Climate averages 1991–2020
Saurimo weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet 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 Saurimo: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lucapa (143 km away). In September its highs average 30.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Saurimo, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Saurimo ranks joint 6th of 47 for the warmest September highs and 39th of 47 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 47 cities is 29.0°C; Saurimo is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 143 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
Saurimo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 212 | 25.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 27.5°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 181 | 22.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 27.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 210 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.8°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 117 | 16.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 30.5°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.712 h |
| June | 30.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| July | 31.0°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 32.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 3.8 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 31.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 46 | 10.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 143 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 219 | 27.0 | 12.513 h |
| December | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 229 | 27.2 | 12.713 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
- Lucapa in SeptemberAngola · 143 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Luena in SeptemberAngola · 242 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Dundo in SeptemberAngola · 259 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 106 mm rain
- Chitato in SeptemberAngola · 265 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 106 mm rain
- Mwene in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 27 mm rain
- Cafunfo in SeptemberAngola · 281 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 103 mm rain
- Tshilenge in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 310 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Tshikapa in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 364 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 92 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 Saurimo) is explained once on the Saurimo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.