Climate averages 1991–2020
Kasongo weather
in September.
A hot, wet month: the 5th 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 Kasongo: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 106 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes September a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kongolo (113 km away). In September its highs average 31.8°C, 2.2°C warmer than Kasongo, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasongo ranks joint 29th of 60 for the warmest September highs and joint 32nd of 60 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 60 cities is 29.6°C; Kasongo is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 106 mm to 206 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
Kasongo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 178 | 22.3 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 157 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 194 | 21.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 165 | 20.9 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 64 | 11.5 | 11.912 h |
| June | 31.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 14 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 32.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 8.8 | 2.2 | 11.912 h |
| August | 31.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 43 | 8.8 | 12.012 h |
| September, selected | 29.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 106 | 17.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 206 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 245 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 209 | 25.2 | 12.412 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
- Kongolo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 113 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Kabalo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 183 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Kindu in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 184 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 137 mm rain
- Kalima in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 208 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Uvira in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 297 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Kabinda in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 308 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 128 mm rain
- Bujumbura in SeptemberBurundi · 321 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Bukavu in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 324 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.5°C · 85 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 Kasongo) is explained once on the Kasongo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.