Palabana weather in September

In September, Palabana sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 Palabana's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palabana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:03 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Palabana reaches about 29°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 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Palabana 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	26° / 19°	308	27.1	12.8	3.9
Feb	26° / 19°	243	24	12.5	4.0
Mar	26° / 18°	166	21.3	12.1	4.9
Apr	26° / 16°	38	7.8	11.7	7.2
May	25° / 13°	5	1.4	11.3	8.8
Jun	23° / 11°	2	0.6	11.1	8.9
Jul	22° / 11°	2	0.3	11.2	8.9
Aug	26° / 13°	1	0.3	11.5	9.1
Sep	29° / 17°	3	0.5	11.9	7.4
Oct	31° / 19°	18	3.6	12.4	5.5
Nov	30° / 20°	120	15.3	12.7	4.5
Dec	27° / 19°	282	25.4	12.9	4.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. 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 (%)	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Palabana gets around 3 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
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	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
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 95% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	90	89	88
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	9	10	11
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	2	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	95	4	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	6	1
24	93	6	1
25	92	7	1
26	91	8	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	89	10	1
30	88	11	1

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	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	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	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 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 6:15 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:59 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	11.7	11.7	11.7	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	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)	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	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	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

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

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.84 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	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	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	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1
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	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	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	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	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	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense
29	7.1	Intense
30	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Palabana

In seasonPeak

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

Palabana'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 Palabana?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palabana in September

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

In September, Palabana sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Palabana 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 Palabana peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	17	15	14	12	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Palabana 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 Palabana is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 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)	13	14	13	14	17	22	28	36	37	26	15	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Palabana?

Palabana sits at 15.4°S, 28.5°E, 1,226 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Ntandabale, 14 km away.

Topography around Palabana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palabana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,206 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Palabana is covered by shrubs (32%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

130 m

shrubs 32%

16 km

326 m

trees 35%

80 km

1,102 m

trees 31%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

September weather nearby: Ntandabale 14 km · Madido 20 km · Chisankane 20 km · Chongwe 20 km · Lusaka 27 km · Chilanga Township 32 km · Chunga 32 km · Namalombwe 37 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 Palabana (-15.4462°, 28.5344°, elevation 1,226 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	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	18
23	30	18
24	30	18
25	30	18
26	30	18
27	30	18
28	30	18
29	30	18
30	30	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
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	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	2	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	95	4	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	6	1
24	93	6	1
25	92	7	1
26	91	8	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	89	10	1
30	88	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
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	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	2	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	95	4	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	6	1
24	93	6	1
25	92	7	1
26	91	8	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	89	10	1
30	88	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
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	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	97	2	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	95	4	1
20	95	4	1
21	95	4	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	6	1
24	93	6	1
25	92	7	1
26	91	8	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	89	10	1
30	88	11	1