Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafinga weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Mafinga: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.1 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 03 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iringa (74 km away). In September its highs average 24.2°C, 1.5°C warmer than Mafinga, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mafinga ranks 42nd of 43 for the warmest September highs and 11th of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Mafinga is 5.3°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.1 mm to 15 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
Mafinga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 319 | 26.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 271 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 288 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 21.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 109 | 16.4 | 11.912 h |
| May | 20.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.0°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| July | 19.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 20.8°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 22.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 106 | 10.4 | 12.512 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 288 | 22.1 | 12.613 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
- Iringa in SeptemberTanzania · 74 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Makumbako in SeptemberTanzania · 79 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Njombe in SeptemberTanzania · 130 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Ifakara in SeptemberTanzania · 154 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Katumba in SeptemberTanzania · 211 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Dodoma in SeptemberTanzania · 242 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kilosa in SeptemberTanzania · 248 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Songea in SeptemberTanzania · 268 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 4.2 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 Mafinga) is explained once on the Mafinga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.