Climate averages 1991–2020
Mongu weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 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 Mongu: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 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 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (409 km away). In September its highs average 32.1°C, 1.5°C cooler than Mongu, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mongu ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest September highs and 22nd of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Mongu is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.0 mm to 24 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
Mongu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 262 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 217 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 149 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 26 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 26.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September, selected | 33.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 131 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 25.0 | 13.013 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
- Livingstone in SeptemberZambia · 409 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Choma in SeptemberZambia · 448 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Rundu in SeptemberNamibia · 465 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Tshilenge in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 477 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Solwezi in SeptemberZambia · 491 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Mazabuka in SeptemberZambia · 500 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Luena in SeptemberAngola · 519 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Maun in SeptemberBotswana · 527 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 2.8 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 Mongu) is explained once on the Mongu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.