Climate averages 1991–2020
Manono weather
in September.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th 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 Manono: daytime highs average 33.6°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mulongo (74 km away). In September its highs average 34.1°C, about as warm as Manono, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manono ranks 3rd of 60 for the warmest September highs and joint 21st of 60 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 60 cities is 29.6°C; Manono is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 120 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
Manono climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 203 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 158 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 164 | 21.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 97 | 14.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 33.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 12 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 34.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.1 | 1.2 | 11.912 h |
| September, selected | 33.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 35 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 120 | 18.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 194 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 209 | 25.8 | 12.513 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
- Mulongo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Kabalo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Kongolo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 217 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Kalima in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 221 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Kalemie in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Nchelenge in SeptemberZambia · 271 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Bukama in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 11 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 Manono) is explained once on the Manono year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.