Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako 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 Makumbako: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (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 Njombe (56 km away). In September its highs average 20.9°C, 2.6°C cooler than Makumbako, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 41st of 43 for the warmest September highs and joint 3rd of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Makumbako is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 11 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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 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
- Njombe in SeptemberTanzania · 56 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Mafinga in SeptemberTanzania · 79 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Katumba in SeptemberTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Iringa in SeptemberTanzania · 154 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Vwawa in SeptemberTanzania · 210 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Ifakara in SeptemberTanzania · 219 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Songea in SeptemberTanzania · 223 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Tunduma in SeptemberTanzania · 232 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 2.6 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.