Nakonde weather in September

In September, Nakonde sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Nakonde's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakonde's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:45 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Nakonde is Town in Muchinga Province, Zambia.

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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical September day in Nakonde reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Nakonde 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	25° / 17°	277	28.5	12.5	3.8
Feb	25° / 17°	219	24.6	12.3	3.9
Mar	25° / 17°	248	27.5	12.1	4.0
Apr	25° / 16°	120	17.2	11.8	5.7
May	25° / 15°	14	3.2	11.6	8.2
Jun	24° / 13°	0	0.1	11.5	9.1
Jul	24° / 12°	0	0	11.5	9.2
Aug	26° / 13°	1	0.2	11.7	8.8
Sep	28° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	7.6
Oct	30° / 17°	20	4.8	12.2	5.9
Nov	29° / 17°	110	14.5	12.4	5.0
Dec	26° / 17°	249	25.2	12.5	4.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. 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 (%)	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	74
Cloudier (%)	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nakonde gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 7% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7

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

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 96% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	94	94	93	92	92
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
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	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	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	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 5:54 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:41 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	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	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:54	5:43
2	11.8	5:54	5:43
3	11.8	5:53	5:43
4	11.8	5:52	5:43
5	11.9	5:52	5:43
6	11.9	5:51	5:43
7	11.9	5:51	5:43
8	11.9	5:50	5:43
9	11.9	5:49	5:43
10	11.9	5:49	5:42
11	11.9	5:48	5:42
12	11.9	5:47	5:42
13	11.9	5:47	5:42
14	11.9	5:46	5:42
15	11.9	5:46	5:42
16	11.9	5:45	5:42
17	12.0	5:44	5:42
18	12.0	5:44	5:42
19	12.0	5:43	5:41
20	12.0	5:42	5:41
21	12.0	5:42	5:41
22	12.0	5:41	5:41
23	12.0	5:40	5:41
24	12.0	5:40	5:41
25	12.0	5:39	5:41
26	12.0	5:39	5:41
27	12.0	5:38	5:41
28	12.1	5:37	5:41
29	12.1	5:37	5:41
30	12.1	5:36	5:41

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.81 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)	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	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	6.9	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	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	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 Nakonde

In seasonPeak

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

Nakonde'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 Nakonde?

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

7.6

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

What to pack for Nakonde in September

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

In September, Nakonde sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Nakonde 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 Nakonde peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	16	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	12	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Nakonde 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 Nakonde is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 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)	12	13	12	10	8	8	11	16	20	20	14	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Nakonde?

Nakonde sits at 9.3°S, 32.7°E, 1,589 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Tunduma, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Nakonde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakonde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,592 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,568 m.

The land around Nakonde is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

199 m

cropland 58%

16 km

444 m

cropland 49%

80 km

1,568 m

cropland 29%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

September weather nearby: Tunduma 5.0 km · Vwawa 33 km · Mlowo 46 km · Chitipa 70 km · Utengule 81 km · Kiwira 89 km · Mbeya 92 km · Isoka 92 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 Nakonde (-9.3421°, 32.745°, elevation 1,589 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	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	29	15
20	29	15
21	29	16
22	29	16
23	29	16
24	29	16
25	29	16
26	29	16
27	29	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8