Climate averages 1991–2020
Wajir weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Wajir: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Garissa (249 km away). In September its highs average 32.6°C, about as warm as Wajir, with 4.6 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Wajir ranks 3rd of 37 for the warmest September highs and joint 2nd of 37 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 37 cities is 25.7°C; Wajir is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs stay level at 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 35 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
Wajir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 9.1 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| February | 35.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 29 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 32.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| July | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| September, selected | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 35 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 87 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| December | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
- Garissa in SeptemberKenya · 249 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Mandera in SeptemberKenya · 315 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Isiolo in SeptemberKenya · 316 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Meru in SeptemberKenya · 327 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Kismayo in SeptemberSomalia · 362 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Nanyuki in SeptemberKenya · 384 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 41 mm rain
- Negēlē in SeptemberEthiopia · 400 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Kaambooni in SeptemberSomalia · 413 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 26 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 Wajir) is explained once on the Wajir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.