Mapalo weather in September

In September, Mapalo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Mapalo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mapalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:02 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mapalo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	31	17
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	19
30	31	19

Mapalo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	282	28.3	12.7	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	227	24	12.4	4.0
Mar	26° / 17°	161	21.3	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 16°	30	6.4	11.7	7.1
May	26° / 14°	3	0.8	11.4	8.5
Jun	25° / 12°	0	0.1	11.3	9.2
Jul	25° / 12°	0	0	11.3	9.3
Aug	27° / 14°	0	0	11.6	8.5
Sep	30° / 17°	1	0.4	11.9	6.4
Oct	31° / 19°	16	3.3	12.3	5.1
Nov	29° / 19°	113	15.8	12.6	4.5
Dec	26° / 18°	262	27	12.7	3.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	91	91	90	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mapalo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	3
27	3
28	4
29	4
30	4

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	96	96	96	96	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

Wind in September

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

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 6:13 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:13	5:57
2	11.8	6:12	5:57
3	11.8	6:11	5:57
4	11.8	6:11	5:57
5	11.8	6:10	5:58
6	11.8	6:09	5:58
7	11.8	6:08	5:58
8	11.8	6:08	5:58
9	11.8	6:07	5:58
10	11.9	6:06	5:58
11	11.9	6:05	5:58
12	11.9	6:05	5:58
13	11.9	6:04	5:58
14	11.9	6:03	5:58
15	11.9	6:03	5:58
16	11.9	6:02	5:58
17	11.9	6:01	5:58
18	12.0	6:00	5:58
19	12.0	6:00	5:57
20	12.0	5:59	5:58
21	12.0	5:58	5:58
22	12.0	5:57	5:58
23	12.0	5:57	5:58
24	12.0	5:56	5:58
25	12.0	5:55	5:58
26	12.1	5:54	5:58
27	12.1	5:54	5:58
28	12.1	5:53	5:58
29	12.1	5:52	5:58
30	12.1	5:52	5:58

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mapalo

In seasonPeak

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

Mapalo's monsoon runs December–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 Mapalo?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mapalo in September

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

In September, Mapalo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mapalo in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mapalo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	15	13	10	9	10	11	11	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mapalo 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 Mapalo is worst in August — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	14	11	11	19	37	55	48	30	18	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	55	Unhealthy
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mapalo?

Mapalo sits at 12.9°S, 28.7°E, 1,248 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Ndola, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mapalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mapalo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,246 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Mapalo is covered by wetland (27%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (29%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

wetland 27%

16 km

245 m

cropland 29%

80 km

563 m

trees 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← August Mapalo year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Ndola 5.0 km · Luanshya 35 km · Kitwe 52 km · Kalulushi 63 km · Mufulira 64 km · Mokambo 67 km · Chambishi 75 km · Mpongwe 85 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

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 Mapalo (-12.9369°, 28.6721°, elevation 1,248 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	31	17
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	19
30	31	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	3
27	3
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	31	17
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	19
30	31	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	3
27	3
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	30	16
9	30	16
10	30	16
11	30	16
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	17
17	30	17
18	31	17
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	19
30	31	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	3
27	3
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	96	3	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1