Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In September its highs average 28.8°C, 5.6°C cooler than Lodwar, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest September highs and joint 6th of 37 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 37 cities is 25.7°C; Lodwar is 8.6°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 32 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
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September, selected | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 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
- Kotido in SeptemberUganda · 163 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Kitale in SeptemberKenya · 243 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 174 mm rain
- Eldoret in SeptemberKenya · 291 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 199 mm rain
- Lira in SeptemberUganda · 315 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 117 mm rain
- Kakamega in SeptemberKenya · 329 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 104 mm rain
- Busia in SeptemberKenya · 339 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 181 mm rain
- Khwisero in SeptemberKenya · 346 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 137 mm rain
- Gulu in SeptemberUganda · 368 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 163 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 Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.