Climate averages 1991–2020
Chipata weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Chipata: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 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 01 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lilongwe (128 km away). In September its highs average 27.4°C, 1.7°C cooler than Chipata, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Chipata ranks joint 17th of 24 for the warmest September highs and joint 12th of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Chipata is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 18 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
Chipata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 279 | 27.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 221 | 22.9 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 166 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 35 | 7.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.0°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.7 | 1.2 | 11.511 h |
| June | 23.6°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| July | 23.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September, selected | 29.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.4°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 78 | 12.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 27.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 240 | 25.2 | 12.913 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
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 128 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Lichinga in SeptemberMozambique · 282 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mzuzu in SeptemberMalawi · 283 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Tete in SeptemberMozambique · 298 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 333 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 347 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 349 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Kasama in SeptemberZambia · 413 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 2.1 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 Chipata) is explained once on the Chipata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.