Mabama weather in September

In September, Mabama sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 51% 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 Mabama's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mabama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 Mabama reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13119
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33120
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113120
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How September really feels in Mabama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 10 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
10
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.

Mabama weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14820.912.34.6
Feb28° / 19°12017.212.24.5
Mar28° / 19°13517.5124.8
Apr28° / 19°8912.711.95.6
May29° / 19°17311.86.5
Jun29° / 18°10.211.76.8
Jul29° / 18°0011.77.0
Aug30° / 19°00.111.86.2
Sep32° / 20°20.3125.3
Oct32° / 21°172.812.14.5
Nov30° / 21°9411.312.24.5
Dec28° / 19°15820.112.34.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
107327
117327
127327
137228
147228
157228
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276931
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mabama gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
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141
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161
171
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191
201
211
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272
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292
302

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29721
39721
49721
59721
69721
79721
89721
99721
109721
119721
129721
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219541
229451
239451
249262
259262
269172
279082
289082
298992
308893

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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3013light breeze

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 6:53 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:47
211.96:526:46
311.96:526:46
411.96:516:46
511.96:516:46
611.96:506:46
711.96:506:45
811.96:496:45
911.96:496:45
1011.96:486:45
1111.96:486:44
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1312.06:476:44
1412.06:466:44
1512.06:466:44
1612.06:456:43
1712.06:456:43
1812.06:446:43
1912.06:436:43
2012.06:436:42
2112.06:426:42
2212.06:426:42
2312.06:416:42
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2512.06:406:41
2612.06:406:41
2712.06:396:41
2812.06:396:41
2912.06:386:41
3012.06:386:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
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197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mabama

In seasonPeak

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

Mabama's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Mabama?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mabama in September

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

In September, Mabama sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mabama 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 Mabama peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mabama 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 Mabama is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1018 µg/m³May 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mabama?

Mabama sits at 5.1°S, 32.5°E, 1,142 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tumbi, 23 km away.

NzegaIsakaKahamaTinde

Topography around Mabama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mabama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 1,141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m.

The land around Mabama is covered by shrubs (36%), trees (32%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), trees (31%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), trees (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
346 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Tumbi 23 km · Tabora 35 km · Urambo 54 km · Sikonge 61 km · Nzega 125 km · Isaka 144 km · Kahama 145 km · Tinde 157 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 Mabama (-5.1333°, 32.5333°, elevation 1,142 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).