Climate averages 1991–2020
Tarime weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 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 Tarime: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Migori (34 km away). In September its highs average 28.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Tarime, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tarime ranks 19th of 43 for the warmest September highs and 36th of 43 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 43 cities is 28.0°C; Tarime is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 93 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
Tarime climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 100 | 17.2 | 12.212 h |
| February | 28.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 82 | 14.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 127 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 154 | 21.3 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 82 | 15.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 7.6 | 12.012 h |
| July | 27.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 21 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| August | 27.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 39 | 8.2 | 12.112 h |
| September, selected | 28.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 49 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 155 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| December | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 147 | 21.5 | 12.212 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
- Migori in SeptemberKenya · 34 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 67 mm rain
- Musoma in SeptemberTanzania · 65 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 67 mm rain
- Kisii in SeptemberKenya · 87 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Bunda in SeptemberTanzania · 93 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 18.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Kisumu in SeptemberKenya · 146 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.2°C · 106 mm rain
- Bariadi in SeptemberTanzania · 167 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Khwisero in SeptemberKenya · 171 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 137 mm rain
- Kakamega in SeptemberKenya · 187 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 104 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 Tarime) is explained once on the Tarime year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.