Climate averages 1991–2020
Ondjiva weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Ondjiva: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cahama (175 km away). In September its highs average 34.0°C, about as warm as Ondjiva, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Ondjiva ranks 2nd of 47 for the warmest September highs and joint 7th of 47 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 47 cities is 29.0°C; Ondjiva is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ondjiva climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 152 | 14.1 | 13.013 h |
| February | 28.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 148 | 14.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 115 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| May | 29.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
| July | 26.9°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 30.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September, selected | 33.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 61 | 10.0 | 12.913 h |
| December | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 118 | 12.9 | 13.113 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Cahama in SeptemberAngola · 175 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Matala in SeptemberAngola · 270 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Lubango in SeptemberAngola · 338 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Menongue in SeptemberAngola · 340 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Mossamedes in SeptemberAngola · 435 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Rundu in SeptemberNamibia · 439 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Longonjo in SeptemberAngola · 465 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Caála in SeptemberAngola · 469 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.6°C · 30 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ondjiva) is explained once on the Ondjiva year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.