Climate averages 1991–2020
Mandera weather
in September.
A very hot, very 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 very hot month in Mandera: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th 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 12 h 08 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baidoa (219 km away). In September its highs average 32.1°C, 2.8°C cooler than Mandera, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Mandera ranks 1st of 37 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 37 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 37 cities is 25.7°C; Mandera is 9.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 72 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
Mandera climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| February | 36.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 36.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 15 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 91 | 13.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 34 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 33.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.312 h |
| August | 33.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.212 h |
| September, selected | 34.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 72 | 9.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 68 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| December | 33.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 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
- Baidoa in SeptemberSomalia · 219 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Negēlē in SeptemberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Wajir in SeptemberKenya · 315 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Marka in SeptemberSomalia · 407 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Mogadishu in SeptemberSomalia · 441 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Dīla in SeptemberEthiopia · 479 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 212 mm rain
- Kismayo in SeptemberSomalia · 484 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in SeptemberEthiopia · 493 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 224 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 Mandera) is explained once on the Mandera year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.