017

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1460351
2360361
3360361
4360361
5359371
6359371
7358381
8358381
9357391
10357391
11356401
12355411
13354412
14353422
15352432
16352432
17351442
18351442
19350443
20349453
21348454
22348454
23347455
24346465
25345466
26244477
27243477
28242488
29240498
30239509

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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106calm
116calm
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136calm
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206calm
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246calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:366:27
211.96:366:27
311.96:356:27
411.96:356:27
511.96:346:27
611.96:346:27
711.96:336:27
811.96:326:26
911.96:326:26
1011.96:316:26
1111.96:316:26
1211.96:306:26
1311.96:306:26
1411.96:296:26
1512.06:286:25
1612.06:286:25
1712.06:276:25
1812.06:276:25
1912.06:266:25
2012.06:256:25
2112.06:256:24
2212.06:246:24
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:236:24
2512.06:226:24
2612.06:226:24
2712.06:216:24
2812.06:216:24
2912.16:206:23
3012.16:206:23

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.6Bright
145.6Bright
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285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kidatu

In seasonPeak

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

Kidatu's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Kidatu?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kidatu in September

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

In September, Kidatu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kidatu 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 Kidatu peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kidatu 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 Kidatu is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1831 µg/m³Apr 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun12Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kidatu?

Kidatu sits at 7.7°S, 37.0°E, 303 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ruaha, 5.0 km away.

KilosaIlulaMorogoroKibakwe

Topography around Kidatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kidatu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m around an average of 405 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,013 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,396 m.

The land around Kidatu is covered by trees (68%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
812 m
16 km
2,013 m
80 km
2,396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Ruaha 5.0 km · Kidodi 12 km · Mikumi 33 km · Ifakara 57 km · Kilosa 96 km · Ilula 101 km · Morogoro 125 km · Kibakwe 127 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 Kidatu (-7.6992°, 36.9572°, elevation 303 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).