Climate averages 1991–2020
Kitwe 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 Kitwe: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 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 Kalulushi (14 km away). In September its highs average 30.3°C, 0.6°C cooler than Kitwe, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kitwe ranks joint 3rd of 24 for the warmest September highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Kitwe is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 17 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
Kitwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 278 | 28.4 | 12.813 h |
| February | 25.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 233 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| March | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 172 | 21.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 6.8 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 2.5 | 0.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 24.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 24.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August | 27.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September, selected | 30.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 17 | 3.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 123 | 16.9 | 12.713 h |
| December | 26.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 256 | 27.7 | 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
- Kalulushi in SeptemberZambia · 14 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Mufulira in SeptemberZambia · 28 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Luanshya in SeptemberZambia · 43 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Chingola in SeptemberZambia · 47 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Ndola in SeptemberZambia · 49 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in SeptemberZambia · 65 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kapiri Mposhi in SeptemberZambia · 139 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.1°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 150 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.1°C · 2.5 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 Kitwe) is explained once on the Kitwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.