Mpika weather in September

In September, Mpika sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mpika's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpika's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:50 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 4th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Mpika is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mpika reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 2°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Mpika weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-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	24° / 17°	294	29	12.6	3.7
Feb	24° / 17°	244	25.4	12.4	3.9
Mar	24° / 17°	182	25	12.1	4.5
Apr	23° / 15°	48	11.3	11.7	6.7
May	23° / 13°	4	1.2	11.5	8.7
Jun	22° / 11°	1	0.2	11.3	8.8
Jul	22° / 10°	1	0.3	11.4	8.8
Aug	24° / 12°	1	0.2	11.6	9.2
Sep	27° / 15°	2	0.5	11.9	8.5
Oct	29° / 17°	15	3.1	12.3	6.7
Nov	28° / 18°	101	12.1	12.5	5.6
Dec	25° / 17°	277	25.8	12.7	4.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. 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 (%)	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	88	86	86
Cloudier (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	14	14

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mpika gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
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	100	100	100	100	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	96	96	95	95
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	98	1	1
13	98	1	1
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:46 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)	11.8	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	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:01	5:47
2	11.8	6:00	5:47
3	11.8	5:59	5:47
4	11.8	5:59	5:47
5	11.8	5:58	5:47
6	11.8	5:57	5:47
7	11.8	5:57	5:47
8	11.8	5:56	5:47
9	11.9	5:55	5:47
10	11.9	5:55	5:47
11	11.9	5:54	5:47
12	11.9	5:53	5:47
13	11.9	5:53	5:47
14	11.9	5:52	5:47
15	11.9	5:51	5:47
16	11.9	5:50	5:47
17	11.9	5:50	5:47
18	12.0	5:49	5:46
19	12.0	5:48	5:46
20	12.0	5:48	5:46
21	12.0	5:47	5:46
22	12.0	5:46	5:46
23	12.0	5:46	5:46
24	12.0	5:45	5:46
25	12.0	5:44	5:46
26	12.0	5:43	5:46
27	12.1	5:43	5:46
28	12.1	5:42	5:46
29	12.1	5:41	5:46
30	12.1	5:41	5:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.95 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	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2
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	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mpika

In seasonPeak

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

Mpika'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 Mpika?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Mpika for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mpika in September

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

In September, Mpika sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mpika 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 Mpika peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	16	16	13	10	9	10	11	11	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mpika 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 Mpika is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	9	9	8	7	7	10	18	34	55	36	11	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	11	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mpika?

Mpika sits at 11.8°S, 31.5°E, 1,428 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chinsali, 159 km away.

Topography around Mpika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpika has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,287 m.

The land around Mpika is covered by cropland (44%), shrubs (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

340 m

cropland 44%

16 km

458 m

shrubs 36%

80 km

1,287 m

trees 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

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

September weather nearby: Chinsali 159 km · Kasama 183 km · Lundazi 194 km · Serenje 204 km · Samfya 213 km · Isoka 226 km · Mzimba 234 km · Chipata 238 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 Mpika (-11.8343°, 31.4529°, elevation 1,428 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	26	13
2	26	13
3	26	13
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	16
23	28	16
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
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	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	98	1	1
13	98	1	1
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
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	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	98	1	1
13	98	1	1
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	3
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	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	98	1	1
13	98	1	1
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	96	3	1
28	96	3	1
29	95	4	1
30	95	4	1