Climate averages 1991–2020
Nzega weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Nzega: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 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 05 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shinyanga (67 km away). In September its highs average 31.7°C, 0.8°C warmer than Nzega, with 4.1 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Nzega ranks 5th of 43 for the warmest September highs and joint 12th of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Nzega is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.6 mm to 21 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
Nzega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 117 | 18.1 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 95 | 14.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 118 | 16.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 92 | 12.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 19 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| July | 28.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| August | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| September, selected | 30.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 21 | 4.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 100 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 134 | 18.3 | 12.412 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
- Shinyanga in SeptemberTanzania · 67 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Kahama in SeptemberTanzania · 77 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Tabora in SeptemberTanzania · 97 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ushirombo in SeptemberTanzania · 157 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Bariadi in SeptemberTanzania · 181 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Sengerema in SeptemberTanzania · 182 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Geita in SeptemberTanzania · 183 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Singida in SeptemberTanzania · 185 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 0.6 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 Nzega) is explained once on the Nzega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.