Climate averages 1991–2020
Kara weather
in September.
A hot, very wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Kara: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 266 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes September a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Djougou (55 km away). In September its highs average 28.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Kara, with 255 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Togo, Kara ranks joint 1st of 5 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 5 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 5 cities is 28.5°C; Kara is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 266 mm to 134 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
Kara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 32 | 5.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 90 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 144 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 160 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 233 | 27.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 305 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| September, selected | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 266 | 27.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 134 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 13 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.612 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
- Djougou in SeptemberBenin · 55 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 255 mm rain
- Sokodé in SeptemberTogo · 63 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 268 mm rain
- Parakou in SeptemberBenin · 160 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 222 mm rain
- Tamale in SeptemberGhana · 223 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 179 mm rain
- Atakpamé in SeptemberTogo · 224 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 189 mm rain
- Bawku in SeptemberGhana · 229 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Saki in SeptemberNigeria · 262 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 194 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in SeptemberGhana · 262 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 144 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 Kara) is explained once on the Kara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.