Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 7th 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 Lindi: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In September its highs average 27.9°C, 1.8°C cooler than Lindi, with 9.6 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks joint 12th of 43 for the warmest September highs and joint 22nd of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Lindi is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 25 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
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 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
- Mtwara in SeptemberTanzania · 59 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Masasi in SeptemberTanzania · 128 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Vikindu in SeptemberTanzania · 336 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Pemba in SeptemberMozambique · 342 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in SeptemberTanzania · 356 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Montepuez in SeptemberMozambique · 357 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kibaha in SeptemberTanzania · 370 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Ifakara in SeptemberTanzania · 392 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 7.1 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 Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.