Climate averages 1991–2020
Livingstone weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Livingstone: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Choma (166 km away). In September its highs average 28.3°C, 3.9°C cooler than Livingstone, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Livingstone ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest September highs and 21st of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Livingstone is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.7 mm to 11 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
Livingstone climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 208 | 21.2 | 13.113 h |
| February | 27.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 164 | 17.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 97 | 13.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 26.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.111 h |
| July | 24.1°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 27.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September, selected | 32.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 11 | 2.9 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.1°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 88 | 13.4 | 12.913 h |
| December | 29.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 181 | 20.6 | 13.213 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
- Choma in SeptemberZambia · 166 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Mazabuka in SeptemberZambia · 299 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kafue in SeptemberZambia · 338 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Maun in SeptemberBotswana · 350 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Namalombwe in SeptemberZambia · 369 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Lusaka in SeptemberZambia · 375 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Chunga in SeptemberZambia · 381 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Bulawayo in SeptemberZimbabwe · 385 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 5.3 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 Livingstone) is explained once on the Livingstone year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.