Manyinga weather in September

In September, Manyinga sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Manyinga's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manyinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Manyinga is town in North-Western Province, Zambia.

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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical September day in Manyinga reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
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.

Manyinga weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2702812.73.6
Feb27° / 18°23224.512.43.8
Mar28° / 18°18722.812.14.4
Apr28° / 17°386.511.76.4
May29° / 16°10.411.47.6
Jun27° / 13°0011.28.9
Jul27° / 13°0011.38.9
Aug30° / 15°0011.66.6
Sep33° / 19°30.911.94.4
Oct33° / 20°337.412.33.6
Nov30° / 19°16122.112.63.6
Dec27° / 18°25227.912.83.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28812
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Manyinga gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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50
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3010

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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229172
239082
248992
2587103
2686104
2785114
2883125
2983125
3081136

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:306:14
211.76:306:15
311.86:296:15
411.86:286:15
511.86:276:15
611.86:276:15
711.86:266:15
811.86:256:15
911.86:246:15
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1111.96:236:15
1211.96:226:15
1311.96:216:15
1411.96:216:15
1511.96:206:15
1611.96:196:15
1711.96:186:15
1812.06:186:15
1912.06:176:15
2012.06:166:15
2112.06:156:15
2212.06:156:15
2312.06:146:15
2412.06:136:15
2512.06:126:15
2612.16:126:15
2712.16:116:15
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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 6.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Manyinga

In seasonPeak

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

Manyinga's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Manyinga?

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
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Manyinga in September

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

In September, Manyinga sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Manyinga 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 Manyinga peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Manyinga 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 Manyinga is worst in September — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.4× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1479 µg/m³Apr 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Manyinga?

Manyinga sits at 13.4°S, 24.3°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kabompo, 24 km away.

MufumbweZambeziLukuluKaomaKasempaChavumaMwinilunga

Topography around Manyinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manyinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m.

The land around Manyinga is covered by shrubs (39%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
242 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Kabompo 24 km · Mufumbwe 79 km · Zambezi 134 km · Lukulu 159 km · Kaoma 160 km · Kasempa 162 km · Chavuma 183 km · Mwinilunga 187 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Manyinga (-13.4165°, 24.3353°, elevation 1,085 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).