Mgandu weather in September

In September, Mgandu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°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 61% 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 Mgandu's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mgandu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Mgandu is ward in Singida, 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 Mgandu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°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 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42715
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Mgandu 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° / 18°14318.512.35.2
Feb27° / 18°10715.312.25.3
Mar27° / 18°11314.6125.8
Apr26° / 17°609.511.96.6
May26° / 16°112.211.77.9
Jun26° / 14°10.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 14°00.111.88.5
Sep28° / 16°00.1128.1
Oct29° / 17°40.812.16.7
Nov30° / 18°445.312.35.8
Dec28° / 18°12714.712.35.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mgandu 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 0% 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
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5991
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16973
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23955
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27937
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30919

Wind in September

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

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light 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 6:47 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:476:40
211.96:466:40
311.96:466:39
411.96:456:39
511.96:456:39
611.96:446:39
711.96:446:39
811.96:436:38
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1011.96:426:38
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1312.06:406:37
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1512.06:396:37
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1712.06:386:37
1812.06:386:36
1912.06:376:36
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:366:36
2212.06:366:36
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:346:35
2512.06:346:35
2612.06:336:35
2712.06:336:35
2812.06:326:34
2912.06:326:34
3012.06:316:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mgandu

In seasonPeak

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

Mgandu'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 Mgandu?

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

8.1
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 Mgandu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mgandu in September

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

In September, Mgandu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mgandu 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 Mgandu peaks around February 20 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 20UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mgandu 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 Mgandu is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1315 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mgandu?

Mgandu sits at 6.0°S, 34.1°E, 1,486 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Itigi, 48 km away.

ManyoniIkungiPumaMungaaSepukaSingidaSikonge

Topography around Mgandu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mgandu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m.

The land around Mgandu is covered by shrubs (39%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
587 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Itigi 48 km · Manyoni 81 km · Ikungi 115 km · Puma 125 km · Mungaa 137 km · Sepuka 141 km · Singida 143 km · Sikonge 155 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 Mgandu (-5.95°, 34.1333°, elevation 1,486 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).